Mourant Ozannes, the Guernsey-based law firm, has appointed seven lawyers as senior associates within the firm’s Guernsey, Jersey and London offices.

Adam Bathgate, who joined Mourant’s Cayman Islands office from Clifford Chance in 2010, specialises in banking, finance, and investment funds, with a focus on establishing and maintaining Cayman Islands hedge and private equity funds.

Henry Brandts-Giesen’s speciality covers all aspects of non-contentious private wealth structuring, with an emphasis on advising trustees, high net worth individuals and fund promoters, the firm said. 

Brandts-Giesen is a member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners and joined Mourant in 2005. He works within the firm’s international trusts and private client practice in Jersey.

Meanwhile, Michelle Tierney joined Mourant in 2008 from Arthur Cox in Dublin. Tierney advises clients on banking and finance matters, capital raisings and IPOs, in addition to joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and the foundation and restructure of investment funds.

At the same time, London-based Robbie Grant, who joined from Linklaters in 2011, works closely with the firm’s City-based clients and international law firm intermediaries. He specialises in structured finance and debt capital market transactions.

Sarah Huelin joined Mourant in 2005 and works within the firm’s finance and corporate practice in Jersey, with a focus on financial services and regulatory work.

The remaining two appointments are that of Tim Crooks and Carly Parrott. Since 2002, Crooks has concentrated on international trusts and private client work, having worked in Guernsey and the UK, where he was a solicitor at Burges Salmon.

Crooks, who joined the firm’s Guernsey office in 2010, offers advice on all aspects of trusts law for corporate and private clients. 

Meanwhile, Parrott joined the firm’s Guernsey office in March 2009 after working as a solicitor with Minter Ellison in Sydney.

In other recent developments, Mourant launched in Hong Kong at the end of last month, hiring four as part of the expansion. Within the same week, the firm then appointed Daniel Birtwistle as managing partner of its Jersey office.