Ranking tables
Dispute Resolution | Global
Cayman Islands
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 3
Band 4
- Bedell Cristin 17 Years Ranked
- Kobre & Kim
Band 5
- Broadhurst LLC 4 Years Ranked
- Forbes Hare 4 Years Ranked
- McGrath Tonner
- Nelsons Legal
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Barnaby Gowrie Walkers11 Years Ranked
- Gemma Bellfield (née Lardner) Ogier4 Years Ranked
- Katie Pearson Claritas Legal5 Years Ranked
- Mac Imrie KC Maples Group16 Years Ranked
- Nicholas Fox Mourant7 Years Ranked
- Rupert Bell Walkers9 Years Ranked
- Stephen Leontsinis Collas Crill9 Years Ranked
- Ben HobdenHarneys
- Nick HoffmanHarneys
Band 4
- Alan Bercow Appleby1 Years Ranked
- Christopher Harlowe Mourant8 Years Ranked
- Christopher Levers Ogier5 Years Ranked
- Christopher Young Forbes Hare19 Years Ranked
- Erik Bodden Conyers4 Years Ranked
- Hector Robinson KC Mourant18 Years Ranked
- Jonathon Milne Conyers4 Years Ranked
- Laura Hatfield Bedell Cristin19 Years Ranked
- Liam Faulkner Campbells4 Years Ranked
- Nick Herrod Maples Group5 Years Ranked
- Peter Sherwood Carey Olsen5 Years Ranked
- Rocco Cecere Collas Crill4 Years Ranked
- John HarrisNelsons Legal
Band 5
- Alistair Abbott Forbes Hare4 Years Ranked
- Andrew Pullinger Campbells6 Years Ranked
- David Lee Appleby1 Years Ranked
- Denis Olarou Carey Olsen8 Years Ranked
- Fiona MacAdam Walkers3 Years Ranked
- Guy Cowan Campbells1 Years Ranked
- Ian Lambert Broadhurst LLC4 Years Ranked
- Jennifer Colegate Baker & Partners3 Years Ranked
- Kyle Broadhurst Broadhurst LLC4 Years Ranked
- Matthew Dors Collas Crill5 Years Ranked
- Nick Dunne Walkers6 Years Ranked
- Paul Kennedy Campbells2 Years Ranked
- Ben Tonner KCMcGrath Tonner
- Colm FlanaganNelsons Legal
- Gráinne KingHarneys
- Guy Dilliway-ParryPriestleys
- Jessica WilliamsHarneys
- Kai McGrieleKSG Law Attorneys-At-Law
- Kate McClymontNelsons Legal
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Maples GroupDispute Resolution2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedMaples has a distinguished dispute resolution practice that deals with a diverse range of commercial cases. The Cayman team is experienced in high-value shareholder disputes as well as consensual and non-consensual restructurings and insolvency proceedings. In the latter field the firm is accomplished at representing both debtors and creditors.1 WalkersDispute Resolution2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedWalkers' Cayman office houses a top-rated insolvency and dispute resolution practice dealing extensively with high-value cases. It is well versed in all areas of commercial litigation and has considerable experience handling multi-jurisdictional disputes. The restructuring and insolvency expertise of the team is particularly highly rated by market sources. The firm is also able to advise on matters of alleged commercial fraud.
Band 2
2 CampbellsDispute Resolution2025 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedCampbells is a highly regarded Cayman law firm whose disputes team is widely noted for its handling of high-stakes restructuring and insolvency matters. It also assists with a range of general commercial disputes such as those arising out of allegations of fraudulent activity as well as contentious M&A transactions. The department represents major financial institutions, private equity firms and investment funds.2 OgierDispute Resolution2025 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedOgier has a well-established team that is highly regarded in the Cayman dispute resolution space. The firm handles a range of insolvency, white-collar fraud and shareholder disputes, as well as assisting with the enforcement of arbitral awards. It attracts a broad array of clients, including banks, fund managers and trustees.
Band 3
3 ApplebyDispute Resolution2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedAppleby maintains a respected Cayman disputes practice that is recognised for handling a broad array of contentious commercial matters. Its growing team of highly experienced lawyers is particularly noted for its experience in shareholder disputes as well as insolvency matters and professional liability proceedings.
3 Carey OlsenDispute Resolution2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedCarey Olsen is a prominent offshore law firm with a strong disputes team in the Cayman Islands. This group is regularly highlighted for its handling of high-value insolvency and restructuring work as well as shareholder disputes and trust litigation. The team also frequently handles disputes in the financial services sector.3 Collas CrillDispute Resolution2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedCollas Crill has a formidable Cayman disputes team that is particularly notable for its representation of clients in a wide range of liquidation, restructuring and insolvency matters. The team has further experience advising on white-collar fraud and shareholder disputes, with a prominent market position for Section 238 fair-value appraisal petitions, as well as handling financial services litigation.
3 ConyersDispute Resolution2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedConyers' Cayman office has a well-recognised team in the dispute resolution space, with notable strengths relating to investment fund litigation and insolvency disputes. The firm is experienced in handling high-value, multi-jurisdictional cases and represents a range of corporate and private clients. It is regularly mandated on shareholder disputes, including Section 238 proceedings.
3 MourantDispute Resolution2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedMourant offers a highly rated Cayman dispute resolution group with extensive experience handling sensitive and high-value commercial disputes, restructurings and insolvency matters. The firm demonstrates further capabilities in multibillion-dollar fraud cases and is also very well versed in providing support to high net worth individuals as well as clients in the financial services sphere.
Band 4
4 Bedell CristinDispute Resolution2025 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedBedell Cristin is a well-respected offshore law firm, and its Cayman office has wide-ranging experience in commercial litigation. It is regularly instructed by liquidators and administrators on high-value insolvency matters and has further experience concerning fraud matters. The firm is also noted for its frequent handling of Cayman real estate litigation.
Band 5
5 Broadhurst LLCDispute Resolution2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years RankedBroadhurst is a respected Cayman Islands law firm with a thriving team of expert litigators. The group handles a wide variety of matters, including shareholder, commercial and investment fund disputes, as well as insolvency and restructuring cases. The lawyers have further expertise in regulatory, personal injury and sanctions-related issues, and property and construction disputes, among other work.
5 Forbes HareDispute Resolution2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years RankedForbes Hare has a compact disputes practice in the Cayman Islands, comprising lawyers who are highly experienced at handling insolvency and restructuring, investment fund disputes and general commercial litigation. The team is well versed in multi-jurisdictional proceedings, often coordinating with colleagues based in the BVI and Hong Kong.