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Christopher Russell

Christopher Russell 

Partner , Cayman Islands

 
phone +1 345 815 1885 
email christopher.russell@ogier.com 
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Location:
Cayman Islands

Area of expertise:
Litigation, Restructuring & Insolvency

Background:

Chris is a Partner and the Head of the Litigation team in the Cayman Islands.

Chris joined Ogier in 2005.  Prior to joining Ogier, he was a barrister in England; he was a member of, and remains associated with, New Square Chambers, Lincoln’s Inn, London, a leading set of Chancery/ Commercial Chambers and before this, he was a member of 13 Kings Bench Walk Chambers, London, a leading set of Common Law chambers.

He received his Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) in Jurisprudence and Master of Arts, both from Oxford University.

Chris specialises in heavy insolvency, commercial and trust matters.  He is a contributing author to International Asset Tracing in Insolvency (Oxford University Press, 2010).  He has published numerous articles on corporate and trusts law.

Chris is a member of the Cayman Islands Law Society, and the Bar of England and Wales; he is also a member of the English Bar Disciplinary Tribunal.

Admitted in:
2005 - Cayman Islands
1971 - England and Wales (not practising)




 

 Recognition

  • quotation mark  well prepared, articulate and extremely bright attorney quotation mark

    Chambers Global, 2009

  • quotation mark  dependable, industrious and astute counsel quotation mark

    Chambers Global, 2009

  • quotation mark  market sources predict a bright future for the (Cayman Litigation) team under Russell's leadership quotation mark

    Chambers Global, 2009

  • quotation mark  exceedingly responsive ... I have great confidence in him and his team quotation mark

    Legal 500, 2009

  • quotation mark  seen as "one of the most professional and level-headed litigators in Cayman", Christopher Russell is a popular and talented lawyer with a broad range quotation mark

    Chambers Global, 2009

  • quotation mark  Christopher Russell is " hugely respected " and "excellent to work with" quotation mark

    Legal 500, 2009

  • quotation mark  The 'greatly respected' Christopher Russell is 'the lawyer you want on your side if you are litigating in Cayman'. quotation mark

    Legal 500 2010

  • quotation mark  deep-thinking lawyer with plenty of experience and strong advice to give. One client was particularly impressed with his responsive service, remarking he always goes the extra mile quotation mark

    Chambers 2011

  • quotation mark  Exceedingly responsive and reliable quotation mark

    Legal 500 2011

 
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