British law firm McDermott Will & Emery has added Withers’ private client partner, Ziva Robertson, to its International Private Client Practice Group, based in the London.
Robertson, who specializes on both contentious and non-contentious cross-jurisdictional trust advising trustees, beneficiaries, settlers and protectors is qualified in England & Wales, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
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She has particular expertise in trust cases emerging from the Cayman Islands and also worked on a number of high profile cases including the landmark RBS Coutts v W case in the Cayman Island, Lemos litigation and the recent case of AB v MB on equitable compensation.
Robertson also assists with the structuring of family businesses through the use of trusts, foundations and holding companies across the globe.
The move follows McDermott’s hire of Astrid Owen, a Withers private client partner, who joined the firm in October 2012.
Earlier to Withers, Robertson has worked at legacy Mourant du Feu & Jeune until 2009 and acted as the head of Charles Russell’s trust litigation team between 2000 and 2004.
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By GlobalDataMartyn Gowar, head of the London international private client team, said: "From the outset, our strategic vision was to be a full service team with critical mass in London building from the extraordinary depth and strength of our teams in the US. Ziva’s arrival marks the fitting of a further piece of the jigsaw, bringing in that contentious expertise but also with her non-contentious work and expertise particularly in the BVI and the Cayman Islands."
