Michael Adkins
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Dispute Resolution
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About
Provided by Michael Adkins
Practice Areas
Michael is a litigation lawyer, specialising in Insolvency, Regulatory/Public Law, Trust and other financial services disputes.
Michael is a qualified Guernsey Advocate and BVI Attorney and maintains an active litigation practice in both jurisdictions.
Michael currently leads the firm's Guernsey Risk and Regulatory and Insolvency teams and has previously acted as Head of Litigation and Managing Partner of the firm's BVI Office.
Career
Michael commenced with ASIC as a Graduate Trainee in 2002, before qualifying as a Barrister and Solicitor in Victoria in 2004. During his 7 years in ASIC's Enforcement Directorate, Michael advised on and led a number of nationally significant investigations.
Joining Collas Day (as it then was) in 2009, Michael qualified as a Guernsey Advocate and became a parter of Collas Crill in 2014.
Professional Memberships
ARIES, Insol, R3, IBA (Insolvency), RISA BVI (Associate)
Chambers Review
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Michael Adkins leads Collas Crill's insolvency and contentious risk and regulatory teams. He is noted for his work advising regulators, companies and individuals on regulatory disputes. His commercial litigation practice also includes working with clients on contentious insolvency matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Michael is very sensible, pragmatic, knowledgeable and approachable. He is great on regulatory and financial services matters in particular."
"Michael is very sensible, pragmatic, knowledgeable and approachable. He is great on regulatory and financial services matters in particular."
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