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Lawyers in Cayman Islands

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Matthew Dors

Partner. Matthew is a Partner in the Insolvency and Corporate Disputes team and is based in the Cayman Islands specialising in high-value and high-profile cross-border commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring. Matthew has particular expertise in complex cross-border insolvencies and restructurings and regularly advises and represents liquidators and stakeholders in relation to contentious and non-contentious matters, including seeking court assistance for foreign insolvency proceedings. He has regularly advised financial institutions in relation to fraud and asset recovery matters (including obtaining urgent relief such as freezing injunctions and disclosure orders). Prior to moving to Cayman in 2013, Matthew practiced for a number of years as a Barrister in England and Wales, with a focus on complex trust, insolvency and property disputes. He has extensive advocacy experience, having regularly appeared in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Matthew is listed as a recommended lawyer in Legal 500 2024 and in Band 5 in Chambers and Partners.

Collas Crill

LitigationInsolvency & Restructuring+3
Cayman Islands
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Matthew Goucke

Partner

Walkers

InsolvencyDispute Resolution+2
Cayman Islands
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Matthew Grigg

Matthew is a partner in the corporate and finance practice of Carey Olsen in Bermuda and advises on all forms of corporate and finance transaction. In his finance practice Matthew advises cross sector clients, including banks, funds, corporates, investment managers, insurance companies and investors on matters relating to lending, structured finance, fund financing, asset finance, securitisation (including ILS and CLOs), debt capital markets, securities issuances, derivatives and restructuring, together with related regulatory and collateral advice. In his corporate practice Matthew advises on matters relating to incorporation and establishment, segregated accounts companies, corporate governance, equity issuances, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, listings, corporate reorganisations, regulatory compliance and licensing advice related to financial services, investment business, digital asset business, investment funds and fund management.

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited

Corporate / M&ABanking & Finance+5
Bermuda, Cayman Islands
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Matthew Harders

Senior Associate. Matthew is a highly skilled commercial litigation attorney with a focus on insolvency, restructuring, and debt recovery. He joined Collas Crill's Insolvency and Corporate Disputes team as a Senior Associate in October 2024 and is based in the Cayman Islands. Matthew has substantial experience in all aspects of insolvency, restructuring, financial services and general commercial litigation practice, including complex contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, trusts and trust management, urgent and interlocutory injunctions, winding up and bankruptcy petitions, restructuring and schemes of arrangement, asset recovery, secured and unsecured debt recovery and security enforcement. Matthew practiced in Australia for more than five years before moving to the Cayman Islands in 2023. Previously a Senior Associate in the Insolvency and Litigation team of Thomson Geer Lawyers, Matthew was the only solicitor within Thomson Geer engaged directly by upper management to recover debts owed to the Firm on a national basis, successfully recovering hundreds of thousands of dollars owed to the Firm, slashing the Firm's Bad Debts liability.

Collas Crill

LitigationInsolvency & Restructuring+5
Cayman Islands
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Matthew Harkness

Partner

Conyers

Corporate / M&AInvestment Funds+4
Cayman IslandsEnglish
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Matthew St-Amour

Matthew is a partner of Maples and Calder’s Finance team in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. He has extensive experience advising both borrower and lender side clients on all stages of the funding lifecycle. His clients include hedge funds, private equity funds, banks and non-bank lenders. He regularly advises on fund finance and other lending transactions, structured finance, derivatives and all types of collateral and other credit support arrangements, including investor and creditor rights in the context of insolvency in the Cayman Islands.

Maples Group

Fund FinanceStructured Finance+5
Cayman Islands
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Matthew Stocker

Partner, Head of Cayman Corporate Practice

Conyers

Corporate / M&ABanking & Finance+4
Cayman IslandsEnglish
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Megan Mcluskie

Senior Associate

Ogier

Regulatory ComplianceAnti-Money Laundering
Cayman Islands
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Melissa Lim

Partner

Walkers

Investment FundsPrivate Equity+12
Cayman IslandsEnglish, Cantonese
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Menelik Miller

Counsel

Appleby

Regulatory & ComplianceFinancial Services Regulation+3
Cayman Islands
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Merary Eden

Merary will be assisting in both the Property practice alongside HSM Partner Linda DaCosta, and the Corporate and Commercial practice alongside HSM Partner Christian Victory. By working across both areas, Merary will contribute to the seamless service that supports our clients’ business and personal needs.

