Appleby has announced that prominent Cayman litigator Christopher Russell will join its Cayman Islands office as a partner on May 1, 2012.  Russell joins Appleby from Ogier’s Cayman office where he led the firm’s litigation group.  Russell specializes in heavy insolvency and commercial and trust matters, and is a frequent contributor to the Hedge Fund Law Report.  See, e.g., “How Safe Is It to Ignore Foreign Tax Claims or Judgments Against Cayman Islands Hedge Funds in the Context of a Winding Up of the Fund?,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 5 (Feb. 2, 2012).