Ingrid Pierce
Global Guide 2024
Eminent Practitioners : Investment Funds
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Eminent Practitioners
About
Provided by Ingrid Pierce
Practice Areas
Ingrid Pierce is Walkers' Global Managing Partner and heads the Cayman Investment Funds Group.
She is recognised as one of the world's leading investment funds lawyers. She acts for major institutions, asset managers, insurers, reinsurers, trustees and other fiduciaries. Her clients include many of the Who's Who of asset managers, banks and trust companies.
Ingrid regularly advises on all matters relating to governance, including directors' and trustees' duties and responsibilities, indemnities and succession planning. She has particular expertise in advising funds on managing distress in volatile markets and has considerable experience with contentious matters having acted in connection with the acquisition, restructuring and winding down of various high profile funds.
Ingrid is a frequent speaker at industry events and a guest commentator on various media platforms including Bloomberg, CNBC and Fox Business.
Professional Memberships
Full Member, STEP
Member, Legal Peer Advisory Group of 100 Women in Finance
Member, The Economic Club of New York
Member, The Institute of Directors
Publications
Chambers Global Practice Guide: Alternative Funds (Cayman) 2022
Chambers Review
Global
Ingrid Pierce has long-standing experience assisting clients with all aspects of Cayman investment funds. She serves as global managing partner of Walkers and is also head of the Cayman Islands funds practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ingrid is particularly effective in that she has good commercial sense and a quick understanding of risk. She is also extremely bright in assessing risk situations and is very responsive."
"She is a phenomenal lawyer and she is hugely involved in steering developments in the offshore industry."
"Ingrid is particularly effective in that she has good commercial sense and a quick understanding of risk. She is also extremely bright in assessing risk situations and is very responsive."
"She is a phenomenal lawyer and she is hugely involved in steering developments in the offshore industry."