Thirteen Walkers lawyers were recognised in the 2016 Who’s Who Legal Asset Recovery guide. This is more than any other global law firm worldwide and Walkers is delighted with this result. The Who’s Who Legal guides are a definitive authority on legal experts, based on extensive independent research and analysis.
“It has long been known that Walkers has the preeminent offshore insolvency and dispute resolution practice. We have exceptionally talented lawyers across multiple jurisdictions who excel at all aspects of asset recovery, insolvency, restructuring and dispute resolution and we are delighted that this has been recognised at a global level,” commented Ingrid Pierce, Walkers’ Global Managing Partner.
The following excerpt is taken from the Who’s Who Legal Asset recovery Guide 2016:
“Walkers leapfrogs the competition in this year’s research to secure a leading position with an outstanding 13 listings in its offices across the Cayman Islands, the BVI and the Channel Islands.
The “exceptional” Colette Wilkins receives widespread praise from peers and clients alike who point to her “commanding presence in the courtroom” and “commercial awareness” as some of the many reasons as to why she is in such high demand in the civil fraud, contentious insolvency and asset recovery arena.
The “dynamic” Matthew Goucke joins her in the firm’s Grand Cayman office. Goucke specialises in contentious insolvency and corporate recovery.
Neil Lupton is regarded as a “technically astute” practitioner with a “wealth of expertise” in contentious and non-contentious insolvencies, as well as corporate recoveries. One source claims “he fits seamlessly into most teams and is able to provide on-the-button, practical advice”.
In the firm’s Tortola office, global commercial litigation and dispute resolution head Sandie Corbett is a highly respected practitioner who has “played a pivotal role in a number of high-profile litigation proceedings involving fraud and asset tracing”. Oliver Clifton regularly acts for CIS-based clients across a range of disputes including the enforcement of share security, the ownership and control of BVI companies and claims against trustees.”
Ranked Walkers Lawyers:
Rupert Bell, Cayman
Oliver Clifton, BVI
Sandie Corbett, BVI
Nick Dunne, Cayman
Robert Foote, Singapore
Jennifer Fox, BVI
Matthew Goucke, Cayman
Fraser Hern, Hong Kong
Neil Lupton, Cayman
Paul Nicholls, Jersey
Marc Seddon, Jersey
Shelley White, Cayman
Colette Wilkins, Cayman