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Simon Dickson

Simon Dickson

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Simon is a Partner in the Litigation and Insolvency department in our Cayman Islands office with extensive experience in insolvency and restructuring matters, valuation disputes and fraud and asset tracing. He has more experience acting for shareholders in appraisal actions than any other practitioner in the Cayman Islands.

Simon is instructed by financial institutions in respect of the largest and most complex disputes currently before the Courts and is currently instructed in the Fidelity National appraisal and in several other forthcoming matters. Simon successfully led a multi-disciplinary team in the Nord Anglia s.238 fair value appraisal trial, winning a judgment in excess of US$130 million.

In the last decade, Simon has acted in most of the major insolvency matters including Madoff, Sphinx, Belmont and DD Growth and currently act for the creditors in the liquidations of Platinum Partners, the Direct Lending Income Fund and the collapse of the Abraaj Group. Simon led the team in the Arcapita Bank restructuring and has advised in other high profile matters including Zohar Funds, Luckin Coffee, China Fishery Group, Ocean Rig and Founding Partners.

Professional Memberships

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

Insolvency Lawyers' Association

Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (Cayman)

INSOL

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Chambers Global Guide

Dispute Resolution - Cayman Islands

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Simon Dickson is a highly respected lawyer in the Cayman Islands, with extensive experience representing blue-chip clients. He has considerable experience handling white-collar fraud cases and insolvency-related matters. He is also well-versed in shareholder disputes, including Section 238 proceedings.

Strengths

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  • Simon Dickson is a top-notch partner who is very practical and experienced.

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  • Simon Dickson is highly experienced, calm and considered under pressure, with an excellent grasp of the commercial drivers underlying disputes.

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  • Simon has strong tactical judgement.

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