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Bedell Cristin

British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, England, Guernsey, Jersey, Singapore40 lawyers6 offices

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Bedell Cristin is an international offshore law firm operating from offices in Jersey, Guernsey, London (England), the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Singapore. The firm advises financial institutions, corporates, multinationals, high-net-worth individuals, regulators and investors on banking and finance, funds, corporate transactions and cross-jurisdictional legal matters.

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BankingCorporate FinanceStructured FinanceCapital MarketsInvestment FundsPrivate EquityInsurance & ReinsurancePrivate ClientLitigationRestructuring & InsolvencyRegulatory AdviceReal Estate

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Abigail Houghton

Abi joined Bedell Cristin in May 2022 having previously worked as a solicitor in London. Abi has experience of dealing with a broad range of commercial matters including telecommunications, professional negligence and more recently collective actions. Abi completed a Law degree at the University of Kent before undertaking the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in Moorgate. Whilst completing her training contract at a boutique law firm in London, Abi completed an MSc in Law and Finance at the Queen Mary University of London. · Litigation

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Alasdair Davidson

Alasdair is a partner and the head of the litigation team and the international private client practice in Guernsey. He has been in practice for over 25 years and, before qualifying in Guernsey, not only practised as a barrister in England but also spent several years working in the Caribbean. He is instructed by law firms and institutional clients based worldwide and has acted for most of Guernsey’s leading fiduciaries, fund providers and banks. Alasdair has a genuine depth of experience having handled a great variety of contentious and non-contentious matters covering most corporate, insolvency and fiduciary fields including appearing before a wide variety of courts and tribunals worldwide. He has particular expertise and established track record in conducting complex high value cross-border work both in Guernsey and the BVI. Alasdair is also a Guernsey Notary Public. · Litigation

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Alasdair Hunter

Alasdair is a Partner in Bedell Cristin's team covering Banking and Finance, Capital Markets and Corporate law advice team. Based in Jersey, Alasdair practises both Jersey and British Virgin Islands law. His practice includes structured finance, high yield, banking, corporate, debt and equity listings on The International Stock Exchange (TISE) as well as insolvency, restructuring and security enforcement with a particular focus on distressed CMBS transactions. Alasdair is an experienced finance lawyer having spent five years at Allen & Overy in London and Hong Kong and five years at another Jersey law firm before joining Bedell Cristin in 2008. · Banking & Finance

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Alexander Hawkins

Alexander is the Head of our International Private Client team in Guernsey. He practices in all areas of contentious and non-contentious private client and succession matters. He advises UHNW families, family offices, trustees, as well as settlors, beneficiaries and protectors, about all aspects of Guernsey trust law and administration. Alexander has an international practice, advising families and fiduciary businesses in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. He also assists local families in Guernsey with their succession planning and advises executors/administrators about the administration of deceased estates in Guernsey, including applications for probate/letters of administration. Alexander is recognised within the industry and by his peers as one of the most reliable trust lawyers in the Channel Islands. · Private Client

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Andrew Miller

Andrew specialises in all aspects of Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands international wealth structuring for individuals and financial institutions. He is well recognised with awards and distinctions, including a STEP Founder's Award and being named in the 2022 Private Client Global Elite; a "Leading Individual" in both Trusts & Private Client Legal 500 2018 and Who's Who Legal 2020; and as "Highly Regarded" by IFLR 2018. He is past chairman of STEP Cayman; a founding board member of the STEP LatAm Conference and the STEP Cayman International Wealth Structuring Forum; a member of the International Tax Planning Association and The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law and, an overseas member of the Chancery Bar Association and a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Andrew is the Editor of the STEP Directory Cayman Section and contributes the Cayman Section of International Trust Precedents, the BVI Section of International Succession Law and the BVI and Cayman Sections of Globe Law and Business Private Trust Companies. · Trusts & Private Client

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Antony Clerehugh

Antony has extensive experience in advising a number of leading banks and financial institutions in relation to structured real estate finance and general finance transactions. In addition to acting for banks and financial institutions, Antony regularly acts for a variety of borrowers. Antony also has considerable corporate and commercial experience and regularly acts for a range of companies. He joined the firm in 2011 from international law firm DLA Piper where he spent over thirteen years in the Finance and Projects group. · Banking & Finance