HSM

Real EstateCorporate / Commercial
Cayman IslandsEnglish, Spanish
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Michael Johns

Michael is partner of Maples and Calder's Corporate team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. Michael's expertise covers all aspects of corporate and securities law, including IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, SPACs and a broad range of banking, structured finance and capital markets transactions. His practice focuses on the energy industry and public company listings and corporate governance.

Maples Group

Corporate LawSecurities Law+10
Cayman Islands
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Michael Padarin

Michael's practice concentrates on the formation, operation and restructuring of offshore private investment funds, across the alternatives spectrum including private equity, venture, credit and secondaries funds, and their related fund sponsor vehicles. He specialises in Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda law. Michael is highly regarded for his breadth of experience advising across the spectrum from emerging managers to the most sophisticated global institutional players. Michael also represents early and later stage companies in a range of industries, including fintech, blockchain, life sciences and technology, in relation to private financings, listings, cross-border investments and other M&A transactions. He is regularly instructed by leading international firms as specialist Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands counsel on complex corporate transactions. Michael lived and worked in the Cayman Islands before returning to Hong Kong and has a wealth of experience dealing with inbound and outbound China deals. During his time in the Cayman Islands Michael acted for some of North America's largest private equity houses on both fund formation and downstream transactional work. He is one of the most experienced offshore private equity specialists in the Hong Kong market.

Carey Olsen

Investment FundsPrivate Equity+4
Cayman Islands, Hong Kong
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Michael Richardson

Michael is Managing Partner of Maples and Calder’s Cayman Islands office and head of the global Funds & Investment Management practice. He advises a wide range of financial institutions and investment managers on all aspects of the establishment and maintenance of offshore hedge funds, private equity funds and investment fund platforms. Michael also has extensive experience advising on ongoing transactional and restructuring issues relating to offshore investment funds.

Maples Group

Funds & Investment Management
Cayman IslandsEnglish
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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.

Bedell Cristin

Real EstateReal Estate Finance+1
Cayman Islands
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Michelle Meyer

As an associate within the corporate team of Carey Olsen Bermuda, Michelle advises on all aspects of Bermuda corporate and commercial law. Michelle has notable and varied commercial transactional experience having worked with JSE listed companies, multinational banks, and some of the world's largest providers of financial markets data.

Carey Olsen

Corporate / M&ABanking & Finance+1
Cayman Islands
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Michelle Richie

Partner

Campbells

Investment FundsCorporate / M&A+2
Cayman Islands
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Miriam Smyth

Senior Associate

Appleby

Regulatory & ComplianceFinancial Services+1
Cayman Islands
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Monique Bhullar

Partner

Walkers

Trusts and Private ClientEstate Planning+5
Cayman Islands
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Natascha Steiner-Smith

Partner

Baker & Partners (Cayman) Limited

LitigationInternational Arbitration+4
Cayman Islands
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Neal Lomax

Neal is a Partner in the Mourant Cayman Islands office, specialising in all aspects of corporate work. He has over 20 years' experience advising clients on the establishment and restructuring of Cayman Islands hedge funds and private equity funds. I also represent fund sponsors in connection with seed-capital investments and represent institutional investors in connection with their investments in private funds. Neal's clients implement a broad variety of strategies and include some of the world's leading asset managers. Neal's wide-ranging corporate and commercial experience includes advising on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity capital markets, debt capital markets, SPACs, and Cayman Islands Stock Exchange listings.

Mourant

Corporate / M&AInvestment Funds+3
Cayman Islands
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Neil Lupton

Partner

Walkers

InsolvencyRestructuring+2
Cayman Islands
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Nessa Flynn

Nessa is a senior associate in the corporate group of Carey Olsen's Cayman Islands office. She advises on a range of corporate, banking and finance matters as well as advising investment funds on transactional, financing and compliance matters. Nessa is also part of Carey Olsen's fintech and digital assets practice.

Carey Olsen

Corporate / M&ABanking & Finance+2
Cayman Islands
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Nia Statham

Associate

Baker & Partners (Cayman) Limited

Dispute ResolutionAsset Recovery+4
Cayman Islands