The 2025 Lawdragon 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers
By Katrina Dewey | September 13, 2024 | Guides, News & Features
Ingrid Pierce (Walkers), James Bergstrom (Ogier) and James Eldridge (Maples Group) are among the honorees in our inaugural guide.
We are delighted to introduce The Lawdragon 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers.
These 100 lawyers hold the keys to the kingdom of the wondrous Cayman Islands – home of magnificent tropical breezes, cryptocurrency and global structured finance.
Which, of course, also makes them a haven for contentious trust litigation, contested insolvency and asset recovery.
This is our first dive, as it were, into lawyering in this offshore paradise. The Cayman-based lawyers recognized here are first rate, representing an abundance of talent in finance, tax, securities regulation and litigation. They are joined by an elite sampling of the global litigators who find their way to disputes thrown off by the vast wealth that calls the Caymans home. More than 80 percent of new offshore investment fund formations are based in the Caymans, which houses nearly half of the industry’s estimated U.S. $1.1 trillion assets under management.
We selected this guide through nominations paired with independent journalistic research. We are delighted to walk the sands of this fascinating jurisdiction, and are grateful to those who participated in this inaugural guide.
| First | Last | Firm | Location | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailaja | Alla | Appleby | Cayman Islands | Investment Management, Private Equity |
| Gemma | Bellfield | Ogier | Cayman Islands | Commercial Litigation, Restructuring, Insolvency |
| Dean | Bennett | Appleby | Cayman Islands | M&A, Public Offerings, Blockchain |
| Andrew M. | Berdon | Quinn Emanuel | New York | Complex Commercial Disputes, Life Sciences |
| James | Bergstrom | Ogier | Cayman Islands | Investment Funds, Private Equity, Corporate |
| Erik | Bodden | Conyers | Cayman Islands | International Commercial, Insolvency Litigation |
| Craig A. | Boneau | Reid Collins & Tsai | Austin, Texas | Cross-Border Financial Litigation, Insolvency, Financial Fraud |
| Joshua J. | Bruckerhoff | Reid Collins & Tsai | Austin, Texas | Bankruptcy Litigation, Offshore Liquidation, Hedge Fund Disputes |
| Bernadette | Carey | Carey Olsen | Cayman Islands | Private Wealth, Structuring, Estate Planning |
| Rocco | Cecere | Collas Crill | Cayman Islands | Commercial Litigation, International Insolvency |
| Peter | Colegate | Appleby | Cayman Islands | Blockchain, Privacy, Data Protection |
| Alan | Craig | Campbells | Cayman Islands | Venture Capital Funds, Investment Vehicles |
| Adam | Crane | Baker & Partners | Cayman Islands | Insolvency & Dispute Resolution |
| John | Crook | Walkers | Cayman Islands | Shareholder/LP Disputes, Distressed Investment |
| Alex | Davies | Conyers | Cayman Islands | Corporate Transactions, Recovery, Restructuring |
| Sam | Dawson | Carey Olsen | Cayman Islands | Insolvency Litigation, Banking & Commercial Litigation |
| Simon | Dickson | Mourant | Cayman Islands | Insolvency, Restructuring, Asset Tracing |
| Alan | Dickson | Conyers | Cayman Islands | Securities, Private Equity, Investment Funds |
| Chris | Duncan | Carey Olsen | Cayman Islands | Fintech & Digital Assets |
| Nick | Dunne | Walkers | Cayman Islands | Cross-Border Disputes, Fraud, Asset Recovery |
| James | Eggleton | Harneys | Cayman Islands | Cross-Border Insolvency, Contentious Commercial Disputes |
| James | Eldridge | Maples Group | Cayman Islands | Commercial Litigation, Insolvency, Corporate Recovery |
| Patrick E. | Fitzmaurice | Pillsbury | New York | Cross-Border Insolvency, Litigation |
