Carey Olsen’s dispute resolution and insolvency team acts for a blue-chip international client base, including financial institutions, investment managers, governments, and trust companies. The team is particularly strong in corporate restructuring, commercial litigation, and contentious trust and estate disputes, often involving complex multi-party or cross-border elements. Practice head Sam Dawson is highly experienced in cross-border disputes and insolvency matters, while Peter Sherwood adds strength in insolvency litigation, restructuring, and general commercial and banking litigation.
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‘A really good team and are nice to work with.’
‘I've worked with Denis Olarou, and I particularly enjoy working with Denis. He is excellent. He is an excellent lawyer. Clever, incredibly sensible, and fantastically good. One of the best lawyers I have worked with.'
- 'A diverse range of skill and experience.'
- 'Denis Olarou is one of the firm’s senior Cayman dispute resolution partners; he is based on-island and is very hands-on. Denis is an excellent all-round litigator.'
Key clients
- China Shanshui Cement Group Limited
- MBC Group Holdings Limited
- PPC Limited
- Kroll as the Joint Official Liquidators (JOLs) of Principal Investment Fund I Limited, Global Fixed Income Fund I Limited, and Long View II Limited
- Conway & Ors
- VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings Sponsor II, LLC
- Juniper Life Sciences Ltd
- POA Networks Ltd
- Speed Success Group Limited
- Dissenting shareholders in the matter of Sina Corporation
Work highlights
Represented China Shanshui, a major global cement manufacturer listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in high-profile just and equitable winding-up proceedings before the Cayman Islands Grand Court.
Represented MBC Holdings in a joint venture dispute involving MBC International Ltd, a Cayman company in liquidation established to broadcast football in Saudi Arabia but barred by 2017 legislation.
Represented the joint official liquidators of PPC Cayman on its Cayman liquidation and the wider global wind-down of the Petroleum Pipe Group across Jersey and England & Wales.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Sam Dawson
Other key lawyers
Peter Sherwood; Denis Olarou; Bernadette Carey