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Dispute resolution

Bedell Cristin

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Led by 'stand-out partner' Laura Hatfield, Bedell Cristin routinely represents clients in all aspects of contentious commercial and insolvency matters. The firm houses an experienced team of practitioners including Kai McGriele, who is noted for advising insolvency practitioners, lenders, investors and service providers on insolvency and restructuring proceedings involving hedge funds and other investment vehicles; McGriele is also active in a range of multi-jurisdictional litigation. Richard Parry is praised by clients for ‘working tirelessly’ on commercial litigation and insolvency and restructuring proceedings, while senior associate Jonathan Stroud is highly experienced in representing clients in cross-border insolvencies and other multi-jurisdictional matters.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A solid team with reliable practitioners.’

  • ‘Laura Hatfield and Kai McGriele are stand-out partners. Both are super responsive and engaged on matters where I have instructed them.’

  • 'Jonathan Stroud is a super calm lawyer who shows great ability at managing the client experience whilst pushing the rest of the team on a case to achieve the best possible result. He is sanguine, practical and personable.’

  • ‘Richard Parry, one of the best attorneys I have every worked with. He has a gift for cutting through the noise and finding the best solution for his client, and he works tirelessly to provide a white glove service and great client experience.’

  • ‘Very responsive and engaged partners.’

  • ‘Most of my experience with Bedell is with Kai McGriele who has an exceptional reputation in the Cayman Islands as a safe pair of hands and someone who really knows both the technical aspects of Cayman Islands law, but also is deeply plugged into the market.’

  • ‘Bedell Cristin have deep litigation experience and have demonstrated an understanding of legal practice in other parts of the world that has been valuable. They also clearly have good relationships within the Cayman Court service which has been valuable.’

  • ‘Kai McGriele is of particular note. Always on point with his advice.’

Key clients

  • Blue Ocean Structure Investment Company Limited/Ying Peng Hui Kang Fund
  • Kroll
  • Tyche Investment Holdings Limited
  • RHSW
  • KPMG Cayman Islands
  • Meridian Trust Company Ltd.
  • Krys Global
  • Sjunde AP-Fonden and Louisiana Sheriffs Pension & Relief Fund
  • Inspire Risk Technologies Ltd
  • Cayman Islands Bankers Association
  • Minority Shareholders of Global Fixed Income Fund I Limited
  • Scotiabank and Trust (Cayman) Ltd.
  • FirstCaribbean International Bank
  • Quantum Leben
  • Suntera
  • JG Gallagher/Artex Risk Solutions Inc.
  • Chris Johnson Associates Ltd.
  • Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants
  • Kalo Advisors
  • Citco Global Custody N.V
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  • Ernst & Young
  • Grant Thornton
  • Deloitte Cayman
  • FTI Consulting
  • Sterling Trust Cayman
  • FFP Cayman
  • Minority shareholders in Seahawk China Dynamic Fund
  • Singerman Real Estate

Work highlights

  • Acted for Tyche Investment Holdings Limited in a large multi-jurisdictional claim involving allegations of misrepresentation and fraud.
  • Acted for Minority shareholders in Seahawk China Dynamic Fund, defending a winding up petition.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Laura Hatfield
Laura is head of the Litigation, Regulatory and Insolvency & Restructuring groups in the Cayman Islands. Laura has extensive experience in acting for a variety of corporate clients and individuals focusing on commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring, licensing and other regulatory matters. Clients are based in the Cayman Islands, USA and Europe and include Big Four Accountancy Practices, Hotels, Retail Stores, entities in the Funds and Insurance sectors and Statutory and Regulatory bodies. Many matters in which Laura has been involved have a multi-jurisdiction component.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Laura Hatfield

Other key lawyers

Kai McGriele, Richard Parry, Jonathan Stroud

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