Cayman dispute resolution team doubles in size in eight months

Ogier's Cayman Dispute Resolution team has doubled in size in the last eight months after a series of major instructions.

The new arrivals include Marc Kish, a lateral senior partner hire from another international offshore firm, and six Cayman-qualified lawyers between managing associate and associate level.

Partner Rachael Reynolds, who heads Ogier's Cayman Dispute Resolution team, said that the growth was in response to a marked increase in instructions from a variety of sources and that the firm had invested in recruiting high calibre lawyers, particularly in the areas of restructuring and insolvency.

"The team is going from strength to strength and it is testament to the quality of our new hires that they have hit the ground running and have integrated seamlessly into what is a close-knit group" she said.

"The team is now the largest that it has ever been – and although much of the recent growth has been insolvency-focused, our new colleagues have wide experience in matters relating to areas including contentious trusts and shareholder disputes, including valuation disputes."

The recent recruits include: Partner Marc Kish (the new Head of Restructuring and Insolvency in the Caribbean and Asia); Managing Associate Jennifer Fox; senior associate Gemma Lardner; associates Deborah Barker Roye and Rebecca Findlay.

Ogier has recently been recognised with a string of industry awards, including three in respect of the Ocean Rig restructuring, on which Rachael led the team advising the joint provisional liquidators - the work was recognised with the Innovation in Cross-Border Insolvency and Restructuring award from Global Restructuring Review and the Energy Deal of the Year and Restructuring of the Year ($1B - $5B) by M&A Advisor within the last month.

Ogier also won Legal Week's International Law Firm Innovation Award at The Legal Week Innovation Awards in May, and was named Caribbean law firm of the year at the Citywealth IFC Awards in January.