Carey Olsen excels in latest Legal 500 Caribbean rankings

Carey Olsen Bermuda has reinforced its position as one of the jurisdiction's top law firms by retaining its five Tier 1 practice rankings and 13 'Leading Partner' rankings, in addition to securing five new 'Next Generation Partner' rankings. Alexander Collis and Jennifer Haworth JP have entered the rankings as 'Next Generation Partners' for Insurance/Reinsurance and Dispute Resolution respectively, while Oliver MacKay has been promoted to 'Next Generation Partner' in both the Dispute Resolution and Trusts/Private Client categories. Laura Kearns has also moved up to 'Next Generation Partner' for Trusts/Private Client. 

In the BVI, Carey Olsen has also seen its strongest set of rankings to date, with its Dispute Resolution practice promoted to Tier 1 and Alex Hall Taylor KC promoted to 'Hall of Fame' for Dispute Resolution. Elizabeth Killeen has moved up to 'Leading Partner' for Corporate and Commercial and, alongside Clinton Hempel, has entered the Investment Funds category as a 'Leading Partner'. Richard Brown has entered the rankings as 'Leading Partner' for Dispute Resolution, while Sean Kinney and Angela Gizzi achieved new 'Leading Associate' rankings for Dispute Resolution and Investment Funds respectively. Carey Olsen's BVI practice also achieved an improved ranking for Banking, Finance and Capital Markets and a new ranking for Trusts/Private Client. 

In Cayman, Carey Olsen continued the success with its Banking, Finance and Capital Markets and Corporate and Commercial practices being promoted to Tier 2, and a new ranking being secured for its Insurance/Reinsurance practice. The firm also retained its Tier 1 ranking in Trusts/Private Client and saw new additions to its impressive list of individual rankings. Denis Olarou entered the rankings as a 'Leading Partner' for Dispute Resolution, Dylan Wiltermuth and Shane Westin was newly recognised as 'Next Generation Partners' for Corporate and Commercial and Investment Funds respectively, and Nigel Smith achieved a new 'Leading Associate' ranking for Dispute Resolution. 

Hall of Fame

BVI: Alex Hall Taylor KC (Dispute Resolution).

Leading Partners 

Bermuda: Matthew Grigg (Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Corporate and Commercial), Michael Hanson JP (Dispute Resolution; Regulatory and Compliance), Steven Rees Davies (Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Corporate and Commercial; Regulatory and Compliance), Keith Robinson (Dispute Resolution; Trusts/Private Client), Gavin Woods (Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Corporate and Commercial; Insurance/Reinsurance; Regulatory and Compliance).

BVI: Richard Brown (Dispute Resolution), Clinton Hempel (Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Investment Funds; Regulatory and Compliance), Elizabeth Killeen (Corporate and Commercial; Investment Funds; Regulatory and Compliance). 

Cayman Islands: Bernadette Carey (Trusts/Private Client), Sam Dawson (Dispute Resolution), Jarrod Farley (Investment Funds), Richard Munden (Banking, Finance and Capital Markets), Denis Olarou (Dispute Resolution), Peter Sherwood (Dispute Resolution), Richard Sykes (Real Estate).

Foreign-Based Expertise: Jasmine Amaria, Jeremy Lightfoot, Anthony McKenzie, James Noble, Michael Padarin.

Next Generation Partners

Bermuda: Alexander Collis (Corporate and Commercial; Insurance/Reinsurance), Michelle Falcucci (Corporate and Commercial; Insurance/Reinsurance), Jennifer Haworth JP (Dispute Resolution), Laura Kearns (Trusts/Private Client), Oliver MacKay (Dispute Resolution; Trusts/Private Client), Kyle Masters (Dispute Resolution; Regulatory and Compliance).

BVI: Simon Hall (Dispute Resolution).

Cayman Islands: Emily Cornhill (Investment Funds), Trevor McCabe (Corporate and Commercial), Graham Stoute (Regulatory and Compliance; Trusts/Private Client), Shane Westin (Investment Funds), Dylan Wiltermuth (Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Corporate and Commercial).

Foreign-Based Expertise: Matthew Watson.

Leading Associates

BVI: Sean Kinney (Dispute Resolution), Angela Gizzi (Investment Funds). 

Cayman Islands: Harriet Mills (Real Estate), Katie Turney (Trusts/Private Client), Nigel Smith (Dispute Resolution).

A full breakdown of Carey Olsen's rankings is available via the firm's respective Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands profiles on Legal 500's website.

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited is a company limited by shares incorporated in Bermuda and approved and recognised under the Bermuda Bar (Professional Companies) Rules 2009. The use of the title “Partner” is merely to denote seniority. Services are provided on the basis of our current terms of business, which can be viewed at: www.careyolsen.com/terms-business.