Dispute Resolution
Global Guide 2024 : Cayman Islands
Band 2
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+1 345 949 9876About
Provided by Ogier
Ogier's Dispute Resolution team in Cayman is one of the largest in the jurisdiction and has acted in some of the largest and most complex insolvencies before the Cayman courts in recent years, including Abraaj, Constellation, Ocean Rig, AHAB, and Kuwait Port Fund.
With a pedigree in local and cross-border trust dispute resolution, we:
- act for trustees, settlors, protectors, enforcers and beneficiaries in relation to high value international trust disputes, including breach of trust, forced heirship and rectification claims, Hastings-Bass applications, and claims involving the exculpation and indemnity of trustees
- provide advice for banks, financial intermediaries and corporates, as well as onshore counsel and other professional services providers in connection with company structures
- act and advise with respect to enforcement of foreign judgments, including acting for foreign governments and other judgment creditors seeking to enforce foreign judgments in Cayman
Our team is regularly asked to provide expert evidence in respect of foreign proceedings concerning various aspects of Cayman Islands law. Additionally, we acted in the first Cayman case to consider the effect of the Trusts Law Foreign Element Provisions as regards an attempt to enforce foreign matrimonial orders purporting to vary a Cayman trust.
Key Contacts: Rachael Reynolds KC, Marc Kish, Jennifer Fox, Gemma Lardner, Christopher Levers, Shaun Maloney and Jeremy Snead
Chambers Review
Ogier has a well-established team that is highly regarded in the Cayman dispute resolution space. The firm handles a range of insolvency, white-collar fraud and shareholder disputes, as well as assisting with the enforcement of arbitral awards. It attracts a broad array of clients, including banks, fund managers and trustees.
Work Highlights
- Ogier represented Tianrui, as the majority shareholder, in the winding-up proceedings of the China Shanshui Cement Group.
Strengths
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"Ogier has demonstrated its ability to handle complex and cross-border matters."
"Ogier has good depth among the associates; they are responsive, structured and efficient."
"They are responsive and always provide excellent service."
"Ogier has demonstrated its ability to handle complex and cross-border matters."
"Ogier has good depth among the associates; they are responsive, structured and efficient."
"They are responsive and always provide excellent service."
Notable Practitioners
Rachael Reynolds KC is a highly experienced Cayman Islands lawyer who advises clients on investment fund disputes as well as insolvency and white-collar fraud cases. She is Ogier's global senior partner and also draws great acclaim for her trust litigation practice.
"Rachael Reynolds has a razor-sharp mind. She is always clear and focused, and fights every point to the last."
"Working with Rachael is always a positive experience. She works hard, she is always highly prepared and she brings enthusiasm, professionalism and energy to everything she does."
"Rachael Reynolds inspires confidence. She is persuasive, brings great insight and knows how the judiciary are likely to react."
"Rachael brings great pragmatism and commercial practicality to a case."
Marc Kish assists a variety of significant clients with dissenting shareholder and debt restructuring mandates as well as broader commercial disputes. From his base in the Cayman Islands, he leads Ogier's global dispute resolution practice.
"Marc Kish is at the top of his game in the offshore market. He is incredibly responsive and technically brilliant."
"Marc Kish is able to seamlessly become part of the client's team in order to maximise overall results."
"Marc Kish is a gentleman and a great lawyer."
Jennifer Fox is applauded for her handling of high-value insolvency and commercial fraud disputes. She is also known for her strength in contentious Cayman trust matters.
"Jennifer Fox is an authority on the Cayman legal framework and is responsive, well structured and clear in her advice."
"When the chips are down, Jennifer gives outstandingly quick and pragmatic advice."
"Jennifer Fox is forensic and leaves no stone unturned. She is brilliant for civil fraud and insolvency matters - she has developed a fantastic reputation and is a pleasure to work with."
Gemma Bellfield (née Lardner) has more than a decade of experience counselling clients on major restructuring and insolvency proceedings, both onshore and in the Cayman Islands. She is also well versed in general commercial litigation.
"Gemma is a very tenacious and very tough opponent, and she is very creative in the legal arguments she deploys."
"Gemma is a good lawyer who is hard-working and very active."
Christopher Levers rises in this year's rankings in recognition of the respect in which he is held among his peers. He counsels clients on an array of high-value commercial litigation and insolvency proceedings, as well as trust disputes.
"Christopher Levers is responsive, thorough in his advice, and his advocacy skills are very effective. He is also very pleasant to deal with."
"Christopher Levers gets top marks from us. He is extremely thorough, fast, helpful and focused."
Ranked Lawyers at
Ogier
Cayman Islands
Members
Provided by Ogier
Anna Snead
Deborah Barker Roye
Dunzelle Daker
Edwin Gomez
Gemma Lardner
Harry Clark
James Clifford
Jeremy Snead
Jessica-Leigh Knowles
Jordan Constable
Head of Department
Marie Skelly
Max Galt
Nour Khaleq
Oliver Payne
Head of Department
Rebecca Findlay
Suneeta Lee
Victoria King
Victoria Kohler-Kruner
Industries
Provided by Ogier
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitration
Banks
Corporate & Commercial Disputes
Distressed Investment Funds
Financial Services
Fraud
Government
Insolvency & Restructuring
Insurance
Mining
Private Clients/ Individuals
Telecommunications
Trust Litigation