Switzerland
Solomon Harris, Attorneys-at-Law, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Zurich Branch
The firm, Solomon Harris (the 'Firm'), was the first Cayman Islands law firm to open an office in Switzerland with the establishment of its Zurich branch in mid 2008 under the registration "Solomon Harris, Attorneys-at-Law, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Zurich Branch". The branch was opened in May 2008 and is located in the high quality Regus facility on the Dreikonigstrasse just a short distance from the Bahnhofstrasse. The Firm's Zurich office is a full service corporate and commercial law firm practising exclusively Cayman Islands law.
Although the Firm's Zurich office provides a full range of legal services to its client base, its Zurich practice predominantly focuses on offshore vehicles, investment funds with particular emphasis on hedge funds and fund of funds. From the Firm's Zurich office it provides full services not only to Swiss clients but to clients throughout Europe and Asia.
Zurich Branch Personnel
The Firm boasts the expertise of experienced lawyers in its Zurich office which reflects its strong investment fund practice:
Georges Boivin
Branch Manager- Mr. Boivin is a Canadian national who worked in Bermuda for ten years prior to joining the Firm, specializing as a financial services lawyer. Mr. Boivin was formerly Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel of Bank of Bermuda/HSBC. He has a strong legal background in investment funds and financial services. Mr Boivin is a graduate of the University of Ottawa, Canada with an LLB and was a member of the Bermuda Bar.
Member: Quebec Bar Association, Bermuda Bar Association, International Bar Association (does not practiseas a barrister or attorney in Bermuda)
Languages: English, French.
Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial, Investment Funds, Banking, Capital Markets.
Send email or Tel: +41 44 208 3871
Nick Reid
Attorney- Mr Reid is a British national who rejoined our firm in April 2009 after working for the largest independent law firm in the Middle East (Al Tamimi & Company, Dubai). Prior to working in Dubai, Mr Reid worked in our Cayman office for three years and prior to that Mr Reid was a partner in a law firm close to Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr Reid is a graduate of The University of Edinburgh, Scotland and is a member of The Law Society of Scotland. He was admitted to the Cayman Bar in 2005.
Member: Law Society of Scotland; Cayman Islands Law Society.
Language: English.
Practice Areas: Investment Funds; Corporate/Commercial; Trusts.
Send email or Tel: +41 44 208 3871
Remo Dalimonthee
Mr Dalimonthee is a German national who worked with Solomon Harris in Cayman for three years before relocating to Europe. Mr Dalimonthee is a graduate of the University of Kent and attended the College of Law-London (1993 B.A). He is engaged as a consultant attorney-at-law by the Cayman office but located in Europe. He previously worked in London with Allen & Overy and Slaughter & May and is a member of the Cayman Islands Bar.
Mr. Dalimonthee is based in Germany from where he works closely with the Zurich office.
Member: Law Society of England and Wales and Cayman Islands Law Society.
Languages: English, German, Spanish.
Practice Areas: Investment Funds, Securitisation, Debt Capital Markets.
Send email or Tel: +49-3601-886498
We are proud of the experience and skill set of these three lawyers which add to the solid foundation for a well-managed and high quality Branch office.
Reputation
The Firm has been consistently rated as one of the leading firms in the Cayman Islands: Chambers Global - The world's Leading Lawyers stated that the Firm had 'received a string of recommendations for its 'topnotch' corporate and funds work' and that clients praised the 'entrepreneurial and responsible' attitude of its senior lawyers.
Legal 500.com commented: “Widely regarded as one of the foremost independent firms in the Cayman Islands, Solomon Harris wins praise all round".
The Firm is also recommended by other UK publications, Global Counsel 3000, PLC - Which Lawyer? and IFLR 1000 - The Guide to the World's Leading International Business Law Firms.
HFM Week - In September HFM Week announced that the firm has been short listed as one of the nominees for "Best Offshore Firm" 2009.
The Firm has three partners, Sophia Harris (the founder and managing partner), Paul Scrivener and Laura Hatfield.
Direct access to Cayman from Zurich
The Cayman head office and the Zurich branch are completely integrated in every aspect and work very closely together. The Firm is committed to the delivery of a seamless service to clients across the two jurisdictions. In particular, the Zurich branch is able to draw upon the full resources of the Cayman head office and take advantage of the time zone difference to effectively extend the working day available to European clients.
The Firm has an impressive client base in Switzerland including banks, fiduciaries, independent asset managers, investment advisors, fund of funds and consultants. The Firm therefore has a unique opportunity to enhance the products and services that may be offered by firms operating in the Swiss financial industry because of the greater access those firms will have to offshore legal advice.
Contact
Regus Zurich Business District
Dreikönigstrasse 31a
8002 Zürich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 208 3871
Fax: +41 44 208 3500