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.

‘Superbly led’ by partner William Peake, who has worked on the longest-running and highest-value litigation case in the Cayman Islands, Harneys is a market-leading firm advising on a breadth of matters, from dispute resolution to transactions – working with an array of high-profile clients. The firm’s outstanding transactional practice is spearheaded by the ‘excellent’ Rachel Graham who displays significant expertise in advising on corporate asset holding structures, M&A, and joint ventures. Since his relocation to the firm's London office in 2022, Aki Corsoni-Husain has led the global regulatory and tax law offering, covering a variety of sectors from fintech to information exchange law. John O’Driscoll provides invaluable support to the firm as head of London litigation, insolvency and restructuring, having joined the firm in November 2023. The firm’s litigation practice is noted for its complex multi-jurisdictional work, which often involves clients from the Middle East and Africa.

Showcasing significant expertise in London, the Maples Group is noted for its strength in fund and investment management work, as well as its strong experience in finance, trusts, private client and corporate matters. The firm is steered by managing partner Heidi de Vries, who boasts impressive experience advising private equity and hedge funds. Harjit Kaur is particularly noted for her ‘responsiveness, thoughtfulness and technical rigour’ in hedge funds work. Jonathan Caulton is noted for his knowledge of offshore finance, advising on structured finance and fund finance matters for major international banks. Key players Alex Way, Matthew Gilbert, Jack Marriott, Christopher Oliver, and Robert Hughes are also recommended.

The ‘dynamic’ and ‘unparalleled’ team at Walkers boasts a wealth of experience working with a strong roster of clients, including some of the largest global banks and financial institutions. Led by the ‘excellent’ Jack Boldarin , the firm leverages ‘unparalleled’ industry knowledge to deliver the ‘highest levels of client satisfaction’. Co-heads Hughie Wong  and Tatziana Paraguacuto give clients ‘pragmatic’ advice regarding investment funds, with recent highlights including advising a litigation funding platform on matters of litigation and arbitration in areas of law ranging from antitrust to tort. Neil McDonald  leads the firm’s corporate M&A practice while Mark Galazzi spearheads the firm’s banking law offering. Patrick Ormond heads up the insurance practice, which has recently been bolstered with specialist hires from Sidley Austin LLP. The firm is supported by Fraser Hern and Jan Golaszewski, who lead the insolvency and restructuring practice and the dispute resolution offering, respectively. Other key figures include Sara Hall, who is highly recommended for her expertise in regulatory matters.

Bedell Cristin is highly active in the Jersey legal market, with wide-ranging expertise in transactional corporate real estate. Assisting a range of notable clients, including some of the world’s largest banks and asset managers, the firm maintains a strong Jersey law offering, also providing support on Guernsey, Cayman Islands and Jersey private client issues. The team is led by the ‘absolutely fantastic‘ Tom Davies, an expert in Jersey real-estate with experience handling billion-dollar deals for private equity funds. Co-head Robert Gardner is noted for his commercial litigation and insolvency acumen.

‘Punching above its weight’, Forbes Hare demonstrates broad capabilities under the leadership of the ‘superb’ Karen Gilbert, who spearheads the wide-ranging British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, Anguilla, and Nevis law offering. Areas of expertise encompass corporate, banking, investment funds, dispute resolution and insolvency work, which the firm regularly advises on with the input of its Hong Kong and Singapore offices. The firm is often found on both sides of liquidation proceedings, acting on major liquidation proceedings in the region. Noted for its strength in contentious matters, recent work highlights include acting for the National Commercial Bank of Anguilla in relation to the antecedent collapse of two Caribbean banks.

With the ‘astute’ Jeremy Snead steering the firm, Ogier has demonstrated steady growth in London in recent years. Especially noted for its experience in complex restructuring and insolvency matters, the firm boasts key capabilities in dispute resolution as well as in investment fund and corporate-driven work. Its disputes practice, in particular, is recognised for its contentious restructuring offering, regularly working on multi-billion dollar, multijurisdictional liquidations. The team is led by Richard Bennett  who provides significant expertise in funds and corporate work for private equity and hedge funds. Nkechi Hokstad, who joined the firm in March 2024, is also recommended.

Noted for its burgeoning transactional capabilities, the team at Mourant works with a host of major private equity firms, asset managers, and corporates. Turned to by a host of clients, the firm notably works on significant bond issuances as well as private equity buyouts for some of the most well-known funds. London managing partner Alex Last – who relocated to the firm’s London office in 2023 – is noted for his significant experience in fund formation and private equity-related work.

Recognised for its corporate finance and transactional work in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and the British Virgin Islands, Conyers is noted for its significant cross-border experience. Steered by managing partner Eric Flaye - who displays capabilities in private investment, funds, M&A, and joint ventures -  the firm advises a growing number MENA clients in the region. Other key figures include Nicholas Pattman, whose focus lies in venture capital, private equity, and hedge fund-related matters.