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Cassie Wade

Cassie joined Bedell Cristin in March 2016. She was educated at Regents Park Girls School, Southampton and went on to complete a BSc (Hons) in Criminology at the University of Southampton. Cassie then went on to complete the Graduate Diploma in Law in 2015 and completed the BPTC in November 2019. Cassie has previously worked at Haskins Legal and AFR Advocates and has good experience in various areas of law including private client and litigation. · Litigation

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Daniel Altneu

Daniel offers a full private client service covering every aspect of immigration, residency, trusts and wealth structuring, estate planning, probate and family law. He advises high-net-worth individuals and companies on a variety of immigration issues and has extensive experience of assisting persons of independent means, families and businesses with relocation to the Cayman Islands, where he has lived since 2013. Daniel handles every type of immigration matter including applications for long term and permanent residence, Cayman Islands and British citizenship, the right to be Caymanian (Cayman Status) and all related appeals. Daniel also advises high-net-worth individuals, families and institutional clients on a range of non-contentious trust and wealth structuring matters. He is experienced in the preparation of Wills and regularly submits applications for grants of probate, letters of administration, resealing of foreign grants and guardianship. Daniel has considerable expertise in family law and offers a broad practice covering contentious and non-contentious divorce, pre and post-nuptial agreements, separation, financial and ancillary relief and all Children Law matters including residence, contact, custody, relocation and removal from the jurisdiction. · Immigration

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Daniel McAviney

Daniel is a senior associate in the financial services law team based in our Jersey office. He joined Bedell Cristin as a paralegal and became an associate after successfully passing the New York Bar Exam in February 2018. He was promoted to a senior associate role in September 2022. Daniel has experience in private funds, joint ventures, real estate financings and listings on The International Stock Exchange. · Financial Services

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Donna Withers

Donna has been advising private clients for many years in relation to estate planning and post death matters. She leads an experienced department providing Jersey wills, probate, executor and vulnerable client services with both a Jersey and international focus. For Jersey clients, Donna advises on wills and estate planning, guiding families through issues of forced heirship ("legitime"), family sensitivities and the impact of particular asset classes or structures on estate plans. She is passionate about protecting the wealth and welfare of elderly or otherwise vulnerable clients, having been appointed by the Royal Court as Curator/Delegate (formerly Curator) for incapacitated clients and advising on the preparation and use of lasting powers of attorney. She also advises executors and beneficiaries following death as to their responsibilities and entitlements and assists with requirements for probate and registration of immovable wills. For international clients, Donna collaborates with other professional advisers as to the intricacies of private international law on wills, domicile, succession, capacity, lasting power of attorney, probate and inheritance issues. Her team provides Jersey wills, probate and registration of foreign powers of attorney for hundreds of non-Jersey domiciliaries per year, providing a streamlined and efficient service. Recognised for her expertise, Donna has been invited to speak on ITV Channel News, BBC Radio Jersey, the STEP Special Interest Group Conference in London and the Jersey branch. She also co-authored the Jersey chapter in the Oxford University Press textbook "The International Protection of Adults" and is a co-opted member of the Jersey Law Society Sub-Committee on Capacity and Succession. Before joining Bedell Cristin, she practised in the top tier private client department of Hill Dickinson LLP in England following which she advised in-house in a Jersey wealth structuring company. · Private Client

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Edward Bennett

Edward is a Partner in the International Private Client team. With his 30 years' experience advising local and international clients on all aspects of trusts, foundations and related corporate structures, including having held numerous trustee and board positions, Edward has an extraordinary knowledge on the establishment, restructuring and ongoing administration of structures holding a variety of assets located around the world. He is in particular demand helping and supporting beneficiaries navigate the complexities of wealth transfer and as a leading figure in the 'Next Generation' movement Edward is frequently called upon to commentate on the topic. Edward has become a trusted advisor to internationally wealthy families who value his discretion and thorough understanding of the complexities of next generation wealth planning. Edward is also a Jersey Notary Public. · International Private Client

