About

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Campbells has established a reputation with both clients and peers as being a leading insolvency and restructuring firm in the Cayman Islands, with a lead or major role in most significant insolvency and restructuring cases in the Cayman Islands. Campbells also routinely acts for institutional investors, creditors, directors and other professional service providers in connection with all aspects of the restructuring and winding up of companies, investment funds, limited partnerships and structured finance entities.

In addition to insolvency and restructuring, the group deals with the full range of commercial litigation. Alistair Walters and Andrew Pullinger have recently defended HSBC in respect of claims arising out of the Madoff-fraud in one of the most substantial and significant cases in Cayman legal history.  We are particularly well known for our expertise in investment fund litigation and shareholder disputes.  Our practice also specialises in asset tracing, trust litigation, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. 

We are also a leading firm for advising financial institutions and service providers in connection with local and overseas regulatory investigations and issues, having acted for licensees in relation to a number of major CIMA regulatory examinations.  

Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution - Cayman Islands

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Campbells is a highly regarded Cayman law firm whose disputes team is widely noted for its handling of high-stakes restructuring and insolvency matters. It also assists with a range of general commercial disputes such as those arising out of allegations of fraudulent activity as well as contentious M&A transactions. The department represents major financial institutions, private equity firms and investment funds.

Work Highlights

Provided by Campbells

  • Campbells acted for a group of dissenting shareholders, among them the Maso Capital Arbitrage Fund, in a Section 238 fair-value appraisal dispute relating to the take-private of 58.com and valued at approximately USD2 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Guy Manning
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Guy Manning
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Band 1

Guy Manning has a wealth of knowledge and is regularly to be seen assisting clients with restructuring and insolvency proceedings as well as shareholder and investment fund disputes. He has many years of experience regarding Cayman disputes and heads up Campbells' litigation, insolvency and restructuring team.

Mr Manning provides the comfort of a highly qualified, experienced and reliable adviser.

He is very familiar with what the Cayman judges want and would be able to address their possible queries in advance of the hearings.

Guy is always able to develop a sensible legal strategy. He knows exactly what clients want and can provide a detailed roadmap in order for them to achieve favourable outcomes.

Mark Goodman
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Mark Goodman
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Band 1

Mark Goodman has immense experience relating to the Cayman court system. He is especially noted for his restructuring and insolvency work, with additional expertise in investment fund litigation.

Clients love Mark. He has really great strategic nous. He knows quickly where to go in a case but he also has charm and a great personality.

Mark is pugnacious, loquacious and thoughtful. He is an excellent partner on contentious matters.

Liam Faulkner
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Liam Faulkner
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Band 4
Liam Faulkner is well known for his strengths in contentious insolvency and restructuring matters. He also handles the full spectrum of shareholder and investment fund disputes.

He is great; he really knows his stuff.

Andrew Pullinger
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Andrew Pullinger
5
Band 5

Andrew Pullinger is an evermore noteworthy force to be reckoned with when it comes to commercial litigation and arbitration in the Cayman Islands.

Andrew is the consummate legal professional.

Andrew Pullinger is a great litigator - aggressive when he needs to be, and savvy enough to know when he shouldn’t. Andrew is also great at communicating to clients what is viable.

Andrew has an impressive knowledge and service level.

Guy Cowan
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Guy Cowan
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Band 5

Guy Cowan is predominantly active on insolvency matters and is well versed in acting for official liquidators. He is also well accustomed to acting for creditors.

Guy Cowan is a very clever lawyer. He is very detailed, very meticulous and very commercial. Guy can quickly see where a settlement is, and where it is not, for a client's best interest.

Paul Kennedy
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Paul Kennedy
5
Band 5

Paul Kennedy receives strong praise for his work assisting clients with insolvency and asset recovery matters. He is also noted for his experience advising on cases arising out of economic sanctions against Russia.

Paul’s deep understanding of insolvency law and his first-class experience in asset recovery have earned him a sterling reputation in the Cayman market.

I appreciate his transparent communication style and ability to explain intricate legal concepts in a clear, accessible manner. He remains calm and composed under pressure, instilling confidence.

Paul Kennedy is very thorough and responsive.

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Cayman Islands

Dispute Resolution

Guy Manning
1
Guy Manning
Head of Dispute Resolution
1
Band 1
Mark Goodman
1
Mark Goodman
1
Band 1
Liam Faulkner
4
Liam Faulkner
4
Band 4
Andrew Pullinger
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Andrew Pullinger
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Band 5
Guy Cowan
5
Guy Cowan
5
Band 5
Paul Kennedy
5
Paul Kennedy
5
Band 5

Clients

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BNY Mellon

Credit Suisse

Deloitte

Deutsche Bank

EY

Grant Thornton

HSBC

JP Morgan

KPMG

PwC

RHSW Caribbean

Royal Bank of Canada

The Portuguese Republic

UBS

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