‘Outstanding boutique’ Conyers is a go-to firm for international litigation and the team of litigators and advocates regularly appears before the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal in cross-border disputes. The practice excels in restructuring and insolvency work, including schemes of arrangement, liquidation and asset tracing. Mark Forte leads, boasting an active cross-border litigation and insolvency practice that sees him advise foreign states, government agencies and liquidators. ‘Hugely experienced, absolutely dedicated’ partner Richard Evans focuses on shareholder disputes and contentious insolvency matters, and Jerry Samuel is regularly involved in multi-jurisdictional disputes. Tameka Davis brings to the team extensive offshore litigation experience, with particular expertise in the civil procedure and the enforcement of foreign judgments and awards in the BVI. Matthew Brown is another key member of the team, along with Jane Fedotova and Charles Goldblatt.

A ‘preeminent Caribbean firm for complex disputes’, Harneys is a go-to firm for major bankruptcies and commercial disputes. The team demonstrates prowess in innovative areas, including cryptocurrency and digital assets disputes. It excels in claimant and applicant work and advises on the gamut of disputes, from fraud claims and shareholder disputes to restructuring and insolvency cases and enforcement. Claire Goldstein co-leads the team, specialising in litigation involving contentious trusts and multi-jurisdictional fraud and asset tracing cases. Practice co-head Christopher Pease is a leading figure in digital assets disputes, related to asset tracing and recovery and insolvency and restructuring. Andrew Thorp is a go-to advisor in insolvency matters and advises a stellar clientele of banks, multinational companies and hedge fund firms. Peter Ferrer is another name to note, along with Jonathan Addo, who specialises in injunctive relief. Victoria Lissack has an active multi-jurisdictional disputes practice and September 2023 hire James Petkovic, who boasts sector expertise in the oil and gas and heavy industries. Natasha Guthrie is another key team member.

Ogier excels in commercial disputes and fraud cases, with particular specialism in claims involving the Middle East and FSU region. The practice consists of experts in high-profile insolvencies and restructuring schemes, as well as in the contentious trusts space. Crypto fraud also continues to be a key area of expertise for the group. Brian Lacy leads the practice and is noted for his expertise in disputes involving the Middle East. He leads the team alongside Nicholas Brookes, who is active in cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters, corporate disputes, and commercial litigation, often appearing as advocate. Nicholas Burkill‘s broad practice spans international disputes, including civil fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and asset tracing cases. Specialising in company, trusts and insolvency matters, head of the Dubai office David Welford brings a wealth of advocacy experience to the team. Alexander Muksinov and Sarah Latham are names to note.

‘An outstanding BVI litigation practice’, Walkers BVI regularly represents its stellar clientele in cross-border disputes. It has an active privy council practice, excels in private capital and trusts work, and participates in arbitrations on a global scale. The team also boasts strong restructuring and insolvency capabilities, particularly in the fintech sector. A go-to advisor for HNW individuals, Oliver Clifton is active in fraud and asset tracing and boasts an active cross-border litigation practice. He leads the team alongside corporate litigation specialist Rosalind Nicholson, who boasts experience in cryptocurrency disputes. With an impressive roster of clients spanning North America, China and East Asia, Iain Tucker excels in freezing orders and injunctive relief work and has particular focus on the fintech sector. Meenaa Azsmayesh was promoted to senior counsel in July 2023 and is active in shareholder and investor disputes, corporate insolvency cases and fraud and asset tracing matters. Murray Laing  has left the BVI team for a long-term secondment to the firm's Dubai office.

A leading firm in shareholder disputes and insolvency work, Appleby is regularly called upon by local insolvency practitioners. The firm is active in cross-border disputes, drawing on the firm’s international network of offices, and the dispute resolution team notes a recent influx of work from the Middle East. ‘Standout advocate’ Andrew Willins leads the team and excels in insolvency and commercial litigation and shareholders’ disputes. Dan Mitchell joined the team from Ogier in September 2023, strengthening the group’s expertise in insolvency and cryptocurrency disputes. Active in multi-jurisdictional litigation, Olwyn Barry handles applications for interim relief, as well as fraud and asset tracing matters. Promoted to counsel in 2024, Tamara Cameron has particular prowess in restructuring and insolvency matters and enforcement of security. Laure-Astrid Wigglesworth is another name to note.

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.

