Mourant hits 50 in Cayman -Two more senior hires for Disputes practice

Mourant du Feu & Jeune, part of Mourant, announced two more senior hires for its Cayman practice, Partner, Ziva Robertson and Senior Associate, Peter Hayden.

The news comes after the appointments of partners Richard de Basto from Allen & Overy and Matthew Feargrieve from Maples and Calder. The appointments of Richard and Matthew saw Mourant du Feu & Jeune boost its Cayman Finance and Funds practices. This time, with Ziva and Peter, the Cayman Disputes practice takes its turn in receiving a flow of new talent.

Israeli-born, Ziva has practised in the UK for seven years and in the Cayman Islands for over three years. She’s fluent in both English and Hebrew. Ziva joins Mourant from her post as Head of Trust Litigation at Maples and Calder. She has in-depth expertise in contentious trust, probate and fiduciary disputes. She advises and represents local and international trustees of large private and charitable trusts.

Peter joins Mourant from Matthew Arnold & Baldwin Solicitors, where he was a partner in the contentious Banking & Finance group, dealing with financial services litigation. Prior to that he was with Allen & Overy. Peter has also been on secondments with UBS and Barclays. Peter’s broad range of expertise includes acting for financial institutions and professionals in litigation, arbitration and mediation, particularly in insolvency related matters.

Together, Ziva and Peter will work with Cayman Disputes partner, Hector Robinson, to advance the already highly reputable Disputes practice. Stephen Ball, CEO, Mourant du Feu & Jeune, said: "We welcome Ziva and Peter to Mourant. Their appointments come at absolutely the right time for us, as we continue to build on the capabilities and strengths of our expanded Cayman practice, now an operation of some 50 people, following our merger in 2007."

"We are very excited about the future of Mourant in Cayman; it’s a core part of our strategy for client-led international expansion and our commitment to be the "truly multi-jurisdictional" firm offshore."