Sam Dawson
About
Provided by Sam Dawson
Practice Areas
Sam is head of Carey Olsen's dispute resolution and insolvency and restructuring practice in the Cayman Islands.
He has extensive experience litigating with a primary focus on the financial services sector.
Sam also has particular expertise in the field of insolvency and restructuring and is regularly instructed to act for liquidators and receivers (including foreign appointees), management, security holders, investors, and unsecured creditors in relation to both contentious and non-contentious matters.
Career
Sam graduated from Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (Art History). He was admitted as solicitor and barrister in New Zealand Bar in 1996 (non-practising) and became attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands in 2006.
Professional Memberships
Sam is a former Director of the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association of Cayman, as well as a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and INSOL International. He is also one of the Law Society representatives on the Users Committee for the Financial Services Division of the Grand Court.
Chambers Review
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Sam Dawson is a highly popular lawyer among his peers in the Cayman Islands. He is well known for his strengths in restructuring and insolvency proceedings, as well as trust and shareholder disputes. He heads Carey Olsen's dispute resolution practice in the jurisdiction.
Contributions
3 Contributions provided by Carey Olsen
International Arbitration 2023
The keynote development in Cayman Islands international arbitration during the last twelve months i...
International Arbitration 2023
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Cayman Islands
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Cayman Islands
International Arbitration 2023
The keynote development in Cayman Islands international arbitration during the last twelve months i...
International Arbitration 2023
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Cayman Islands
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Cayman Islands
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sam is knowledgeable and efficient. He is smart and easy to deal with. I would recommend him to anyone."
"Sam is a pleasure to work with. He is extremely well informed and always ready to get to the right answer."
"Sam is knowledgeable and efficient. He is smart and easy to deal with. I would recommend him to anyone."
"Sam is a pleasure to work with. He is extremely well informed and always ready to get to the right answer."
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