Operating both independently and in close coordination with colleagues spanning Asia, the wider Caribbean, the UK, US, and Latin America, the team at Dentons is regularly entrusted with cross-border commercial disputes, with a notable focus on insolvency and restructuring matters. Clients describe Stuart Cullen, who leads the team, as ‘one of the few genuine insolvency specialists on the island’; he is frequently involved in high-value cases before the BVI Commercial Court and Court of Appeal, and his multifaceted advisory role extends to complex matters with a Latin American element.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Stuart Cullen has grown the team and case load impressively in his first 18 months at Dentons. Stuart Cullen's hire was a real coup for Dentons - he is one of the few genuine insolvency specialists on the island.’
‘Stuart Cullen is highly intelligent and a real match for any of the chancery barristers. Stuart is the go-to lawyer for Latin American clients.’
Key clients
- Petroci
- Kroll
Work highlights
- Representing PETROCI (the state-owned oil company of Cote d’Ivoire) in a multi-million dollar unfair prejudice claim.
- Advising Kroll as the office holders on all aspects of the provisional liquidation of a BVI incorporated tech investment company, including in successful Court proceedings to resist an application by a company director and to obtain Court sanction to participate in a New Zealand claim against the company.