Cains New Recruits
27th September 2006
Cains is pleased to announce the recruitment of the following City experienced lawyers who joined its ranks during August and September this year.
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Marjena Fidalgo-Sokalski is an English solicitor who has taken up a position within the firm’s expanding London office. Marjena has extensive experience as a banking and finance lawyer having worked on a wide variety of domestic and cross-border acquisition, project and trade financing transactions during her time as a partner at international business law firm Lovells and, previously, a senior associate at Clifford Chance, the world’s largest legal practice. |
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Tim Shepherd is a mutual funds and securitisation lawyer who has recently relocated to the Island from Bermuda with his Manx wife and family. Tim is an English solicitor and Bermuda attorney and worked for Conyers, Dill and Pearman in Bermuda prior to which he spent several years in London with the ‘magic circle’ firms, Linklaters and Allen & Overy. He is based within Cains’ Corporate Department on the Isle of Man. |
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Amanda Lockyer is a New Zealand barrister and solicitor who has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department in the Isle of Man. Amanda has extensive litigation experience and specialises in judicial review, IT and telecoms litigation. Prior to moving to the Island Amanda worked for DLA and Lovells in London. |
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Elaine Proudlove is a trust and private client lawyer who joined Cains in September. An English solicitor, Elaine trained and qualified with Taylor Wessing before moving to the long established private client law firm, Farrer & Co. Elaine is based within Cains’ offices on the Isle of Man. |
Announcing these additional hires, Cains’ Managing Director, Andrew Corlett, commented “I am delighted that we have been able to strengthen the corporate, litigation, trust and private client departments within Cains with the recruitment of these four considerable legal talents. I believe that the prospects for the Island are extremely encouraging, with initiatives such as the tax strategy and the new Manx corporate vehicle, although there are undoubtedly a number of challenges also to be faced. The strength and depth of the legal experience that now exists within Cains means that we are very well placed to assist our local and international clients in meeting these challenges and making the most of the opportunities that present themselves”.
For further information please contact Andrew Corlett |
