Annabel Bishop > Collas Crill > Tortola, British Virgin Islands > Lawyer Profile

Collas Crill in the BVI fields a dedicated team with a proven track record in handling an extensive spectrum of cross-border M&A, debt restructuring work, and investment fund mandates. The practice operates in close collaboration with both its Guernsey and Cayman offices, leveraging the firm’s global network. The ‘commercially excellent’ Ellie Crespi leads the team and frequently advises on multi-jurisdictional transactions; she is supported by associate Aliki Skelton-Lettsome, who is experienced i corporate finance issues. The firm further extended its cross-border finance offering with the June 2023 hire of Greg Boyd from Harneys, as well as associate Annabel Bishop, who made the transition from the firm’s Guernsey office in 2022.

Praised as a ‘very versatile practice’, Collas Crill houses a robust team equipped to advise international banks and financial services companies on all aspects of asset and real estate finance issues, debt restructurings and insolvencies, and shipping finance work. Ellie Crespi heads up the practice and is noted for being a ‘secured lending specialist’, while associate Annabel Bishop, who ‘provides excellent support‘, notably focuses on cross-jurisdictional matters. Greg Boyd recently joined the team from Harneys, adding expertise in capital raising rounds and IPOs. Aliki Skelton-Lettsome is a further key name to note at associate level.