Michael Cushing

Practice Areas

Michael advises on a broad range of commercial and trust matters. He has extensive experience before the Jersey Courts and his practice includes regulatory investigations, contentious insolvency, corporate restructuring and asset recovery.

Michael is regularly instructed in contentious and advisory matters on behalf of leading offshore fiduciary services firms, banks and commercial clients. He also frequently receives instructions from international law firms to advise on matters of Jersey law.

Practice areas

• Trust

• Commercial and Banking Disputes

• Regulatory

• Insolvency and Restructuring

• Fraud and Asset Tracing

Career

Before moving to Jersey in 2005, Michael was a Partner in the London office of international law firm Dechert LLP where he practised in the Litigation and Investigations team focussing on commercial litigation, and regulatory investigations and prosecutions. Prior to joining Ardent in 2021 Michael served as Managing Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution for the Jersey office of offshore law firm Appleby.

Professional Memberships

Advocate, Jersey (2007)

Solicitor, England and Wales (1992) non-practising