Walkers

Insolvency & Dispute Resolution

Partner

Rupert is based in Walkers Cayman Islands office and specialises in insolvency matters, corporate rescues and restructurings, and complex litigation. He is part of our Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group.

Rupert regularly advises financial institutions, investment funds, insolvency practitioners, receivers, debtors, creditors, shareholders, directors and financial advisors on:

• Contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters • Corporate rescues, restructurings and refinancings, and other distressed situations (often involving cross-border elements) • Complex litigation involving financial services, and fraud and asset tracing.

He appears regularly in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands Court of Appeal and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. He also provides expert evidence on Cayman Islands law for foreign courts.

Rupert has been involved in hundreds of investment fund wind-down scenarios. He has worked for investors, management, directors, professional service providers, lenders and liquidators. He also has expertise in corporate governance and shareholder remedies, and appraisal rights under the statutory merger regime in the Companies Law.

Rupert is a member of RISA (Cayman) and the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association.