Dispute Resolution | Global

Conyers is a pre-eminent offshore law firm noted for its outstanding expertise in arbitration and commercial litigation. The BVI team also demonstrates pronounced strengths in restructuring and insolvency and is frequently mandated to act for trust companies, asset managers and multinational corporations, as well as high net worth individuals.

Ogier maintains a top-drawer BVI disputes team with a very strong reputation in the market. The team's key areas of expertise include contentious restructuring, asset tracing and recovery, and the enforcement of arbitral awards. It is additionally well versed in handling regulatory investigations and breach of trust claims.

Walkers has a market-leading BVI disputes team with comprehensive expertise in shareholder disputes, cross-border insolvency proceedings and the enforcement of overseas arbitral awards. The team provides first-class advice on matters related to white-collar fraud disputes and high-value asset tracing, acting for a mix of notable companies and high net worth individuals.

Agon Litigation is a compact, highly respected law firm that has quickly established itself as a mainstay of big-ticket commercial disputes in the British Virgin Islands since it was founded in 2018. The team is well versed in liquidation, trust and white-collar fraud cases in addition to general commercial litigation.

Appleby is well known for its longstanding commercial litigation team in the BVI. It is noted for its in-depth experience in insolvency work and shareholder disputes and also has extensive expertise in asset tracing and white-collar fraud litigation. The firm's additional expertise covers the enforcement of arbitral awards. The BVI lawyers regularly work alongside Appleby colleagues based in Hong Kong.

Carey Olsen's BVI office houses a strong dispute resolution team. It handles a variety of high-value trust litigation and general commercial cases, including shareholder disputes. Its expertise also extends to fraud claims and the enforcement of arbitral awards.

Harneys maintains a strong reputation in the dispute resolution field. Its sizeable team of lawyers is regularly mandated on multimillion-dollar shareholder disputes and asset recovery matters, in addition to trust litigation and applications for injunctive relief. It also benefits from the strengths of the firm's outstanding Hong Kong litigation department, often handling cases in tandem with Harneys teams based in the special administrative region.

The BVI dispute resolution team at Maples has broad-ranging expertise, being able to assist with shareholder and company disputes as well as insolvency and asset tracing proceedings. It acts for a blue-chip client base that includes foreign governments and global financial institutions as well as high net worth individuals from around the globe.

HFW entered the offshore market in February 2022 after acquiring the former BVI office of leading Bahamian law firm Lennox Paton. The firm has impressive strengths in high-value general commercial disputes including fraud litigation and insolvency proceedings. It also advises on enforcement of judgments and shareholder disputes.

O'Neal Webster is a respected local law firm that regularly receives high-profile instructions from major international clients. Its team is experienced acting on major trust litigation, as well as shareholder and insolvency proceedings. Additionally, the firm is well versed in assisting with the enforcement of awards and contentious regulatory matters.