At Walkers Tait was an associate in the corporate, finance and banking team at the firm's Jersey operations. His practice areas include banking and asset finance, corporate restructuring and insolvency, real estate investment structures and structures involving Jersey limited partnerships and unit trusts.

“We will continue to focus on promoting Jersey as an important offshore centre for corporate finance, banking and asset finance, structured finance and investment funds. In addition to working with Jersey-based clients, the group is particularly focused on assisting clients in the world’s leading international financial centres,” said Mark Lewis, Appleby partner and corporate and commercial group head in Jersey.

The firm has busily expanded its staff base and office network so far this year, hiring from competitors such as Walkers, Maples and Calder and Mourant Ozannes to grow its teams in Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands and Jersey, and opening a new office in Guernsey in April.