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Provided by John O'Driscoll
Practice area
John leads the Insolvency and Dispute Resolution (IDR) team at Walkers in London. John specialises in contentious and non-contentious insolvency work and international disputes.
John advises on all forms of formal appointments of insolvency officeholders in the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands and advises creditors, debtors, private equity and hedge funds and other stakeholders. John has significant experience in crossborder litigation matters having worked on multi-jurisdictional disputes involving Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, the Middle East, Africa, India and South America. He has worked on aspects of large international restructurings including MF Global, Lehman Brothers and Nortel.
Prior to his move to London to launch the London IDR team, John also worked in the firm's Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands offices.
Recognition
John receives wide industry and peer reviewed recognition for his commercial approach to his clients' needs and is consistently recognised by Chambers, Legal500 and Who's Who Legal.
John is a co-founder of RAIIDAR International network.
Provided by Chambers
John O'Driscoll supports clients with Cayman-related insolvency disputes. He has experience of acting for all parties to an insolvency, including creditors, debtors and bondholders.
Provided by Chambers
"I am happy to place my trust in John and I appreciate his reasoned but pragmatic approach to the matters we have worked on together."
"John is our go-to lawyer for all offshore work. He's a solid restructuring and insolvency professional and a pleasure to work with."
"I am happy to place my trust in John and I appreciate his reasoned but pragmatic approach to the matters we have worked on together."
"John is our go-to lawyer for all offshore work. He's a solid restructuring and insolvency professional and a pleasure to work with."
