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Five Carey Olsen partners named leading Cayman lawyers by Lawdragon

Lawyers featured in the 2025 guide are regarded as specialists in their field, have typically practised for 10 years or more and have significant on-the-ground experience in the Cayman Islands. Lawdragon's selection process incorporates nominations and extensive independent journalistic research, drawing on their more than 35 years' experience of legal research and reporting in the United States.

Bernadette Carey leads the firm's Cayman Islands trusts and private wealth team and advises on private wealth structures, family office structures and estate planning matters. An experienced litigator in the private client space, Bernadette regularly appears before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on multi-party non-contentious applications and contentious trust disputes. She is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners High Net Worth and as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500.

Sam Dawson is managing partner of Carey Olsen's Cayman Islands office and heads its dispute resolution and insolvency and restructuring practice. With over 20 years of experience litigating high value commercial disputes, Sam is ranked consistently by independent legal directories as one of the leading practitioners in the Cayman Islands.

Chris Duncan is a partner in Carey Olsen's corporate team and leads the firm's fintech and digital assets group, advising on the full spectrum of fintech, crypto and digital assets across the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. He is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners FinTech.

Peter Sherwood is a partner in the firm's dispute resolution and litigation team, advising on all aspects of insolvency litigation, general banking and commercial litigation, and non-contentious insolvency and restructurings. He is ranked by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners and has been described as an "excellent commercial restructuring adviser" by the GRR 100.

Dylan Wiltermuth has extensive experience on all aspects of corporate work, having spent many years advising clients on complex cross-border transactions across a wide range of jurisdictions. He advises on joint ventures, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and structured finance transactions.

Lawdragon is a US-based legal media company widely known for its annual '500 Leading Lawyers in America' guide and select guides for specific legal practice areas. The 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers guide can be viewed in full on Lawdragon's website.

 

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