About

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Harneys has the fastest growing litigation and insolvency practice in the Cayman Islands. We are regularly instructed in some of the most high profile and complex matters before the Cayman Islands courts.


Our team has worked on many of the largest and most complex liquidations, shareholder disputes, insolvency proceedings, corporate restructurings and contentious trusts disputes in the Cayman Islands.


We work closely with our funds department to advise managers, administrators, liquidators, prime brokers, investors and onshore counsel of investment funds facing distressed situations. Our lawyers have appeared in nearly all the major hedge fund litigation cases to emerge in the Cayman Islands following market events of the past few years.


Harneys dominates the market for Cayman-based litigation with an Asian element. Our dual offerings in Hong Kong and Cayman provide our Asian clients with an unrivalled combination of immediate real-time litigation and insolvency advice in their own region, with an exceptional and experienced team on the ground in Cayman.

Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution - Cayman Islands
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

Harneys has a well-rounded Cayman dispute resolution practice and is recognised for its strong capabilities in insolvency work. It also handles restructuring matters, contractual disputes and fair-value petitions. Clients continue to benefit from the Cayman team's enduring close ties with Harneys' Hong Kong office, the two groups regularly working together on behalf of clients based in Greater China.

Work Highlights

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  • Harneys assisted Kaisa Group Holdings with the restructuring of its USD2.5 billion of offshore debt and its related Chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Nick Hoffman
3
Nick Hoffman
3
Band 3

Nick Hoffman is adept at handling insolvency proceedings, commercial fraud claims, debt restructuring and investment fund disputes, among other matters. He is Harneys' Cayman managing partner as well as its global head of litigation, insolvency and restructuring.

"Nick Hoffman is a really great advocate and he is very calm and fantastic to work with. He is firm and authoritative in court."

"Nick gives clear and concise advice and it is easy to pick up the phone and talk to him. He is very flexible, open and commercial."

"Nick Hoffman is always available and he gives commercial, practical advice."

Ben Hobden
4
Ben Hobden
4
Band 4

Ben Hobden has wide-ranging expertise, encompassing contested winding-up petitions as well as cases relating to alleged breaches of contractual and fiduciary duty. He recently joined Harneys after leaving Forbes Hare.

"Ben Hobden is responsive, intelligent and commercially minded."

"Ben Hobden is very commercial and he is good at distilling problems and coming up with innovative solutions."

Jessica Williams
5
Jessica Williams
5
Band 5

Jessica Williams is an experienced litigator who advises clients on insolvency matters, investment fund claims and shareholder and commercial disputes. Her work frequently sees her take on high-value, multi-jurisdictional mandates.

"Jessica Williams is a brilliant attorney who is incredibly dedicated to clients - she is great at gaining their trust and inspiring confidence."

"Jessica is very bright, very thorough, shrewd, measured and calm."

"Jessica is extremely professional, hard-working and knowledgeable."

Gráinne King
U
Gráinne King
U
Up and Coming

Gráinne King was recently promoted to partner in Harneys' litigation and insolvency practice. She is active on matters ranging from fair-value assessments to insolvency and investment fund matters.

"Gráinne King is communicative and responsive, with good experience of relevant legal and procedural issues, and she is a pleasure to work with."

"Gráinne King is always very responsive, proactive and gets results."

Ranked Lawyers at
Harneys

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Cayman Islands

Dispute Resolution

Nick Hoffman
3
Nick Hoffman
3
Band 3
Ben Hobden
4
Ben Hobden
4
Band 4
Jessica Williams
5
Jessica Williams
5
Band 5
Gráinne King
U
Gráinne King
U
Up and Coming

Clients

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Accident Compensation Corporation (NZ)

Allen & Overy LLP

BDO

CNO Financial Group

Cayman National Bank

Citco Trustees

Cleary Gottleib Steen & Hamilton

Clyde & Co LLP

Duff & Phelps

Ernst & Young

FTI Consulting

Fund Fiduciary Partners

Gerald Metals S.A.

Grant Thornton

KPMG

Lion Point Capital

Macquarie Investment Management Ltd (Australia)

PwC

Industries

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Financial institutions

Investment funds

Law firms

Private individuals