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Carey Olsen is a leading offshore law firm. We advise on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law across a global network of nine international offices. We are a full-service law firm working across banking and finance, corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity, trusts and private wealth, dispute resolution, insolvency and property law. Our clients include global financial institutions, investment funds, private equity houses, multi-national corporations, public organizations, sovereign wealth funds, ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, directors, trustees and private clients. We work alongside all of the major onshore law firms, accountancy firms and insolvency practitioners on corporate transactions and matters involving our jurisdictions.
Our advice is delivered by an approachable and experienced team of globally-minded lawyers who work in partnership with our clients to help them achieve their objectives. We have the expertise and resources to handle the most complex international transactions combined with a personal approach to business. In the face of opportunities or challenges, our clients know that the advice and guidance they receive from us will be based on a complete understanding of their goals and objectives combined with outstanding client service, technical excellence and commercial insight. Whether playing a lead or a supporting role, we always look at the bigger picture.
Year this Office was Established: 1898
Lawyers Worldwide: 250
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Partners
Matthew Grigg
PartnerMichael Hanson JP
PartnerJeremy Lightfoot
PartnerKyle Masters
PartnerMichael Padarin
PartnerSteven Rees Davies
PartnerKeith Robinson
PartnerSam Stevens
PartnerMatthew Watson
PartnerJames Webb
PartnerJay Webster
PartnerGavin Woods
PartnerOf Counsel
Charissa Ball
CounselStephanie Bernard
CounselAlexander Collis
CounselHonor Desmond-Tetlow
CounselMichelle Falcucci
CounselAshley Fife
CounselMichael Frith
Chairman - Senior CounselXia Li
CounselOliver MacKay
CounselMax Tetlow
CounselClaire van Overdijk KC
CounselDhanshuklal Vekaria
CounselTiffy Wan
CounselAssociates
Mahogany Bean
AssociateAdam Collieson
Senior AssociateEleanor Davies
Senior AssociateKalyani Dixit
AssociateCharlotte Donnelly
AssociateMatthew Dulaney
AssociateStewart Forrest
AssociateAlexandra Fox
Senior AssociateAnna Goodman-Jones
AssociateBradley Houlston
Senior AssociateLaura Kearns
Senior AssociateSteven Khong
Senior AssociateNicholas Lee
AssociateWinnie Lo
AssociateJonathan Marion
AssociateGeorge McCallum
AssociateChristopher McCarthy
Senior AssociateMichelle Meyer
AssociateCheri Minors
Senior AssociateMarcus Symonds
AssociateHeather Taylor
AssociateKatie Turney
Senior AssociateYi Yang
AssociateOther
Celine Chan
Business Development Manager - AsiaDilys Hung
Legal ManagerElla Nicholls
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Cayman toolkit for foreign arbitration
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