APPLEBY has won the title “International Legal Team of the Year 2011/12” at the Step Private Client Awards held in London.
The ceremony, held at the London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel, was attended by over 670 professionals in trusts, estates and private client work.
John Rimmer, head of Appleby Isle of Man Private Clients and Trusts Practice Group, accepted the award from Alistair McGowan, host for the evening, on behalf of the global team.
“We are thrilled to have won this prestigious international award, recognised by leading professionals as being among the very highest in legal services in private client work,” he said.
“The whole team is delighted to receive recognition for the exceptional service that we offer our clients as their trusted legal advisors.”
The group has also been named as one of the top 25 most admired companies 2011 by Private Client Practitioner magazine.
The STEP Private Client Awards highlight excellence among private client solicitors/attorneys, accountants, barristers, bankers, trust managers and financial advisers
The awards were judged by a panel of 16, supported by a panel of experts which include over 100 industry professionals worldwide. The judges commented that Appleby stood out as being “highly client driven, with an emphasis on providing holistic advice encapsulated by a focus on achieving ‘trusted advisor’ status.”
Appleby has private client and trust practices in a number of offshore jurisdictions including , the Isle of Man, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey.
