A trio of offshore law firms has announced new partner promotions for 2011, with Conyers Dill & Pearman, Appleby and Mourant Ozannes all boosting their partnerships.

Conyers Dill is promoting three lawyers to partner with effect from 1 April, with Cayman Islands investment funds lawyer Gene DaCosta, Bermuda corporate associate Peter Ch'ng – who focuses on funds and insurance – and Dubai associate Fawaz Elmalki – who focuses on funds and Islamic finance – all joining the partnership. The promotions will take the number of partners at the firm to 48.

Appleby is adding one lawyer to its partnership, with Jersey lawyer Alex Last becoming a partner in the corporate and commercial department on 1 April. The firm is also making three counsel promotions. Last's promotion will take Appleby's partnership to 83.