Nancy Chien will be succeeding Edward Bennett in the role.

Her appointment follows the recruitment of Elizabeth Shaw as a Senior Associate, and Mandarin-speaking Briony Sun to support Asian clients from the Jersey office.

Tim Pearce, Global Managing Partner, said he was “delighted to announce the appointment of Nancy as head of IPC in Jersey,” adding: “It’s fantastic to see our IPC team going from strength-to-strength.”

In recent rankings Bedell Cristin Jersey joined the top tier of Legal 500 and is included in, eprivateclient’s list of top offshore law firms of 2021.