Robert Lindley > Conyers > Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands > Lawyer Profile

Benefitting from a rise in instructions from Latin America, Conyers advises high-net-worth individuals and families, trustees and private trust companies on a mixture of non-contentious and contentious work. Family trust structures,  inter-generational asset transfers, estate administration work, private trust company formations and regulatory issues are among the key areas of strength for the team, which is led by Robert Lindley, who has corresponding expertise in trust disputes, including trust restructuring applications, Beddoe applications and breach of trust claims. At the associate level, the ‘technically very strong‘ Wesley O’Brien is the practitioner to note.

The cross-departmental regulatory and compliance group at Conyers fields practice area specialists who demonstrate expertise in the AML, FATCA/CRS and economic substance regimes, among others. Robert Lindley specialises in regulatory issues affecting pensions, private trust companies, foundation companies and other trust structures. Insurance specialist Derek Stenson  advises insurance-related entities on privacy and data protection requirements, and also prepares regulatory applications for new insurance companies.

Working closely with the firm’s other offshore offices, Conyers’ team in Cayman fields specialists in corporate litigation, international arbitration, cross-border insolvency and restructuring, contentious trusts disputes, and other litigation involving Cayman structures, including property, regulatory, and employment disputes. The team has notably been involved in a number of appeals before the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, as well as substantial trials and interlocutory applications before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. Alex Potts QC heads up the team, which counts all-rounder Jonathon Milne, Erik Bodden and contentious trusts lead Robert Lindley among its key practitioners. In recent news, Roisin Liddy-Murphy and Spencer Vickers were both promoted to counsel in May 2021.

Benefitting from an uptick in work from Latin America, Conyers advises high-net-worth individuals and families, trustees and private trust companies on a mixture of non-contentious and contentious work. In the disputes space, Robert Lindley excels in trust restructuring applications, trustee direction and Beddoe applications, breach of trust claims and rectification applications. Additionally, on the non-contentious side, the group is instructed on estate planning and administration of estate issues, pensions work, will drafting for non-domiciliaries, and the establishment of private trust companies and various trust structures. Counsel Matthew Brown  is also rated in this space.