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Peter Sherwood

Peter Sherwood

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About

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Practice Areas

Peter is a partner in the dispute resolution and litigation team in the Cayman Islands. He advises on all aspects of insolvency litigation, general banking and commercial litigation and non-contentious insolvency and restructurings.

Career

Peter qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2008. Prior to joining Carey Olsen in 2015, he worked for leading international firms in London and in Sydney, working on contentious and non-contentious insolvencies and restructurings. Peter has acted for insolvency practitioners and creditors in complex financial services firms and brokers insolvencies, and has advised creditors and debtors on large, cross-border restructurings. He also has banking and commercial litigation experience.

Peter was admitted as an attorney-at-law of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in 2015.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Dispute Resolution - Cayman Islands

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial
Peter Sherwood is a respected individual who frequently assists clients with insolvency proceedings as well as debt restructuring and general commercial litigation.

Strengths

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  • What distinguishes Peter Sherwood is his strategic clarity and ability to handle complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes with authority and precision.

    Dispute ResolutionChambers Global Guide
  • Peter thinks outside the box in order to provide the most appropriate course of action. He is able to balance technically sound advice with strong commerciality.

    Dispute ResolutionChambers Global Guide
  • Peter Sherwood brings an impressive combination of intellectual rigour, courtroom strength and commercial savviness to every matter.

    Dispute ResolutionChambers Global Guide

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