CAYMAN ISLANDS Law and Practice Contributed by: Sam Dawson, Peter Sherwood and Denis Olarou, Carey Olsen
Carey Olsen has a global Cayman Islands dispute resolution and insolvency practice comprising five partners, with two based in Asia, and 21 fee earners in total. The firm represents clients across a range of contentious and non-contentious matters and is widely recognised for its expertise in both inter- national and domestic cases, including corporate, commercial and civil disputes; investment funds; banking; financial services and trusts litigation; re- structuring and insolvency; and fraud and asset trac- ing claims. From mediation to trial advocacy, Carey
Olsen successfully guides its clients through the full range of disputes, from multiparty, cross-jurisdiction- al corporate litigation to domestic claims before the local courts. It has also represented clients before the Privy Council and many of its cases have established judicial precedents that are referred to in jurisdictions around the world. The firm advises on Bermuda, Brit- ish Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law across a global network of nine interna- tional offices.
Authors
Sam Dawson is the head of the Carey Olsen dispute resolution and insolvency practice in the Cayman Islands. He has over 15 years’ experience litigating complex cross- border commercial disputes in the
Denis Olarou is a partner at Carey Olsen and advises on all aspects of insolvency litigation. His practice also encompasses general commercial litigation, including disputes arising from fraud, shareholder and joint
Cayman Islands, with a primary focus on the financial services sector. He has particular expertise in the field of insolvency and restructuring and is regularly instructed to act in relation to both contentious and non-contentious matters. In addition to litigating cases in the Cayman Islands, Sam has also given expert evidence of Cayman Islands law in courts outside of the Cayman Islands, including the USA and the UK.
venture conflicts, professional negligence, and general contract and tort claims. He has also represented clients in commercial and treaty arbitrations. Denis acts for insolvency practitioners, corporates, high net worth individuals and government entities. He joined Carey Olsen from Jones Day and was admitted as an attorney-at-law of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in 2016. He is a member of INSOL International and is a native Russian speaker.
Peter Sherwood is a partner at Carey Olsen and advises on all aspects of insolvency litigation, general banking and commercial litigation and non- contentious insolvency and restructurings. Prior to joining Carey
Olsen in 2015, he worked for leading international law firms in London and in Sydney, working on contentious and non-contentious insolvencies and restructurings. Peter has acted for insolvency practitioners and creditors in complex financial services firms’ and brokers’ insolvencies, and has advised creditors and debtors on large, cross-border restructurings. He also has banking and commercial litigation experience.
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