Velitor Law

Seamus is a commercial litigator specialising in international litigation and arbitration, and is the founder and Managing Partner of Velitor Law. The firm is a culmination of his 30 years’ experience of international disputes work, and forms the bedrock for an all-star team, which catalyses a diversity of styles and specialisms. Velitor’s goal is to deliver the highest value knowledge, judgment and advocacy in the resolution of disputes. A leading practitioner, Seamus has disputes experience at all levels of civil tribunal in the UK, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. His cases have ranged from the world of hedge funds to the film industry, from shipping to fine art, and from intellectual property to contracts, trusts and torts. He has has spoken widely on the subjects of trust litigation and anti-money laundering laws.

Helen is an Associate at Velitor Law, specialising in cross-border commercial disputes. Helen is dual-qualified in England and Wales and the BVI. Outside of the firm, Helen is a Council Member representing Women Lawyers at the Law Society. She is also pursuing an LLM in Human Rights, Conflicts and Justice at SOAS.

Jonathan is Counsel at Velitor Law. He specialises in complex, high-value international disputes and has advised clients across a broad range of sectors, including financial services, commodities, and manufacturing. Jonathan routinely advises on large scale commercial disputes, including corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency disputes, and urgent interim relief. Jonathan’s practice often has an international and cross-jurisdictional element, and he has acted for clients and teams all over the world. Jonathan has worked on a number of reported cases, including two matters heard before the Privy Council over recent years. He has extensive familiarity with proceedings brought both in the English High Court and in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Jonathan acts for a diverse array of individuals, officeholders and corporates. Jonathan is admitted to practice in both England and Wales and the British Virgin Islands (Supreme Court of the Eastern Caribbean)

Christopher Lillywhite

Christopher is a commercial litigation and international arbitration Partner at Velitor Law. He specialises in complex, high-value international disputes and has advised clients across a broad range of sectors, including financial services, metallurgy and mining, renewable energy and industrial manufacturing. He has particular expertise in shareholder disputes, claims involving directors’ duties and civil fraud. As a litigator, he has experience at all levels of the English courts and he has appeared in both commercial and investment arbitrations (including as advocate) conducted under a variety of different arbitral rules including the LCIA, ICC and ICSID Rules.

Jason is a Senior Associate at Velitor Law and specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration. He has represented clients throughout Europe, Australia, the Middle East, the US, and the British Virgin Islands, with a focus on international arbitrations in the infrastructure and oil and gas sectors, as well as commercial arbitrations. Jason also has experience in trust litigation, shareholder disputes, construction disputes, blockchain and cryptocurrency disputes, and appeals.

Inês is a Senior Associate at Velitor Law, specialising in commercial disputes, including claims for breach of contract, shareholder and joint venture disputes, professional negligence, misrepresentation claims and international fraud. Inês also has experience in reputation management involving data protection disputes and defamation. She has a particular interest in cross-border disputes involving Portuguese-speaking countries.

Liam is Counsel and Head of Real Estate Litigation at Velitor Law. As a commercial litigator, he specialises in high-value, complex commercial disputes, for a range of clients including FTSE 100 companies and high net worth individuals. His work is frequently international in nature, with experience of disputes in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, as well as disputes courts in Canada, France, Italy and the British Virgin Islands. Key areas of expertise include corporate insolvency, breakdown in shareholder relations, partnerships, professional negligence, cryptocurrencies, trusts and shipping.