International law firm Harneys has opened a new office in Jersey as part of its expansion plans.
The Jersey team has over 60 years of combined legal experience and will offer legal services such as litigation and insolvency, restructuring, regulatory, corporate, banking and finance and trusts and private wealth.
The firm’s Jersey lawyers will work closely with the London team and its global network.
Nicola Roberts has relocated from Singapore to become Jersey Office Managing Partner and Head of Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring in Jersey.
She has over 25 years of experience in international dispute resolution and a “distinguished track record” of advising on high-value, multi-jurisdictional commercial, insolvency and trust-related disputes spanning Jersey, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.
Ms Roberts has served in senior leadership roles throughout the Harneys global network, including heading the Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring practice in Singapore and the Trusts and Private Client group in Asia.
She will be joined by recruits Katherine Neal and Imogen Thomas.
Ms Neal, a “leading” trusts and private wealth advisor with over 20 years of experience, heads the Trusts and Private Wealth practice in Jersey.
She specialises in international trusts and estate planning, particularly those involving cross-border structures.
Ms Neal works on both contentious and non-contentious matters involving private wealth, employee incentives, offshore pensions and philanthropic vehicles.
Before joining Harneys, she served as Head of Employee Incentives within the Private Wealth practice at another offshore law firm in Jersey.
The firm described Ms Thomas as a “seasoned” commercial litigation, and “contentious” trust disputes expert with over 15 years of experience.
She has an “exceptional” understanding of Jersey’s legal landscape, having previously practiced at another offshore law firm in Jersey for over a decade. More recently, she worked for a private wealth, fund and corporate administration services provider in Jersey.
Ms Thomas’ background spans offshore, city, in-house and private practice.
Global Managing Partner William Peake said: “The opening of our Jersey office marks another exciting chapter for Harneys.
“Jersey is an important jurisdiction for our global strategy, and I am confident that the office will thrive under Nicola’s exceptional leadership.
“Her expertise, combined with the capabilities of Katherine and Imogen, positions us to deliver impeccable service to our clients both locally and internationally.”