The managing partner of a local litigation firm has been appointed co-chair of the International Bar Association’s Global Asset Recovery Committee.
Advocate Stephen Baker, of Baker & Partners, will serve in the role from 2025 to 2027 alongside UK lawyer Kate McMahon of Edmonds Marshall McMahon.
The IBA, which represents legal professionals in more than 200 jurisdictions, provides a platform for global collaboration on asset tracking and recovery, bringing together both private and public-sector specialists.
Mr Baker has been an officer on the committee for several years and has developed a specialism in complex, multijurisdictional litigation.
He has advised companies, governments and private individuals on international asset recovery and enforcement and helped shape frameworks that have since been adopted globally.
“Jersey is proven to be progressive and cooperative on the international stage for cross-border proceedings and enforcement,” he said.
“It is important we continue to stay ahead, and to engage with responsible practitioners near and far.”
His focus during the tenure will be on advancing the rule of law – a founding principle of the IBA – which he said underpins democracy, human rights and societal progress.