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Edward Drummond

Edward is a Partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team. Edward is an experienced commercial litigator and a qualified Jersey advocate. He is a partner in the Jersey litigation team and co-head of the firm's regulatory and compliance team. Edward has extensive experience of commercial litigation, contentious insolvency and regulatory matters (including investigations), acting for financial institutions, trustees and beneficiaries, insolvency office-holders, hedge funds, insurance companies (and insureds), employers and employees, and other entities, both onshore and offshore. Edward has appeared before the Courts of Jersey, England, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. Having obtained an MA in Jurisprudence at Oxford University he began his career at Norton Rose in London in 1999, qualifying as a solicitor-advocate, before moving to the Cayman Islands office to Maples and Calder to practise Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands law. Edward moved to Jersey in 2008 and qualified as a Jersey advocate in 2011. · Litigation

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Emily Nieuwburg

Emily is an senior associate in the investment funds and private equity group. Emily assists on a wide variety of corporate, commercial, banking and real estate and private equity investment fund transactions. Prior to joining the firm in 2008, Emily studied law with french at the University of Sussex and completed the Legal Practice Course at BPP in London. · Investment Funds

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Fraser Allister

Fraser specialises in the creation of offshore wealth planning structures. He is qualified in BVI and the Cayman Islands. Prior to joining Bedell Cristin he worked for another offshore firm, based in the Cayman Islands, for five years. He advises trust companies, family offices, high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families. He also works with onshore law firms and their clients in designing and operating wealth planning structures. Fraser's practice involves trusts (including STAR trusts and VISTA trusts), foundations, trust companies (including private trust companies), companies and other vehicles. He prepares complex and straightforward wills and he helps guide clients through the probate and administration of estates process in BVI and the Cayman Islands. He also advises on offshore regulations as they apply to international private clients, including anti-money laundering, beneficial ownership registers, CRS / FATCA and economic substance. Before moving offshore Fraser was a solicitor and chartered tax advisor in the UK, advising high net worth individuals and families on tax and succession planning. · Private Client

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Guy Westmacott

Guy heads our Jersey Corporate Law team. He specialises in corporate and commercial matters with a focus on mergers and acquisitions but has also worked extensively on corporate and project finance and restructuring mandates. He has considerable experience of international investment transactions using a variety of onshore and offshore structures. Guy has advised on a range of international transactions, often alongside major international clients and law firms, and he frequently advises on the regulatory aspects of corporate transactions, including in connection with competition and financial services laws. Prior to joining the firm, Guy worked with Eversheds and Vinson & Elkins in London and in-house with Mubadala Investment Company in Abu Dhabi. Guy brings a wealth of deal experience across a variety of sectors together with a commercial perspective and a strong appreciation of client requirements. · Corporate / M&A

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Hannah Robinson

Hannah qualified and practised as a solicitor in England & Wales for four years before relocating to Jersey. Hannah has experience in a broad spectrum of commercial property matters including landlord and tenant, secured lending, portfolio management and residential development. · Real Estate

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Ian Jamieson

Ian joined Bedell Cristin (formerly Solomon Harris) in 2008 and became a partner in 2012. Prior to this he worked for a number of onshore law firms, including Eversheds. He also worked for another leading offshore law firm in the BVI for four years where he focused on banking and corporate law as well as Caribbean property matters. Ian's main area of expertise is all types of real estate, with significant experience in hotel transactions. He is also highly experience in banking finance, conveyancing, development work and commercial and residential leasing. Ranked in band 1 by Chambers and partners, Ian leads a highly efficient and client-focused team that was responsible for the largest real estate deal in the history of the Cayman Islands. The team has acted in six of the last eight major hotel transactions, including the first acquisition of a hotel in the Cayman Islands by a Japanese REIT. · Real Estate

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John Scanlan

John is a Partner in Bedell Cristin's Guernsey Financial Services team. He is a Guernsey Advocate and advises on Guernsey investment funds and corporate transactions, as well as regulatory and general corporate matters. He has a wealth of experience advising on the establishment, management and regulation of investment funds investing in private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure and hedge funds. In addition, he has expertise in significant corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, stock exchange listings, equity investments and joint ventures. He also advises on corporate governance, shareholder rights and the conduct of regulated businesses. · Investment Funds

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Jon Barclay

Jon is a Partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution team. Jon is highly rated for his presence in court. He advises institutions, law firms and in-house teams worldwide across the range of international financial services litigation. He has a close interest in cross-border enforcement and asset recovery and has received particular recognition for his work in the fraud arena, with freezing injunctions and related orders. Jon began his legal career in 1999 as a barrister in the chancery and commercial group at leading UK set No. 5 Chambers. He returned to his home island of Guernsey six years later and was admitted as an Advocate of the Royal Court in 2006. · Litigation & Dispute Resolution

