About

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The Real Estate team in Cayman Islands is led by Gina Berry. The team advises international and local financial institutions on complex security transactions and has secured highly-coveted panel positions as being preferred attorneys for most of the Class A Banks in the Cayman Islands.

 

The department also advises a wide range of private clients on complex real estate transactions between vendors and purchasers, as well as landlords and tenants; and has acted for the developers of a number of high-end properties in the Cayman Islands.

 

The team at Collas Crill has vast experience with drafting and coordinating the legal documentation required in high-end investment developments for raw land transformation and infrastructure. They are routinely involved in negotiations with government authorities with respect to acquisitions, commercial activities, licencing and all regulatory matters.

 

The department has worked extensively with attorneys from other jurisdictions including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Bahamas and Jamaica, amongst others.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Cayman Islands

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Leading Channel Islands law firm Collas Crill has a well-established presence in the Cayman Islands, where its real estate team is especially noted for its work overseeing residential property purchases on behalf of high net worth individuals. It is also well regarded for its advice on commercial real estate mandates and regularly acts as lenders' counsel on real estate financing matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Collas Crill acted for a US high net worth individual on a USD20 million restructuring of their Cayman Islands real estate holdings, including the assignment of six properties to a newly incorporated corporation.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Gina Berry
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Gina Berry
Head of Real Estate
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Band 2
Gina Berry is a leading Cayman real estate lawyer who heads a strong team at Collas Crill. She is frequently sought out by developers and lenders for her expertise concerning high-end residential development projects and leasing transactions.

She is always there to support clients, understand their objectives and resolve any matters that arise.

Gina is a very experienced and respected lawyer with great people skills. She meets challenging deadlines without compromising accuracy and she adds value to our business.

Gina has excelled in every area where I've needed advice. I always have confidence that she has the answer to any question.

Alistair Wade
Alistair Wade
Associates to watch

Alistair Wade is developing a strong reputation among clients and fellow legal professionals. His recent work has seen him act for several high net worth individuals on the purchase of Cayman properties.

Alistair is a rising star in the Cayman real estate and transactions space.

Alistair is fairly new to Cayman but has fitted in well with the local market. He has good experience from the UK and the transactions I have been worked with him on have all been positive.

Alistair has excellent people skills.

Alistair Wade demonstrates great client-facing professionalism and it really seems that he wants to make a difference.

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Gina Berry
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Gina Berry
Head of Real Estate
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Band 2
Alistair Wade
Alistair Wade
Associates to watch

Members

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Alistair Wade

Gina Berry

Gina Berry

Head of Department