{"id":48072,"date":"2025-05-01T07:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&p=48072"},"modified":"2025-05-01T07:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:15:33","slug":"jennifer-colegate-is-admitted-to-the-bar-of-the-british-virgin-islands","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/jennifer-colegate-is-admitted-to-the-bar-of-the-british-virgin-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Colegate is admitted to the bar of the British Virgin Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cayman Islands Partner\u00a0Jennifer Colegate<\/a>, restructuring and insolvency specialist and co-chair of IWIRC Cayman Islands, has been admitted to the bar of the British Virgin Islands.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jennifer\u2019s admittance comes shortly after Counsel\u00a0Tara Liao<\/a>\u00a0and Associate\u00a0Arthur Preget<\/a>, both of whom are based in London, were admitted in 2024 to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n

These recent BVI admissions reinforce the firm\u2019s ability to provide BVI legal advice from a range of locations and time zones.<\/p>\n

Partner Jennifer Colegate will work closely with our on-the-ground team in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands led by Partner\u00a0Shaun Reardon-John<\/a>, and our BVI qualified team members in\u00a0Jersey<\/a>,\u00a0London<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Cayman Islands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jennifer advises a range of corporate entities, directors, fiduciaries and officeholders in respect of issues arising under the laws of the Cayman Islands, having previously worked in Hong Kong and London. She is a commercial litigator specialising in cross-border litigation with expertise in insolvency and restructuring, investigations, asset tracing and enforcement and recovery across a variety of industry sectors. Jennifer advises stakeholders across the board from corporates in financial distress, family offices, directors, noteholders and court appointed officeholders. Jennifer is a well-respected lawyer in the Cayman Islands and is described by clients as\u00a0\u201c\u2026whip-smart and super-responsive; she is a major asset (Chambers & Partners)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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With Jennifer\u2019s admittance, the BVI legal team includes 10 qualified practitioners:<\/p>\n

Partners:<\/strong>\u00a0Stephen Baker<\/a>,\u00a0Shaun Reardon-John<\/a>,\u00a0Lynne Gregory<\/a>, and\u00a0Jennifer Colegate<\/a>\u00a0.
\nCounsel:<\/strong>\u00a0Tara Liao<\/a>,\u00a0Gurprit Mattu<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Christopher Howitt.
\n<\/a>Associates:<\/strong>\u00a0Jodi-Ann Stephenson<\/a>,\u00a0Nia Statham<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Arthur Preget<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-48072","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/48072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}