Jerry Samuel > Conyers > Tortola, British Virgin Islands > Lawyer Profile

Conyers
COMMERCE HOUSE, WICKHAMS CAY 1
PO BOX 3140, ROAD TOWN
TORTOLA, VG1110
British Virgin Islands

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Jerry Samuel is a Partner in the Litigation and Restructuring department of Conyers Dill & Pearman in the British Virgin Islands.

Jerry specializes in commercial litigation in the areas of insolvency, urgent interim relief, shareholder disputes, enforcement of judgments and asset tracing. He regularly works with other international firms on various types of cross-border disputes advising shareholders, directors, financial institutions and insolvency practitioners.

Jerry regularly appears as an advocate before the BVI Commercial Court and the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Member, BVI Bar Association
  • Member, Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association (BVI)
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Member, Judicial and Legal Services Commission

Education

  • Cardiff Law School – Centre for Professional Legal Studies, Bar Vocational Course (2005)
  • Cardiff University Law School, LLB (2004)
  • Carleton University, M.A. (Hons) Political Economy (2000)
  • Florida A&M University, B.S. (Hons) Business Economics (1995)

Lawyer Rankings

British Virgin Islands > Dispute resolution

As ‘a quintessential BVI outfit, Conyers‘ litigation and restructuring team handles local and global litigation and often appears before the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal, acting for a client roster of financial institutions, Fortune 100 companies and private equity houses. Recent areas of activity include handling shareholder disputes, insolvency litigation, asset tracing matters and enforcement proceedings. The team notably handled some of the largest asset tracing litigation involving CIS states, and more recently ventured into emerging areas, including cryptocurrency disputes. The ‘very smart and practical’ Mark Forte sits at the helm of the department and acts in cross-border litigation, insolvency proceedings and emergency interim relief work, while Richard Evans excels in shareholder disputes, with a particular focus on those stemming from Asian jurisdictions. Triple-qualified Tameka Davis regularly acts in insolvency, conspiracy, and asset tracing claims and also handles enforcement work, and recently promoted partner Matthew Brown is praised as ‘level-headed and thoughtful, and always takes care to talk through the rationale for strategic decision making‘, while Jerry Samuel is singled out as ‘first class, extremely hard working and very client focused‘.