| Nicholas | Fox | Mourant | Cayman Islands | Offshore Litigation, Recovery, Asset Tracing |
| Jennifer | Fox | Ogier | Cayman Islands | Complex Litigation, Fraud, Asset Tracing, Crypto |
| Lucy | Frew | Walkers | Cayman Islands | Financial Regulation, Risk Management |
| Matthew | Gardner | Maples Group | Cayman Islands | Private Equity, M&A, Joint Ventures |
| Richard | Gillis | One Essex Court | London | Complex Litigation, Insolvency, Global Assets |
| Warren E. | Gluck | Holland & Knight | New York | Asset Recovery, Litigation, Insolvency |
| Mark | Goodman | Campbells | Cayman Islands | Insolvency, Restructuring & Investment Fund Litigation |
| Matthew | Goucke | Walkers | Cayman Islands | Corporate Recovery, Contentious Insolvency |
| Philip | Graham | Harneys | Tortola, British Virgin Islands | Investment Funds, Regulatory, Digital Assets |
| Ilona | Groark | Kobre & Kim | Cayman Islands | Cross-Border Litigation & Disputes, Insolvency |
| Peter | Hayden | Mourant | Cayman Islands | Commercial Litigation, Insolvency |
| Ben | Hobden | Harneys | Cayman Islands | Insolvency, Restructuring, Dispute Resolution |
| Nick | Hoffman | Harneys | Cayman Islands | Insolvency, Restructuring, Financial Services Litigation |
| Mark C. | Holscher | Kirkland & Ellis | Los Angeles | Complex Commercial Litigation |
| Chris | Humphries | Stuarts Humphries | Cayman Islands | Investment Funds, Fintech, Insurance |
| Mac | Imrie KC | Maples Group | Cayman Islands | Mutual & Hedge Fund Disputes, Crisis Situations |
| Robert | Jones | Baker & Partners | Cayman Islands | Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution |
| Ridhiima | Kapoor | Ogier | Dubai | Investment Funds, Private Equity |
| Paul | Kennedy | Campbells | Cayman Islands | Economic Sanctions, Cross-Border Fraud, Insolvency |
| Hamid | Khanbhai | Campbells | Cayman Islands | Commercial Disputes, Restructuring, Liquidation |
| Gráinne | King | Harneys | Cayman Islands | Insolvency, Restructuring, Complex Litigation |
| Marc | Kish | Ogier | Cayman Islands | Contentious Restructuring, Insolvency, Fund Disputes |
| Bradley | Kruger | Ogier | Cayman Islands | IPO, M&A, SPAC, Blockchain |
| Theo | Lefkos | Conyers | Cayman Islands | Private Equity, Fund Formation & Operation |
| Stephen | Leontsinis | Collas Crill | Cayman Islands | Commercial Litigation, Offshore Insolvency, Restructuring |
| Christopher | Levers | Ogier | Cayman Islands | Restructuring, Insolvency, Trust Disputes |
| Róisín | Liddy-Murphy | Conyers | Cayman Islands | Multi-jurisdiction Litigation, Regulatory |
| Melissa | Lim | Walkers | Cayman Islands | Investment Fund Structures, Crypto |
| Robert | Lindley | Conyers | Tortola, British Virgin Islands | Contentious/Non-Contentious Trust Matters, Private Client |
| Andrew | Lomas | Kobre & Kim | Cayman Islands | Complex Cross-Border Litigation & Arbitration |
| Vicky | Lord | Harneys | Shanghai, China | Cross-Border Commercial Litigation |
| Neil | Lupton | Walkers | Cayman Islands | Complex Cross-Border Restructuring, Insolvencies, Distressed Situations |
| Scott | Macdonald | Maples Group | Cayman Islands | CLOs, Structured Finance Transactions |
| Henry | Mander | Harneys | Cayman Islands | Trusts & Private Wealth |
| Guy | Manning | Campbells | Cayman Islands | Litigation, Insolvency, Restructuring |
| Neil | McDonald | Kirkland & Ellis | Hong Kong | Global Restructuring & Insolvency |
| Jonathon | Meloy | Maples Group | Cayman Islands | International Capital Markets, Corporate Finance |
| Cora S. | Miller | Conyers | Cayman Islands | Corporate & Finance, esp. Offshore |
| Jonathon | Milne | Conyers | Cayman Islands | Complex Litigation, Insolvency, Restructuring |
