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Provided by Sebastian Said
Dispute Resolution, Fraud & Asset Tracing, Fund Disputes, Insolvency & Restructuring
Sebastian Said is an English barrister and partner in the Cayman Islands’ Dispute Resolution Practice Group, specialising in high-value international commercial litigation, in particular fund disputes, banking, insolvency and restructuring, fraud and asset-tracing, professional liability, and contentious trust disputes. He has represented clients in many of the most significant Cayman cases in his practice areas in recent years, including acting for clients in relation to the collapses of Weavering, Abraaj, Bear Stearns, 1MDB and Highland Capital Management.
Before joining Appleby he practised from Fountain Court Chambers, one of the English Bar’s “magic circle”, where he remains a door tenant. A highly experienced advocate, he leads teams handling substantial applications and trials before the Cayman courts, representing clients across all aspects of Cayman financial services, including hedge funds and their directors, fund managers, banks, law firms, trustees, companies, directors, shareholders, GPs and LPs of exempted limited partnerships, creditors of distressed Cayman entities, corporate bond-holders and their trustees, liquidators, and receivers.
Most of his experience is in complex cross-border cases, involving heavy Cayman litigation requiring strategic co-ordination with legal teams at leading on-shore law firms and chambers (in particular in London, New York, Hong Kong, Florida, California, Delaware, Connecticut, Dubai, and Brazil), often working alongside leading insolvency, funds, banking and trust professionals in Cayman, as well as Appleby colleagues in the other major offshore jurisdictions.
He undertakes work for the Bar Pro Bono Unit, has volunteered to assist with the Social Mobility Foundation and Bar Council Bar Placement Week, and has acted as a mentor in the Cayman Finance Student Education and Work Experience Programme (2016, 2017 and 2018). He has served on the International Committee of the English Bar Council, and the Joint Academic Stage Board, the body formerly responsible for the regulation of the academic stage of qualification for English barristers and solicitors.
His professional memberships include INSOL, the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association, STEP, CILPA, COMBAR, and the Chancery Bar Association.
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In conversation with Sebastian Said, Partner at Appleby in the Cayman Islands
Appleby successfully assists Butterfield dispose of dishonest assistance and breach of mandate claims
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Provided by Chambers
Sebastian Said is well known and highly recommended in the Cayman market. He is frequently sought out by other law firms and accountancy practices to handle their defence in professional liability and negligence litigation. He also offers extensive experience in white-collar fraud matters.
Provided by Chambers
Sebastian Said is a really excellent advocate who displays clear thinking and who is meticulous, thorough and leaves no stone unturned. I am impressed by his piercing research and analysis.
I consider Sebastian Said to be one of the most talented litigators in the market. He is ferociously smart, with an unbelievable work ethic. He is incredibly responsive and a pleasure to work with.
Sebastian Said is one of the two or three people I'd call if I was in a tight spot. He is super-bright, very good on complex trust matters, known and respected by courts and immensely hard-working.
Sebastian is very committed to the client’s cause, an innovative thinker who always tests positions and looks for new angles. He is strong strategically, keeping focus on what matters to the client.
Sebastian Said and his team are fantastic. They are an excellent choice for any complicated, high-exposure matter involving Cayman law.
Sebastian Said is a really excellent advocate who displays clear thinking and who is meticulous, thorough and leaves no stone unturned. I am impressed by his piercing research and analysis.
I consider Sebastian Said to be one of the most talented litigators in the market. He is ferociously smart, with an unbelievable work ethic. He is incredibly responsive and a pleasure to work with.
Sebastian Said is one of the two or three people I'd call if I was in a tight spot. He is super-bright, very good on complex trust matters, known and respected by courts and immensely hard-working.
Sebastian is very committed to the client’s cause, an innovative thinker who always tests positions and looks for new angles. He is strong strategically, keeping focus on what matters to the client.
Sebastian Said and his team are fantastic. They are an excellent choice for any complicated, high-exposure matter involving Cayman law.
