Firm Profile > Bedell Cristin > Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Bedell Cristin Offices
53 MARKET STREET, UNIT 3211
CAMANA BAY, PO Box 1990
GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
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Real estate Tier 2
Bedell Cristin advises a diverse range of Cayman-based developers, investors and retail banks on real estate matters in the commercial and residential sectors. Real estate finance specialist Ian Jamieson, who leads the practice, handles conveyancing matters, development work and commercial and residential leasings, with particular expertise in the hotel sector. Additionally, Jamieson and his team specialise in advising international banks and high-net-worth individuals on the secured lending for real estate acquisitions, developments and portfolio reorganisations. Another name to note is managing associate Richard Parry, who has additional experience representing clients in disputes arising out of real estate transactions.
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FirstCaribbean International Bank
Scotiabank & Trust
B and B Properties/Hon Development Corporation
Cayman National Bank
Butterfield Bank
Fidelity Bank
RBC Royal Bank
Grand Harbour Properties
Trusts/private client Tier 2
Headed up by Andrew Miller, Bedell Cristin's BVI and Cayman international private client group specialises in non-contentious international wealth structuring mandates. Key areas of strength in Cayman include international trust, foundation and private holding company issues, as well as succession planning and probate work for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. Another name to note in Cayman is Kai McGriele, who has extensive contentious trust experience.
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Dispute resolution Tier 3
Laura Hatfield heads up Bedell Cristin’s litigation and corporate insolvency and restructuring practice in Cayman, which also includes Kai McGriele. Noted for its bankruptcy and restructuring expertise, it also handles investor rights, corporate governance and professional negligence matters. Recent areas of growth include regulatory enforcement matters dealing primarily with data protection and anti-money laundering regulations, trust-related mandates, and liquidations resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. Another key practitioner operating within the team is managing associate Richard Parry.Practice head(s):
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Citco Global Custody N.V
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Ernst & Young
Deloitte Cayman
KPMG Cayman Islands
Duff & Phelps
Grant Thornton
Krys Global
Kalo Advisors (and predecessor entities)
FTI Consulting
Scotiabank and Trust (Cayman) Ltd.
FirstCaribbean International Bank
Mayer Brown
SMP Partners
JG Gallagher/ Artex Risk Solutions Inc.
Chris Johnson Associates Ltd.
Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants
Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 5
Bedell Cristin covers the full spectrum of banking matters, ranging from lending to high-net-worth individuals, through to complex structured finance transactions secured through real estate and other assets. The group regularly acts for local branches of international banks on secured lending matters relating to real estate acquisitions, developments and portfolio reorganisations. Ian Jamieson and Joss Morris, who joined in 2019 from Collas Crill, jointly lead the department, which is involved in an assortment of financing transactions.
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Advantage International Holdings Ltd
CDC Corporation
Eversheds LLP
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals & Development, Inc
KPMG (Cayman)
McDermott Will & Emery
Marsh Management (Cayman) Limited
Policy Selection Limited
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Cayman)
TMF Group
Daemon Investment Fund
Corporate and commercial Tier 5
Instructed both by local corporations and international group subsidiaries based in Cayman, Bedell Cristin’s workload encompasses acquisitions, disposals, reorganisations, mergers and joint ventures across a range of sectors. Joss Morris, who recently joined from Collas Crill, is the corporate transactional lawyer to note in the jurisdiction.
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Bedell Cristin > Firm Profile
A full service commercial law firm specialising in international offshore work with a number of niche specialisms. Standing among the leading law firms in the Cayman Islands, its mission statement is to provide effective offshore legal solutions, promptly and efficiently. Clients include international financial institutions, public and private companies, high net worth individuals, major onshore law firms, accountancy firms and other advisory firms. The firm has been consistently recommended in <i>Legal 500, Chambers Global, Global Counsel 3000 and IFLR 1000</i>.</p><p>Main practice areas are: banking, capital markets and SPV’s, captive insurance, commercial litigation and dispute resolution, e-commerce, investment funds including hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds, local licensing, mergers and acquisitions, real estate (including construction law, leases, development, timeshares and financing), regulatory compliance, restructuring/insolvency, structured finance (including securitisation), wealth management (including trusts), wills, probate/estate matters.