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Provided by David Lee
Dispute Resolution, Fraud & Asset Tracing, Fund Disputes, Insolvency & Restructuring, Regulatory Disputes
David is a partner of Appleby’s Dispute Resolution team and is based in its Cayman Office.
David has more than 20 years’ experience in commercial litigation, investment fund disputes and insolvency matters. His practice focuses on major complex, cross-border disputes and insolvencies, with a particular interest in fraud and asset recovery. David has acted in some of the largest and highest profile investment fund disputes in the Cayman Islands in recent years.
David regularly advises clients on all aspects of arbitral award enforcement, on both the creditor and debtor side. David has particular experience of complex multi-jurisdiction enforcement exercises, including identifying and preserving assets. David has significant experience of insolvency matters, and regularly acts for petitioning creditors, JOLs, LCs, secured creditors and unsecured creditors. David’s experience has led him to be regularly instructed to provide expert evidence / opinions on matters of Cayman Islands law for use in overseas litigation and arbitration.
Prior to joining Appleby, David was a partner with Norton Rose Fulbright where he was a partner in each of their London and Hong Kong offices. David has maintained his links to Hong Kong and work originating from Asia forms a substantial part of his practice.
Cayman’s Compliance Crackdown - Cayman Adopts UK-Style SAR Timelines under the Proceeds of Crime Act
Privy Council clarifies Cayman Islands law on shareholder standing to bring personal claims against a company alleging that shares were allotted for an improper purpose
Navigating access to the Court File: Abraaj-related ruling confirms Cayman’s commitment to the open justice principle, but gives rise to uncertainty on the scope of documents that may be accessed
Justice Kawaley’s recent decisions confirm the Cayman Islands’ narrow approach to setting aside ex parte Orders for the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
Restructuring Provisional Liquidators May Not Be Dead After All
Chief Justice affirms Cayman’s availability for the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
The Grand Court clarifies the ordinary rule for damages in temporary deprivation of property cases
Winding-up Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnerships – an invitation from the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal?
Litigation funding in the offshore jurisdictions: how will the UK Supreme Court decision in PACCAR affect offshore litigation funding?
Derivatives – Cayman Counterparty Considerations in Market Uncertainty
Show Me the Money: Identification and Preservation of Assets in the Cayman Islands
When Shareholders Can Bring Direct Claims in Cayman Court
Fund Governance: how funds formed in Cayman can mitigate legal risk
Self-evident truths for Cayman fund directors
Provided by Chambers
David Lee often handles insolvency matters, including those intersecting with issues of white-collar fraud. He also offers notable experience in investment fund-related disputes.
Provided by Chambers
I very much enjoy working with David. He is bright, industrious and a team player.
He is good at strategic thinking and thinking outside of boxes. On top of that he is very knowledgeable about law, dedicated and has excellent people skills.
David Lee is a fantastic partner. He's responsive and always available; he is all over the detail of a case and has a keen ability to know how to deploy the most effective strategies.
I very much enjoy working with David. He is bright, industrious and a team player.
He is good at strategic thinking and thinking outside of boxes. On top of that he is very knowledgeable about law, dedicated and has excellent people skills.
David Lee is a fantastic partner. He's responsive and always available; he is all over the detail of a case and has a keen ability to know how to deploy the most effective strategies.
