Global Guide 2026 : British Virgin Islands
Ranked Individuals
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Conyers was the first international firm in the British Virgin Islands, with our office established in 1996, and we have been at the heart of the jurisdiction’s development into an International Financial Centre.
Our litigation, restructuring and insolvency team is the most experienced in the BVI. We are frequently involved in leading international litigation work and have acted on many of the reported cases both before the Commercial Court and the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal. Conyers’ exemplary reputation in the jurisdiction has led to a distinguished track record of advising on high profile disputes in the region, in addition to several landmark cases. These have included acting in the largest asset tracing litigation from and by Commonwealth of Independent States, through to the largest and most complex receiverships involving the People’s Republic of China.
Our Specialist Dispute Resolution Services include:
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Conyers is a pre-eminent offshore law firm noted for its outstanding expertise in arbitration and commercial litigation. The BVI team also demonstrates pronounced strengths in restructuring and insolvency, and is frequently mandated to act for asset managers and multinational corporations, as well as high net worth individuals. The department is also regularly active in shareholder disputes and trust litigation.
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Conyers acted for Cheong Jun Yoong and Defiance Capital on a more than USD2.8 billion claim for declaratory relief advanced by the joint liquidators of Three Arrows Capital.
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The Conyers team are efficient and very responsive. They deliver an excellent service with appropriate legal skills. They are good at implementing strategic and legal advice.
The Conyers disputes team are very commercially focused.
Conyers has a large and strong team in the BVI who have deep experience across fund-related disputes.
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Mark Forte is a top practitioner and one of the most experienced lawyers in the BVI.
Mark Forte is probably the most seasoned and experienced BVI litigator around. He is a formidable opponent.
Richard Evans is a very astute lawyer. He does a lot of advocacy and is very capable.
Jerry Samuel is a seasoned advocate with extensive experience before the BVI courts. He regularly handles insolvency cases, with notable experience acting for respondent companies in opposing winding-up applications.
Jerry Samuel is extremely experienced and knows BVI litigation very well.
Matthew Brown regularly advises clients on insolvency proceedings, with noteworthy experience acting on such matters in the crypto space. He is also well versed in white-collar fraud claims.
Matt Brown is very impressive and on top of everything. He is very quick, very astute and very knowledgeable.
Matthew Brown is a real rising star of BVI commercial disputes work. He is exceptionally clever and extremely highly regarded.
He is very diligent, gets into the detail and is commercial to deal with. He's a very strong lawyer.
Head of Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
Provided by Conyers
Allana-J Joseph
Tameka Davis
Jevgenija (Jane) Fedotova
Charles Goldblatt
Jerry Samuel
Matthew Brown
Robert Lindley
Andre Sheckleford
Marie Stewart
Matthew Brown
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Practice area: Dispute Resolution
Location: Bermuda
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Practice area: Dispute Resolution
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