John Harris
Global Guide 2024
Band 4 : Dispute Resolution
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About
Provided by John Harris
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John is a partner who is an experienced commercial litigator with specialist expertise in insolvency and restructuring, financial services, shareholder and trust disputes and cross-border litigation. He has experience of conducting litigation at all levels, up to the Supreme Court, on behalf of corporations, financial institutions, and officers or stakeholders in insolvency proceedings. John has acted in many high profile and ultra high value cases, including multi-jurisdictional insolvencies.
John is recommended by the current editions of the Legal 500, Chambers Global and Who’s Who Legal professional directories. He was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1996 and as an attorney in the Cayman Islands in 2010.
He also serves on the Council of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands as legal advisor, and is a member of the Refugee Protection Appeals Tribunal.
Chambers Review
Global
John Harris is a well-established figure with strong expertise in white-collar fraud, shareholder disputes and insolvency matters. He is regularly noted by his fellow lawyers as a sound choice to handle conflict-of-interest referrals.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John Harris is commercial and understands that it's all about getting the best result for client, reaching settlement and preserving relationships, but he is comfortable being assertive when necessary and pragmatic when possible."
"John Harris is very easy to deal with and extremely knowledgeable in his field. He thinks on his feet and his advice is refreshingly succinct."
"John Harris is well regarded by other litigators. He is very wise, highly experienced and has a very varied practice."
"John Harris is an exceptionally bright guy, a great source of information on how to conduct a case, an expert at strategy and tactics, and a creative thinker."
"John Harris is commercial and understands that it's all about getting the best result for client, reaching settlement and preserving relationships, but he is comfortable being assertive when necessary and pragmatic when possible."
"John Harris is very easy to deal with and extremely knowledgeable in his field. He thinks on his feet and his advice is refreshingly succinct."
"John Harris is well regarded by other litigators. He is very wise, highly experienced and has a very varied practice."
"John Harris is an exceptionally bright guy, a great source of information on how to conduct a case, an expert at strategy and tactics, and a creative thinker."
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