Mr James Austin-Smith > Campbells > Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands > Lawyer Profile

Campbells
FLOOR 4, WILLOW HOUSE
CRICKET SQUARE
GRAND CAYMAN KY1-9010
Cayman Islands

Work Department

Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring

Position

Counsel

Career

James is counsel in our Regulatory Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring Group and has particular expertise in trial advocacy and highly contentious matters. James joined Campbells in 2011, having spent six years at another major law firm in Cayman, prior to that he practised from a leading set of chambers at the Bar in London.

Lawyer Rankings

Cayman Islands > Regulatory and compliance

Jointly led by head of the litigation, insolvency and restructuring group Guy Manning and corporate head Alan Craig, Campbells‘ regulatory practice is sought out by wide range of banks, investment funds, insurance companies and company service providers for its expertise in handling both contentious and non-contentious work spanning CIMA enforcements, administrative fines, examinations, controllerships, appeals and judicial reviews. Paul Kennedy‘s practice encompasses economic sanctions and other asset freezing measures, and cross-border fraud and insolvency work, while counsel Jeremy Durston is noted for his expertise in cross-jurisdictional treaty requests and white-collar fraud mandates. Counsel James Austin-Smith‘s recent engagements include complex international matters involving regulators and government entities.