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Denis Olarou

Denis is a partner in the firm's dispute resolution, litigation and insolvency practice. He advises on the laws of the Cayman Islands and of the British Virgin Islands. Denis has over a decade of experience in helping clients resolve complex high-value multi-jurisdictional disputes. His broad practice spans all aspects of insolvency litigation, fraud litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, as well as general contract and tort claims, including applications for urgent injunctive relief. Denis has also represented clients in international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations and advised on the enforcement of arbitral awards. Denis acts for insolvency practitioners, corporates, high net worth individuals and government entities. He has acted for clients from a wide variety of jurisdictions, including in particular the FSU, and the East Asia region. Denis entered the rankings in Chambers & Partners for the first time as an associate in 2018, and maintained his ranking in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Denis has published a number of articles on the subjects of insolvency, litigation, arbitration, and anti-corruption regulations. He has given numerous presentations on the subjects of enforcement, injunctive relief, and asset tracing at a variety of conferences. · Carey Olsen

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About

Denis Olarou is a partner at Carey Olsen in the firm's dispute resolution, litigation and insolvency practice, advising on the laws of the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. He has over a decade of experience handling high-value multi‑jurisdictional disputes, including insolvency and fraud litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, and international arbitration and enforcement matters.

Practice areas

LitigationRestructuring & InsolvencyInternational Arbitration

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Expertise

Insolvency litigationFraud litigationShareholder & partnership disputesContract and tort claimsUrgent injunctive reliefInvestment treaty and commercial arbitrationEnforcement of arbitral awardsAsset tracing & enforcementCross-border / multi-jurisdictional disputesFSU and East Asia regional work

Education

  • University of Oxford (Oriel College) — BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics, 2006
  • College of Law (Guildford) — Law degree, 2008

Admissions

  • England and Wales — Solicitor, 2011
  • Cayman Islands — Attorney-at-law of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, 2016
  • Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, British Virgin Islands Circuit — Solicitor, 2020

Languages

Russian