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ARTICLE · 18 JULY 2016

Lawyer Monthly: Expert Insight Into Restructuring

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Here Lawyer Monthly interviews Mark Goodman, a Partner in Campbells' Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring Group, as he talks about this legal business in the Cayman Islands.

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Mark advises clients on issues arising out of complex, cross-border insolvency, restructuring and investment fund litigation. Campbells provides comprehensive corporate and litigation services to clients worldwide from their offices in the Cayman Islands, BVI and Hong Kong.

Senior Associate Michael Popkin also contributed to Mark's interview.

Has insolvency and restructuring increased since the global recession? What impact has it had on Cayman Islands based businesses?

The number of winding up petitions filed against Cayman Islands based entities over the past several years has been rising rapidly, with the most current figures showing a year on year increase of 71% between 2014 and 2015.

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