Carey Olsen, the offshore law firm, has added Sophia Harrison as an associate with the Cayman Islands-based litigation and dispute resolution group.

Harrison specializes in commercial, banking and finance litigation, and restructuring and insolvency. In her new role, she will represent both international and domestic clients with corporate and commercial disputes.

“Since Carey Olsen's expansion into the Cayman Islands last year we have been focused on building our team to meet the demand for specialist legal services in this jurisdiction. Sophia's appointment represents the further growth of our litigation and dispute resolution group following the appointment of partner and head of litigation and corporate recovery Michael Makridakis earlier in the year,” said Jason Allison, managing partner of Carey Olsen's Cayman Islands office.

Harrison is returning to Carey Olsen, having originally joined in March 2010 as a legal assistant within the firm's litigation and dispute resolution group in Guernsey. She left the firm earlier this year.

Before joining Carey Olsen she practiced at Salans in the firm's insolvency and asset-based financing group, and also worked in the banking and finance litigation team at Lovells.

Carey Olsen has legal offices in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey. The firm also has a presence in Cape Town and London.