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

A plethora of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family estates look to the team at Conyers for both contentious court applications and non-contentious advisory matters related to trust structures and restructurings. Robert Lindley at the firm’s Cayman Islands office is the main contact for BVI-related work in this area, and has acted in high value trust restructuring applications, trustee direction and Beddoe applications, breach of trust claims, rectification applications and probate matters. Matthew Brown is a BVI-based lawyer to note and has a broad practice for trusts and private wealth.

Clients of Conyers‘ see it as being ‘at the forefront of all regulatory and compliance developments‘, looking to the team for day-to-day advice, as well as in investigations by CIMA. The latter has been a recent growth area for the practice, particularly as regards its insurance sector client base. Cryptocurrency and fintech matters have been an area in which the firm’s reputation has increased, receiving a number of referrals for regulatory advice in such. April 2024 partner appointment Róisín Liddy-Murphy leads the practice and is a specialist in regulatory advisory, investigations and disputes. Robert Lindley, the head of the firm’s trusts and private client offering, is also a key contact here, and Derek Stenson is a senior contact for insurance matters. Sarah Howie, who was promoted to counsel in April 2024, is a reliable choice of counsel across CIMA licensing and registration, economic substance, data protection, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing; and the team strengthened in February 2024 with the hire of associate Wayne Flanagan.

Commended by clients for its ‘breath and depth of knowledge‘, Conyers‘ private client and trust team acts for individuals, families, and corporate clients, including trustees and private trust companies. Inheritance structuring, private investment structures, and inter-generational asset transfers are all in the wheelhouse of the broad practice, which is led by ‘highly astute and knowledgeable lawyer‘ Robert Lindley. Wesley O’Brien excels in complex cross-border structures and regularly assists with the establishment and reorganisation of trusts and related succession planning structures.