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.