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Jonathan Stroud

Before joining Bedell Cristin in January 2022, Jonathan trained and practised at a leading commercial law firm in its Cardiff office. Jonathan is an experienced commercial litigator and is regularly instructed to advise on corporate insolvency and restructuring, complex contractual disputes, director/shareholder and partnership disputes, claims arising from M&A, judicial reviews and procurement litigation. Whilst his experience has mainly been in litigation conducted in the England and Wales and Cayman Islands jurisdictions, Jonathan also has experience of international arbitration under both the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He also has experience using alternative dispute resolution including mediation, expert determination and early neutral evaluation, and completed the completed the INSOL International Foundation Certificate in International Insolvency Law in 2024. · Litigation

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Kristian Wilson

Kristian is a partner in the Singapore office, having been based in Singapore since 2013. He advises on all aspects of corporate law and financial regulation, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investment funds and regulatory work. In addition to advising on offshore corporate law, he has expertise in the field of law and technology, providing regulatory and corporate advice in relation to fintech and digital assets. Kristian has substantial experience working for top tier offshore firms in the British Virgin Islands and Jersey, prior to which he worked for leading UK and US firms in London and Paris. He frequently acts for listed companies, investment funds, trust companies and fund managers, and applies a 'client first' and commercial approach to servicing the needs of clients. Kristian has written extensively on offshore legal matters for industry publications and academic journals. He is a member of industry groups such as the BVI Bar Association, the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce Legal Services and Digitalisation Groups, the Digital Law Association and the Singapore International Affairs Association. He is also engaged with mentoring and pro bono community work and assists members of the Singapore arts community on matters concerning law, art and technology. Prior to the law, Kristian pursued postgraduate studies in New York, Beijing and the United Kingdom. Kristian speaks English, French and Mandarin Chinese. · Corporate / M&A

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Laura Hatfield

Laura is head of the Litigation, Regulatory and Insolvency & Restructuring groups in the Cayman Islands. Laura has extensive experience in acting for a variety of corporate clients and individuals focusing on commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring, licensing and other regulatory matters. Clients are based in the Cayman Islands, USA and Europe and include Big Four Accountancy Practices, Hotels, Retail Stores, entities in the Funds and Insurance sectors and Statutory and Regulatory bodies. Many matters in which Laura has been involved have a multi-jurisdiction component. · Litigation

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Louise Hassell

Louise is a managing associate in our Jersey office, practising both Jersey and British Virgin Islands law having joined Bedell Cristin in 2012 after qualifying at another local leading law firm. Since then, she has specialised in banking and corporate law with a particular focus on advising lenders on acquisition financings, leveraged financings and fund financings working alongside local intermediaries, large international banks and leading onshore law firms. Louise is recognised in the legal directories for her depth of knowledge as well her client care and attention which has helped establish close client relationships. · Banking & Finance

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Louise Ridgway

Louise assists with the debt and equity listings on the official list of The International Stock Exchange (TISE) and looks after all of the issuers listed by Bedell Channel Islands Limited in relation to their continuing obligations owed to the TISE. · Capital Markets

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Malcolm Ellis

Malcolm acts for lenders and borrowers in relation to bilateral and syndicated facilities, property financings, acquisition financings and restructurings. Malcolm also advises on public and private securities offerings, listed securities and on a wide range of general corporate and commercial transactions. · Banking & Finance

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Martin Paul

Martin is head of the Funds and Investment Structures group. He has considerable offshore finance experience, particularly in relation to real estate and private equity funds and related investment structures, including a specialist Sharia finance practice. His practice area also encompasses regulatory advice, finance and general commercial work. Martin is noted for blending his considerable technical expertise and experience with in depth commercial understanding and insight, derived from many years assisting clients in the sector. · Funds & Investment Structures

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Michael Sharvin

Michael acts for HNWs, overseas funds, property companies and a wide range of corporates across many industries including the shipping, aviation, insurance, telecoms, energy and retail sectors. Michael has significant experience in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate including: commercial leasing, high value residential and commercial acquisitions and disposals, investment, development and real estate finance work. Michael has also gained significant experience advising on real estate aspects of large corporate M & A deals. · Real Estate

