Press Release from Carey Olsen, Friday 8 November, 2024.
Carey Olsen lawyers have secured 31 individual rankings in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 Caribbean, including 18 ‘Leading Partner’ rankings, 10 ‘Next Generation Partner’ rankings and three ‘Leading Associate’ rankings.
Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited has achieved its strongest rankings to date in the 2025 guide, having secured two new Tier 1 rankings in Corporate and Commercial and Insurance/Reinsurance while also maintaining its Tier 1 rankings in Dispute Resolution; Regulatory and Compliance; and Trusts/Private Client. The team also attained four new ‘Leading Partner’ rankings. Clients have said that the team’s “unwavering availability and forward-thinking strategies to mitigate risks are truly exceptional”, noting that they “stand out for being highly collaborative, solutions orientated and for being able to develop long-term trusted adviser relationships”.
Carey Olsen (BVI) L.P. continues to be ranked in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Corporate and Commercial; Dispute Resolution; Investment Funds and Regulatory and Compliance and its lawyers have secured four individual rankings. Praised for their “high-quality, client-focused services” and “exceptional team” which goes “from strength to strength”, clients have named the team “one of the most formidable teams on Tortola”.
Carey Olsen Cayman Limited has this year earned a new Tier 2 ranking for Real Estate, while also ranking in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Corporate and Commercial; Dispute Resolution; Investment Funds; Regulatory and Compliance and Trusts/Private Client. The team has been described in client feedback as “super responsive and very technical. The best in Cayman”. Another client commented that their “sharp, commercially minded” approach “combined with their deep experience working alongside leading US law firms and venture capital firms” means “we would never consider sending our work elsewhere”.
Carey Olsen has also been recognised as a Tier 1 ‘Leading Firm’ for Foreign-Based Expertise, with six partners achieving Leading Partner rankings and one partner named a Next Generation Partner, which is testament to the firm’s strong Caribbean knowledge and expertise outside the Caribbean region.
Leading Partners
Bermuda – Matthew Grigg (Banking, Finance and Capital Markets and Corporate and Commercial); Steven Rees Davies (Corporate and Commercial); Keith Robinson (Dispute Resolution and Trusts and Private Client); Gavin Woods (Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Corporate and Commercial, Insurance/Reinsurance and Regulatory and Compliance)
BVI – Alex Hall Taylor KC (Dispute Resolution)
Cayman Islands – Sam Dawson (Dispute Resolution); Jarrod Farley (Investment Funds)
Foreign-Based Expertise – Jasmine Amaria; Richard Brown; Jeremy Lightfoot; Anthony McKenzie; James Noble; and Michael Padarin.
Next Generation Partners
Bermuda – Ashley Fife (Trusts/Private Client); Kyle Masters (Dispute Resolution and Regulatory and Compliance)
BVI – Elizabeth Killeen (Corporate and Commercial and Regulatory and Compliance); Simon Hall (Dispute Resolution)
Cayman Islands – Bernadette Carey (Trusts/Private Client); Peter Sherwood (Dispute Resolution); Dylan Wiltermuth (Banking, Finance and Capital Markets)
Foreign-Based Expertise – Matthew Watson
Leading Associates
Bermuda – Stephanie Bernard (Trusts/Private Client); Laura Kearns (Trusts/Private Client)
Cayman Islands – Graham Stoute (Trusts/Private Client)
A full breakdown of Carey Olsen’s rankings is available via the firm’s respective Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands profiles on The Legal 500 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.
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