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Provided by John O'Driscoll
Digital Assets & Blockchain
Litigation & Insolvency
Restructuring
John O’Driscoll leads our Litigation & Insolvency and Restructuring practice in London.
John advises creditors, debtors, private equity funds, hedge funds, and other stakeholders on BVI and Cayman Islands law. He frequently advises on matters relating to crypto-currency, NFTs, and digital assets. He has significant experience in cross-border litigation matters involving the United Kingdom, US, Europe, India, Kazakhstan, the Middle East, Africa, and South America.
Before joining Harneys, John led the Insolvency and Dispute Resolution practice at another leading offshore law firm in London for 10 years.
John is a co-founder of RAIIDAR International and is on the editorial board of International Corporate Rescue.
Memberships include:
The American Bankruptcy Institute
INSOL International
Litigation
Advising on litigation strategy for disputes involving Cayman-registered entities and mining assets in West Africa, including potential winding-up proceedings, freezing injunctions, and receivership.
Acting on a judicial review matter in the BVI.
Acting on a large BVI arbitration involving a multi-jurisdictional shareholder dispute.
Advising on a contentious regulatory matter involving funds in the Cayman Islands.
Liquidation and Restructuring
Advising on aspects of the high profile crypto liquidation, Three Arrows Capital.
Acting as BVI counsel for the joint liquidators on the restructuring of a high value multi-national shipping group.
Acting for the shareholders of the Washington Special Opportunity Fund in highly contested winding up proceedings in the Cayman Islands.
Advising the liquidators of an international hotels and resorts group across 17 different jurisdictions.
Acting for a US bank on the winding up of two Cayman funds.
Advising on the high profile restructuring of General Healthcare Group, UK’s largest private hospital group, which includes 35 hospitals and debt of circa £2.1 billion.
Advising on two complex and contentious European bank insolvencies with interests in the Cayman Islands.
Advising on the Cayman law aspects of a complex global restructuring for a North African oil services group.
Asset Recovery and Shareholder Disputes
Advising on a multi-jurisdictional default in relation to bonds worth over €300 million and the movement of assets beyond the reach of creditors.
Advising on asset recovery in relation to digital currency assets stolen in a hacking event.
Advising a privately held oil services business in east Africa in relation to a series of purported share transfers.
Advising Indian, African and Middle Eastern family offices on the recovering of assets.
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.