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Nancy Chien

Nancy is head of Bedell Cristin's International Private Client practice in Jersey. Nancy has extensive experience in a wide range of offshore matters in both the private client area as well as the corporate sphere. In the private client context, Nancy advises ultra-high net worth families, family offices and intermediaries on all aspects of private client structuring including the use of trusts and foundations, as well as related corporate law issues (including where such vehicles are used for philanthropic purposes). She has considerable experience with high value and complex structures which enable the clients to retain a degree of control over their family assets and achieve effective succession planning. In the corporate area, Nancy is one of the only Jersey lawyers with specific experience in pensions and employee incentive arrangements (having previously worked for Ashurst in London). She is the chairperson of the Jersey Pensions Association and is working closely with the Jersey government to enhance Jersey's offering of end of service gratuity plans and international savings vehicles. Nancy also has considerable experience in regulatory matters affecting offshore vehicles and service providers, including FATCA, the common reporting standard (CRS) and economic substance. · Private Client / Trusts

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Richard Le Liard

Richard is a partner in the funds and investment structures team based in Jersey, and also supports the Cayman Islands practice on a number of matters. Richard specialises in establishing and advising investment funds and fund services businesses and also has a strong regulatory practice. He is sought after to advise on all areas of financial services regulation, data protection, international tax compliance (including economic substance) and the local AML/CFT regime. He also has considerable experience in matters of corporate and commercial law. Richard participates in local industry groups and regularly presents on matters of funds and regulation. · Funds & Investment Structures

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Richard Parry

Richard's core practice includes commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring, corporate and real estate. He represents several local and international companies which predominantly operate in the financial services and high-end real estate market. Richard trained in the UK at international law firm Eversheds LLP (now Eversheds Sutherland), spending eight years with the firm. He represented many of the world’s leading banking, investment and insurance institutions, including Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, HSBC, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Legal & General. · Litigation

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Robert Christie

Robert is a Partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution team. Robert is a Jersey Advocate, and an English and BVI barrister, specialising in trusts, company, commercial and insolvency litigation. Robert has extensive experience of acting for and advising clients in high-value commercial matters in particular involving breach of trust claims, directors’ breach of duty claims, trust disclosure and other administrative proceedings in relation to trusts, enforcement of foreign orders in relation to trusts, actions to remove trustees and protectors, unfair prejudice claims, freezing injunctions and insolvency procedures. He has acted for beneficiaries, shareholders and other individuals in disputes with larger institutions such as trust companies, banks and other lenders. He is experienced in obtaining litigation funding where necessary for impecunious clients. Robert also acts for some major trust companies, and advises trustees and directors on their duties, including in insolvency situations. In November 2020 Robert was named IFC Partner of the Year at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards in recognition of the results achieved for his clients over the previous few years. · Litigation

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Robert Fullman

Rob has more than 20 years’ experience practising law in Guernsey with a wide range and depth of experience in general and commercial litigation. He represents banks, other lenders, trust companies and fiduciaries in a wide spectrum of matters as well as assisting private individuals. Rob is well known for his debt recovery work and his extensive experience in the enforcement of judgments both domestically and internationally. · Litigation

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Robert Gardner

Rob is head of Bedell Cristin's litigation team. He is a very experienced commercial litigator and insolvency specialist. On the litigation side he is involved in a broad range of commercial litigation, particularly disputes involving trusts and is regularly involved in assisting with applications by trustees and beneficiaries including in relation to rectification, mistake and the rule in Hastings-Bass. On the insolvency side he also works closely with insolvency practitioners in Jersey and elsewhere. He regularly advises companies, directors, shareholders, creditors and insolvency office holders on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring work, particularly where there is a cross border element. Current or recent insolvency work includes acting for liquidators in the court winding up of a Jersey corporate group owning valuable real estate in Jersey; acting on a novel and contested letter of request application; acting for the company and thereafter the liquidators of a significant listed Jersey technology company; acting on a novel application to restore a company to the register and convert its status from summary winding up into creditors' winding up. Rob joined the firm in 2006 from a leading Caribbean firm, where he was involved in a wide range of commercial litigation, corporate recovery and restructuring projects in both the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands. · Litigation

