With experience before the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal, Conyers’ broad client base spans FTSE 100 and Fortune 100 companies, private equity funds, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s contentious offering is led by Mark Forte, who is a key port of call for public sector entities on asset tracing matters, while Richard Evans is skilled at shareholder and insolvency disputes. Tameka Davis enjoys over a decade of experience in offshore commercial litigation, while Jerry Samuel is skilled at contract disputes. Matthew Brown is an expert in insolvency law, while Jane Fedotova and Charles Goldblatt are other key team members.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team have been involved in almost all of the jurisdiction’s largest cases and are genuine experts with strength in depth across civil fraud, insolvency, restructuring, shareholder disputes, and niche areas such as shipping, costs, and jurisdiction work.’
- ‘They combine technical excellence with commercial insight, are notably responsive and pragmatic, and leverage innovation to deliver better outcomes.’
- ‘They are exceptionally knowledgeable and commercially minded, combining deep technical expertise with a solutions-focused approach and remaining personable and collaborative, even on high-pressure matters.’
- ‘Top team of people through the line, led by a masterly practice head, who is absolutely on top of his game in offshore work.’
- ‘Mark Forte is the stand-out leader in the market, having been involved in the BVI’s major cases for longer than anyone else. His creativity, connections, and energy make him the perfect choice for a big case.’
- ‘Richard Evans is a long-standing market expert with a common-sense, practical approach. He knows BVI insolvency law better than anyone.’
Key clients
- 1MDB
- Defiance Capital
- Kingate Global Fund, Ltd
- Kingate Euro Fund, Ltd
- Grove Services
- Google Asia PTE Ltd
- Symphony Partners Limited
- Next Global Investments Limited
- Dynamic Link Venture Limited
- Avalon Capital Partners Limited
- King Bun Limited
- AMS Holdings Limited
Work highlights
Represented Angela Barkhouse, Carl Jackson, and Toni Shukla of 1MDB Energy Holdings Limited in seeking sanctions and/or directions regarding the production of a witness statement and exhibits, and to give evidence in Suit Number WA-22NCC-213-05/2021 in Malaysia.
Represented Mr Cheong/Defiance Capital on a claim by the Joint Liquidators of the cryptocurrency fund, Three Arrows Capital (“3AC”), for declaratory and related relief concerning the legal and beneficial ownership of certain assets held by Mr Cheong/Defiance prior to 3AC’s collapse in June 2022.
Represented the liquidators of Interpath BVI's funds.
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Practice head
Mark Forte
Other key lawyers
Richard Evans; Tameka David; Jerry Samuel; Matthew Brown; Jane Fedotova; Charles Goldblatt