The 2025 Lawdragon 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers

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