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Sevyn Kalsi

Sevyn is a Partner and Jersey Advocate in Bedell Cristin's International Private Client team, based in Jersey. Sevyn is a private wealth specialist, experienced in advising corporate trustees, settlors, beneficiaries, high-net-worth individuals and intermediaries on matters relevant to Jersey trusts and foundations. Amongst other matters, he regularly advises on the establishment and administration of (and the provision of ongoing advice to) both family offices and private trust company structures, and he has considerable expertise in advising on complex cross-jurisdictional trust and corporate restructuring matters. Sevyn is also regularly instructed by high-net-worth families and their family offices to coordinate their offshore interests. As part of his practice, Sevyn works alongside colleagues from Bedell Cristin's Corporate & Commercial team on large transactions where there are trust or foundation elements, and also assists Litigation & Dispute Resolution colleagues with contentious and semi-contentious matters. · International Private Client

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Sonia Shah

Sonia is a partner in our top-tier Jersey Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, focusing on advice to leading onshore law firms, fiduciaries and HNWIs in relation to complex and high value trust disputes, commercial litigation and insolvency matters. She acts for trustees and beneficiaries in contentious and non-contentious matters with an international element, and has experience of complex applications and trial work before the Royal Court and Court of Appeal in Jersey. Sonia is a Jersey Advocate and is recognised by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for her work on Jersey law disputes. Sonia was part of the Bedell Cristin team which acted for the successful Plaintiffs, Cristiana Crociani and her daughters, in Crociani v Crociani, a long-running $200 million breach of trust claim before the Royal Court and Court of Appeal in Jersey and the Privy Council. Sonia obtained a BSc in Mathematics at Durham University and subsequently undertook the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in London. Sonia completed her training contract at a London firm, before relocating to Jersey and joining Bedell Cristin in 2016. She completed the STEP Diploma in International Trust Management with Distinction in 2020 and is a STEP Affiliate Member, and qualified as a Jersey Advocate in 2023. · Litigation

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Stephen Ferguson

Stephen is an experienced corporate lawyer with particular expertise in funds and real estate securitisation he specialises in funds and investment structures, financial regulatory advice as well as general banking and corporate matters. He qualified as an English solicitor with Eversheds LLP (Leeds) in 2000 and practiced corporate and commercial law with Bond Pearce LLP (Bristol) until moving to Jersey in 2005. · Corporate / M&A

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Stephen Nelson

Steve works in the Cayman Islands office as a partner in the financial services team. He has broad corporate and regulatory applications expertise and regularly advises fund managers, PE structures, start-ups, listed technology companies and digital asset funds on the legal issues faced by them including registration and licensing with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”), carrying out financings and restructurings and listing on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. · Financial Services

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Tim Pearce

Tim joined Bedell Cristin in 2003 from City law firm Theodore Goddard, bringing considerable onshore and offshore corporate, commercial and private client experience. Since then he has continued to extend his expertise across all areas of corporate and finance law - particularly banking, real estate finance, real estate funds, corporate and commercial, corporate finance and regulatory work. He regularly acts for multinational companies and large international banks as well as investment funds, promoters, intermediaries and high-net worth individuals. In recent years he has played a key role in leading some of our highest-profile corporate finance and real estate acquisition transactions. · Banking & Finance

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Tom Davies

Tom is recognised in the primary legal directories for his client care and transactional skills and has significant experience with private funds and joint ventures. He has substantial experience in a wide variety of transactions including: the establishment of Jersey structures for holding and acquiring real estate; borrower side advice for property (and other asset) financings; the sale and purchase of Jersey asset holding structures; and corporate transactional and advisory work. Tom works closely with the City’s prominent law firms and with many of the offshore corporate administration firms. He regularly presents training seminars to onshore law and accounting firms on Jersey real estate structures and is the current chairman of the IPF Next Generation Committee. He is also the firm's primary liaison with the Association of Real Estate Funds. Tom works in in the financial services law group based in our London office and has worked at Bedell Cristin since 2013. · Funds & Investment Structures

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Tom Wright

Tom Wright is a Partner in Bedell Cristin's Cayman Islands Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice, focusing on commercial litigation and contentious restructuring and insolvency matters. Tom has been practising in the Cayman Islands since 2012 and advises on complex cross-border matters. He advises clients in London, the US and South America. Tom qualified in 2007 and practised in the City for four years before moving offshore. He previously practised in Bedell Cristin's Cayman Islands litigation team between 2012 and 2020 before returning in August 2024 · Insolvency & Restructuring