Claritas’ litigation and insolvency team is active across the full spectrum of disputes, with particular strengths in fraud, asset tracing, shareholder conflicts, and insolvency. Head of team Katie Pearson is noted for her fraud and asset recovery work, while Alexia Adda brings experience in high-value liquidations and commercial litigation. Mark Burrows focuses on insolvency-related disputes and s.238 merger appraisals.
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Accolades
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Testimonials
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- ‘Katie Pearson is an excellent strategist and team leader. Mark Burrows and Alexia Addia are strong technical lawyers.’
- ‘Very pleased to see the firm succeed in a short period of time in a very competitive market. Experienced team and given the size of the firm, get direct access to senior members all the time.’
- ‘Claritas is a small firm, but its attorneys have star quality. They manage cases of the greatest complexity in all the main areas of offshore practice, and their size ensures all work is dealt with efficiently by senior and experienced lawyers.’
- ‘Strong technical lawyers. Strong knowledge of Cayman law. Excellent strategists. Achieve concrete results for clients. Willing to put in the work to get the client the necessary result.'
- ‘Founding partner Katie Pearson is a fantastic lawyer with a very sharp legal mind and an excellent manner with clients.'
- ‘Go getting, sensible, practical, proportionate, and fun to work with.’
Key clients
- Novo Nordisk A/S
- Viscom Investments Limited and Infinity World Investments S.A.
- Lau Chun Shun
- Igal Wizman and Joel Edwards of EY Bahamas and EY Cayman, respectively, Joint Official Liquidators of TCA Global Credit Fund, Ltd (In Official Liquidation)
- Fortunate Drift Limited
- Margot MacInnis and Andrew Howie (Grant Thornton), joint official liquidators of Oil Services HoldCo. Ltd.
- Joel Edwards and Sharon Hamilton of EY Cayman Ltd and Ernst & Young Inc., respectively, Joint Official Liquidators of TR1 International Fund and TR1 Master Fund (both, In Official Liquidation)
- Valorte Capital
- SPGK
- Paul Davis
- SIN Capital (Cayman) Ltd.
Work highlights
Representing Ozempic manufacturer, Novo Nordisk A/S, obtaining a Cayman freezing injunction in support of its $830 million claim against KBP Biosciences.
Represented high-net-worth individual, Lau Chun Shun, in a $1 billion dispute with the management of Seahawk China Dynamic Fund.
Defending Viscom Investments Limited and Infinity World Investments S.A. in proceedings brought by the liquidators of Adenium Energy Capital, Ltd. to claw back share transfers that took place prior to the onset of the liquidation.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Katie Pearson
Other key lawyers
Alexia Adda; Mark Burrows