International law firm Appleby has bolstered its banking and finance practice in Asia, especially in Hong Kong.

The firm with offices in key offshore jurisdictions such as Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, has appointed Fiona Chan as Partner. She joins the group’s Hong Kong office to further bolster Appleby's Asia banking and finance practice.

Chan has extensive experience advising clients on various offshore jurisdictions and joins Appleby after working for approximately five years offshore in Hong Kong. She has also spent 10 years onshore with the London and Hong Kong offices of Clifford Chance. Her experience spans the spectrum of banking and finance transactions.

Increasing Global Banking Team

«We are excited by Fiona Chan’s arrival, her substantive offshore and onshore experience married with the breadth and depth of our key offshore jurisdictions bolsters our offering through a leading team of highly skilled and responsive individuals that clients can trust,» said Frances Woo, Managing Partner of Appleby’s Hong Kong office.

The appointment of Fiona Chan takes the total number of Partners in the global Banking team at Appleby to 22.