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Provided by Stuart Cullen
Stuart is a Partner in the firm's BVI office. He is an offshore insolvency and dispute resolution specialist. He acts in insolvency, asset tracing, arbitration, and fund disputes (often multi-jurisdictional), in addition to general company, commercial and business disputes both in BVI and internationally.
Stuart is a barrister with more than 20 years' experience in disputes and insolvency related matters in BVI, England and Ireland, with a particular interest in arbitration.
He has acted in most of the biggest BVI-related insolvency disputes of the last decade and, before that, in cases including Landsbanki and BTA Bank v Ablyazov.
Stuart was previously Managing Partner and head of dispute resolution at Dentons BVI and was one of Dentons' co-heads of insolvency and restructuring for the Latin America and Caribbean region.
Stuart qualified and started practice as a barrister in Dublin. He then moved to London for a decade, most of which was spent in independent practice in Chambers (33 Bedford Row and Thirteen Old Square, now Three Stone), but which also included spells working in the City as an employed barrister with Squire Sanders (on the Landsbanki insolvency) and Stephenson Harwood (JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov).
Since moving to BVI Stuart has developed considerable experience in asset recovery matters involving Latin American parties. He regularly appears as an advocate in the BVI Commercial Court and also in the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal
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Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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Stuart Cullen acts on an array of contentious matters, including insolvency and shareholder disputes. He has considerable experience coordinating significant cross-border matters, and recently joined Collas Crill after leaving the BVI office of Dentons.
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Stuart is able to handle very difficult issues with great skill and politeness.
Stuart has exceptional technical knowledge and is very good at what he does. He has great communication skills and is gifted academically, being able to produce work of very high quality.
Stuart Cullen is an excellent lawyer. His understanding of BVI commercial law is first-class, he is a tenacious and persuasive advocate, and his client manner is always friendly, open and pragmatic.
Stuart is able to handle very difficult issues with great skill and politeness.
Stuart has exceptional technical knowledge and is very good at what he does. He has great communication skills and is gifted academically, being able to produce work of very high quality.
Stuart Cullen is an excellent lawyer. His understanding of BVI commercial law is first-class, he is a tenacious and persuasive advocate, and his client manner is always friendly, open and pragmatic.