Contentious restructuring and insolvency is a key area of expertise for Maples Group and the firm’s stellar clientele includes insolvency practitioners. The team also notes a recent influx of restructuring work from China. Matthew Freeman was promoted to local practice group leader for the BVI dispute resolution and insolvency team in December 2023. Also promoted in December 2023, to the partner level, Stuart Rau demonstrates prowess in the full range of commercial disputes and is a go-to advocate in hearings before the BVI Commercial Court. Scott Tolliss excels in litigation stemming from distressed events, and Adrian Francis is a further key contact.

Mourant continues to broaden its international capabilities, with the opening of its Singapore office in October and expansion into Luxembourg in June of 2023. In addition to commercial litigation, the BVI dispute resolution team handles distressed fund disputes, restructuring and insolvency, and contentious trust work. With a broad commercial litigation and insolvency practice, Eleanor Morgan leads the team, specialising in contentious trusts work. Jennifer Jenkins and Shane Donovan are other active members of the team to note. Sophie Christodoulou handles director, shareholder, and company disputes, insolvency cases, and trust and fraud disputes.

A go-to firm for contentious insolvency work, Campbells advises a comprehensive list of insolvency firms in the BVI. The team boasts particular expertise in cases involving fintech assets. It also notes a recent increased focus on commercial litigation. Mark Goodman leads the team, specialising in insolvency and restructuring matters and investment fund litigation, primarily in relation to distressed and failed funds. Also an active advocate, Jomokie Phillips was promoted to senior associate in 2024 and regularly represents commercial banks in litigation, as well as acting as lead counsel in public law matters. Sarah Thompson is another name to note.

Coming under the umbrella of an insolvency and corporate disputes department, the dispute resolution offering at Collas Crill ‘particularly excels at cases which intersect between multiple practice areas‘. BVI-related work is overseen by Stephen Leontsinis and Michael Adkins, who are based in the Cayman Islands and Guernsey respectively, while on Tortola the key contacts are Dave Marshall, promoted to counsel in January 2024 and a recent advisor on a large, cross-border unlawful means conspiracy claim; and Fay O’Halloran, who is familiar with the day-to-day work on cross-border disputes. In December 2023, the team saw the departure of David Harby to CANDEY.

Integrated with its substantial global network of disputes lawyers, the team at Dentons‘ BVI office acts in cross-border commercial disputes, placing significant focus on insolvency and restructuring cases. Practice head Stuart Cullen stands out for his experience in Latin America, particularly in major offshore restructurings of Latam enterprises and asset recovery for Brazilian liquidators. He is also well versed in cases before the BVI Commercial Court and Court of Appeal. Nina Roheman joined from St Lucia firm Floissac Duboulay in November 2023, and further support comes from Benjamin Drakes, who now splits his time between BVI and Bahamas.

The highly collaboratory BVI-based disputes team at Forbes Hare often makes up cross-jurisdictional teams from the Caribbean, London and Asia to act in offshore cases for companies, trusts, and investment funds. Arbitration proceedings, particularly involving offshore companies and investment funds, are a further notable strength, and the department also includes a robust corporate insolvency offering. Robert Nader, a litigator of vast experience, co-leads the practice and is involved in a significant range of civil and commercial cases. Alongside him, William Hare has a strong client base of international companies who look to him in contentious matters.

HFW‘s small core team based in Tortola is supported and strengthened by a number of BVI-qualified practitioners in London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. On the island, practice head Scott Cruickshank focuses on shareholder disputes, insolvency, fraud and asset tracing, trust litigation and corporate and commercial disputes, and has extensive experience across the range of cases. James Henson and Hugo Costa Liziario provide valuable support.

Standout local firm O'Neal Webster is a regular fixture in the major domestic market disputes, as well as a range of cross-border matters with BVI relevance. Among its diverse set of matters recently have been liquidations, shareholder disputes, Norwich Pharmacal applications, trustee and probate disputes, and fraud-related cases. Paul Dennis KC heads the department, drawing on considerable commercial litigation experience, as well as specific expertise in admiralty and shipping law. He is also a key advisor to The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, along with Nadine Whyte Laing. Asha Johnson-Willins is a further name to note and was promoted to counsel in 2024, and Paul Edwards is also noted.

At the helm of the disputes practice at Withers, Sara-Jane Knock ‘brings her substantial experience in commercial and trusts litigation to the table‘. She is the key senior contact at the BVI office and co-leads the department with London-based Sinead Harris, who is admired as ‘direct on the relevant legal matter‘. The team is counsel to HNWIs, trustees, corporates, insolvency practitioners, national governments and financial instructions. Lauren Peaty in Tortola is another ‘impressive‘ contact to note.