| Pamella | Mitchell | Kobre & Kim | Cayman Islands | International Judgment Enforcement, Asset Recovery |
| Charles | Moore | Harneys | Cayman Islands | Private Wealth International Trusts & Disputes |
| Caroline | Moran | Maples Group | Cayman Islands | Cross-Border & Domestic Insolvency & Restructuring |
| Matt | Mulry | Appleby | Cayman Islands | Investment Funds, Financial Services |
| Nicholas | Pattman | Conyers | London | Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds |
| William | Peake | Harneys | London | Complex Cross-Border Litigation & Disputes |
| Katie | Pearson | Claritas Legal | Cayman Islands | Commercial Litigation, Offshore Insolvency, Restructuring |
| Jonathan E. | Pickhardt | Quinn Emanuel | New York | Financial Services, Securities, Structured Finance Litigation |
| Ingrid | Pierce | Walkers | Cayman Islands | Cayman Investment Funds |
| John A. | Pintarelli | Pillsbury | New York | Cross-Border Insolvency, Litigation |
| Andrew | Pullinger | Campbells | Cayman Islands | Cross-Border Commercial Litigation, Insolvency |
| Simon | Raftopoulos | Appleby | Cayman Islands | Corporate Finance, Private Equity |
| William T. | Reid IV | Reid Collins & Tsai | Austin, Texas | Complex Commercial & Financial Litigation |
| Rachael | Reynolds | Ogier | Cayman Islands | Contentious Matters, Fund Disputes, Restructuring |
| Nick | Rogers | Ogier | Cayman Islands | Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Crypto |
| John | Royle | Grant Thornton | Cayman Islands | Receivership, Asset Recovery |
| Sebastian | Said | Appleby | Cayman Islands | International Commercial Litigation, esp. Fund Disputes |
| Fergus | Saurin | Kirkland & Ellis | Hong Kong | Global Litigation, Financial, Trusts |
| Peter | Sherwood | Carey Olsen | Cayman Islands | Insolvency Litigation, Banking & Commercial Litigation |
| Daniella | Skotnicki | Harneys | Cayman Islands | Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Fintech |
| Stephen Moverley | Smith KC | XXIV Old Buildings | London | Commercial, Trust Litigation, Offshore |
| Richard | Spencer | Campbells | Cayman Islands | Crypto, Investment Funds |
| Matthew | Stocker | Conyers | Cayman Islands | Offshore Transactions, Aircraft, Vessels |
| Matt | Taber | Harneys | Cayman Islands | Investment Funds, Management & Finance |
| Kristin N. | Tahler | Quinn Emanuel | Los Angeles | International Disputes, White Collar, Investigations |
| Jacqueline Wenchen | Tang | Sullivan & Cromwell | Hong Kong | Global Restructuring & Insolvency |
| Simon | Thomas | Campbells | Cayman Islands | Private Equity Funds, Investment Vehicles |
| R. Brian | Timmons | Quinn Emanuel | Los Angeles | Complex & Private Investment Fund Litigation |
| Robert | True | Quinn Emanuel | Sydney, Australia | Financial Services Litigation |
| Peter | Tyers-Smith | Kobre & Kim | Cayman Islands | Cross-Border Insolvency Disputes, Investigations |
| Spencer | Vickers | Conyers | Cayman Islands | Insolvency, Restructuring, Commercial Litigation |
| Carolynn | Vivian | Harneys | Cayman Islands | Corporate, Government Risk & Compliance |
| Shelley | White | Walkers | Cayman Islands | Insolvency, Asset Recovery, Trusts, Litigation |
| Jessica | Williams | Harneys | Cayman Islands | Insolvency, Restructuring, Trust & Estate Litigation |
| Caroline | Williams | Walkers | Cayman Islands | Private Funds, Hedge Funds, Private Equity |
| Dylan | Wiltermuth | Carey Olsen | Cayman Islands | Corporate, Banking, Finance, Insurance |
| Anna-Lise | Wisdom | Conyers | Cayman Islands | Fund Finance |
| Jayson | Wood | Harneys | Hamilton, Bermuda | Insolvency Litigation, Cross-Border Debt Restructuring |
