Former Attorney General Saul Froomkin joins ISIS Law

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1: ISIS Law Limited may have scored the pick-up of the year by adding former Bermuda Attorney General Saul Froomkin to its ranks.

The firm has been bucking the recent trend of law offices reducing staff by adding to their numbers.

ISIS Law recently expanded with the qualification in November of their former pupil, Stephanie Paiva Sanderson, as a new associate and the addition in January of Jane Walker as a senior corporate attorney.

But by adding Mr Froomkin, ISIS has added a real rainmaker.

ISIS law director, Sharon Beesley, said: “Saul has a wealth of experience and we are very excited that he is joining the ISIS Law team. Saul will lead our litigation department and will provide great value to our clients.”

She said Mr Froomkin is one of the most experienced and well-respected lawyers in Bermuda.

After practising law in Manitoba for eight years, he spent nine years in the Government of Canada as a senior advisory counsellor in the civil litigation section, then as director of criminal law for the Department of Justice.

Mr Froomkin moved to Bermuda in 1978 where he served as Solicitor General from 1978 to 1981 and Attorney General from 1981 to 1991 before joining Mello Jones and Martin.

Mr Froomkin was a partner at Mello Jones and Martin for 20 years in the litigation department before joining ISIS Law.

Mr Froomkin said: “I am extremely pleased to be joining ISIS Law which is such an innovative firm.”

Corporate addition

Marco Montarsolo, director of ISIS Law, added:  “We are excited to be welcoming Jane Walker to our corporate team.

Jane was a senior associate at Appleby and is highly regarded for corporate restructuring, mergers and asset-financed transactions.

“In addition, we are delighted that Stephanie Paiva Sanderson decided to remain with ISIS Law as an associate after her pupilage completed.”

ISIS Law was established by Ms Beesley and Mr Montarsolo in April 2008, and subsequently incorporated as ISIS Law Limited, a specialist law firm focused on investment fund and cross border structured transactions.

In addition to the firm’s involvement with overseas clients, ISIS Law acted as an advisor on two recent local acquisitions namely the purchase of Bermuda Commercial Bank and the Butterfield Fulcrum Group.

Reflecting on the expansion, Ms Beesley said: “We are proud that ISIS Law’s business model seeks to combine the highest professional standards with a commitment to corporate social responsibility.

“ISIS Law, as part of the ISIS Group, is linked to The ISIS Foundation, an international development organisation whose mission is to make a positive difference to the lives of children living in poverty in Nepal and Uganda through education, healthcare and community development projects.”