在吸纳银行及金融专家苗蕾律师之后，毅柏律师事务所近日再次迎来诉讼及破产法专家John McCarroll SC以合伙人身份加盟其香港办事处。此前，他曾在离岸律师事务所衡力斯担任顾问。

McCarroll拥有逾30年的执业经验，并于2013年在爱尔兰成为王室律师，尤其擅长解决复杂的商业争议，精通公司法、信托规管、破产、破产管理及金融服务。在加入衡力斯之前，McCarroll也曾服务于英格兰及威尔士的大法官律师公会和爱尔兰大律师公会。

毅柏香港及上海办事处管理合伙人布泰玮律师表示：“John律师拥有深厚的英属维尔京群岛法律经验，其在御用大律师的位置更能补足本所的现有服务，并能就本所客户群对服务需求持续增长下，迎合随着而来客户需要Appleby毅柏为高价值的复杂离岸争议提供法律服务的要求。”

这是毅柏香港今年引入的第二位合伙人级别律师。

Offshore firm Appleby announces another HK partner hire

Offshore law firm Appleby has added litigation and insolvency expert John McCarroll SC as a partner in Hong Kong from the BVI office of rival Harneys, where he was a counsel. The hire is subject to receiving regulatory approvals.

He becomes the second lateral partner hire made by Appleby’s Hong Kong office in a matter of days, after it added Lily Miao from Mourant Ozannes.

McCarroll, who has been a silk since 2013, has over 30 years of experience in commercial disputes, including company law, trusts, regulatory, insolvency, receivership, and financial services. Prior to joining Harneys in 2018, and became a partner in 2021.

“John’s extensive BVI experience and his position as a leading silk complements our existing offering and matches the demands of our ever-increasing client base, who turn to Appleby for their high value complex offshore disputes,” said David Bulley, managing partner of Appleby’s Hong Kong and Shanghai offices, in a statement.

Appleby now has 28 lawyers in Hong Kong, including 12 partners.