Commercial litigation lawyer Katie Tornari has been appointed managing director at Marshall Diel & Myers Limited, and fellow litigator Christina Herrero has been promoted to director.

The law firm now has 19 lawyers and a team of 39, of which 82 per cent are Bermudian.

In a statement, the firm said they had one of the top litigation teams in Bermuda, including Ms Tornari who has over 23 years’ experience in commercial litigation with a particular focus on complex, high-value and cross-jurisdictional commercial disputes and insolvencies.

She also has expertise in insurance and reinsurance disputes and regularly acts in disputes relating to trusts, financial institutions, funds, professional negligence, directors and shareholders, employment, personal injury and medical negligence.

Ms Herrero advises both a domestic and international client base on civil and commercial litigation, including insolvencies, employment and human rights law, and is chair of the Human Rights Tribunal.

Ms Tornari said: “Tina’s promotion is well deserved and a reflection of her hard work and dedication. She is an exceptional lawyer and a trusted adviser to her clients.

She said: “As a firm, we are committed to recruiting, training and developing the next generation of Bermudian lawyers and training our juniors to become future leaders of our firm.”

Ms Herrero commented: “MDM is committed to training, developing and recruiting Bermudian lawyers like myself and supporting Bermudian law students in their studies.

“We are also keen to help qualified Bermudian lawyers practising abroad to come back to the island. The firm has plans for further growth in our key practice areas over the coming year and I’m delighted to be part of these exciting plans following my promotion to director.”