Richard Brown > Carey Olsen LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

With a ‘dynamic and commercially minded’ team, Carey Olsen LLP is spearheaded by the ‘first-class’ trio of Jasmine Amaria, Richard Brown and Matthew Brehaut, and boasts an impressive range of clients, including the worlds’ largest banks, funds and nation-states. Being one of the few firms to offer a holding on British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law, the team displays both significant breadth and depth, advising on M&A, contentious matters, funds, real estate and banking work. Amaria is noted for her strength in BVI and Cayman law relating to corporate, finance and investment fund matters. Brown displays a flair for dispute resolution and insolvency, having advised various sovereign states and large national banks. The ‘absolutely wonderful’ Brehaut possesses significant experience in corporate matters, having advised a wide range of funds on Guernsey law. Nina Clift is also recommended.

Carey Olsen ‘boasts impressive quality from top to bottom’, advising a diverse roster of clients, from HNW individuals, companies and financial institutions to law firms, accountancy firms, and insolvency and recovery specialists. The team has a strong advocacy practice and is regularly involved in high-profile cases in the BVI. Alex Hall Taylor KC leads the team, bringing over 25 years’ experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Tim Wright, who has relocated to the London office, specialises in shareholder disputes and insolvency matters, while fellow London-based lawyer Richard Brown lends expertise in obtaining interlocutory relief. Promoted to partner in July 2023, Simon Hall’s broad practice encompasses fraud and asset tracing and contentious trust and probate work.

With offices located in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore, Carey Olsen is very well-positioned to advise on a wide range of Caribbean-based matters surrounding Bermuda, BVI, and Cayman law. In Carey Olsen LLP’s London office, managing partner Jasmine Amaria is notable for her expertise in the BVI and Cayman law aspects of corporate, finance, and investment funds matters, including fund formation, M&A transactions, and joint ventures. Richard Brown, also in London, focuses his BVI practice on dispute resolution, litigation, and insolvency-related cases, which includes complex fraud and asset tracing cases. Carey Olsen Hong Kong LLP‘s practice is home to managing partner Michael Padarin, who is notably active in the formation, operation, and restructuring of private equity and venture capital funds, while Jeremy Lightfoot leads the disputes team, which also includes Tim Haynes and Matthew Watson. Haynes is particularly skilled in representing Asia-based clients in commercial disputes, while Watson is a Bermuda law specialist. In Carey Olsen Singapore LLP, managing partner Anthony McKenzie leads the corporate group for Asia with notable expertise in Cayman Islands, BVI, and Bermuda law, frequently handling corporate, investment funds, and finance transactions. James Noble sits at the helm of the litigation, insolvency, and restructuring department, and head of funds Tom Katsaros is another notable presence in the team, as is litigation specialist Helen Wang.