Juan Thornley > Appleby > Douglas, Isle Of Man > Lawyer Profile

The corporate group at Appleby advises on all aspects of corporate and commercial work in the Isle of Man and abroad. The team undertakes some of the market’s most complex multinational transactions across a number of key sectors, while also providing advice on reorganisations and regulation. Kyle Sutherland regularly acts on significant corporate and capital market matters on both the Isle of Man and British Virgin Islands. Juan Thornley leads on complex transactional and advisory work with a particular focus on the financial services sector, while Garry Manley has considerable experience with onshore M&A. Recently-promoted counsel Katherine Garrood handles general corporate and regulatory matters in addition to her strong track record in investment funds. Michelle Brook and Sophie Corkish are also key names.

The employment and immigration team at Appleby covers the entire spectrum of employment matters in both a contentious and non-contentious setting. This includes in high profile tribunal cases, as well as sensitive restructuring matters and compliance with the 2020 Equality Act. Caren Pegg leads the practice, acting on a range of matters involving redundancy, unfair dismissal, discrimination and GDPR issues. Juan Thornley is an experienced corporate lawyer who also leads the firm’s pensions team. Keira Gore has a particular focus on equality law, equal pay and discrimination matters, while Kyle Mills provides support in tribunal claims other contentious matter.

Appleby provides a full service offering across all aspects of insurance and pensions. The insurance and reinsurance practice represent a variety of multinational financial groups with regulatory compliance and business operations, including high-profile M&A. On the pensions side, the firm acts for large corporate clients on pensions advisory work in conjunction with teams across other Crown Dependencies. Juan Thornley is experienced in handling complex transactional and advisory work with a particular focus on the financial services sector. Garry Manley is an expert in insurance law, advising major international groups on a range of transformational transactions. other key names on the team are Michelle Brook and Katherine Garrood.