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 Appointment to Human Rights Commission
Chambers 2010 Guide to the World's Leading lawyers
Corporate and Finance
Investment Funds
Litigation
World Finance Awards for 2010
Scholarships
Staff Changes
Appointment to Human Rights Commission
In January 2010 Alistair was appointed by the Governor of the Cayman Islands as one of the 4 members of the Cayman Islands Human Rights Commission, chaired by former Attorney General Richard Coles and established under the new constitution.
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Chambers 2010 Guide to the World's Leading lawyers
Chambers 2010 Guide to the World's Leading lawyers has recently been published. Again, Campbells has been consistently ranked as one of the leading law firms in the Cayman Islands in all main areas of practice.
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Corporate and Finance
This quality firm's corporate practice has grown steadily in strength. Peers are talking up the prospects of the team, and are beginning to view the corporate team as a match for the successful litigation group. With capabilities in MA, mining and resources, debt and equity listings, asset finance and restructuring, the team offers an increasingly full-service package. John Wolf echoes this broad offering, and he heads the corporate and commercial department while also displaying expertise in hedge funds and other investment structures.
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Investment Funds
This funds team deals with both hedge funds and private equity funds, with the lawyers considered experts in these fields. Peers profess that "they've certainly developed their profile, especially for contentious funds issues." John Wolf is the head of the corporate and commercial team, demonstrating a wide range across the corporate and funds spectrum. Robert Searle, is viewed as "one of the names for investment funds" and his experience covers Australia and the UK too.
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Litigation
This local firm has a reputation for high quality and professionalism, with peers saying: "The team does a very good job for its clients." Highlights include cases on and off-island, including unique matters that set precedents in Cayman law. Ross McDonough is widely regarded as "a great advocate" and a fine rainmaker, and he handles many commercial disputes, insolvencies and trust-related issues. Alistair Walters is the managing partner, and he successfully balances his responsibilities with a still-impressive caseload. Shaun McCann is especially visible for on-island work. He is well established and has a solid market reputation. Sources describe Kirsten Houghton as "straight, professional and pleasant to deal with," and have high hopes for her future.
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World Finance Awards for 2010
We are pleased to announce that in The World Finance Awards for 2010, Campbells has been named as having the best insolvency and restructuring team in the Cayman Islands. The team is headed by partner Ross McDonough. Partner Alistair Walters has also been named as best individual lawyer in the Cayman Islands.
The World Finance Awards - created in 2007 to identify industry leaders, individuals, teams and organisations that represent the benchmark of achievement and best practice in the financial and business world - are entering their third year and will reflect a wider spectrum of financial services and related industries than ever before.
Learn more here.
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Scholarships
Campbells and Campbell Corporate Services Ltd have a scholarship program that is open to eligible candidates wishing to continue their studies after High School.
The scholarship program is not limited to law or legal courses. Applications for scholarships are invited from eligible candidates for the academic year 2010 – 2011 and must be submitted by 31 March 2010.
For any other questions please contact Alistair Walters, Managing Partner on awalters@campbells.com.ky or at P.O. Box 884 GT, Grand Cayman KY1-1103.
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Staff Changes
We are pleased to announce that Christina McTaggart has joined the firm's well respected litigation department, having completed her training at Maples & Calder. Christina qualified as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and also achieved an Associate of Social Sciences degree from the University College of the Cayman Islands before studying law at the University of Liverpool, where she graduated with an LLB (Hons) degree in Law in 2007. She subsequently undertook the Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Court School of Law in London where she was awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Skills in 2008. After being called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2008 (non-practising), Christina trained with Maples and Calder in the Cayman Islands where she gained legal experience in the areas of structured finance, capital markets, mutual and hedge funds. She was additionally involved with cases centred on the company, trust, partnership and insolvency laws of the Cayman Islands. Christina joined Campbells litigation department as an associate following her admission as an Attorney-at-Law in the Cayman Islands in April 2010.
In her leisure time, Christina volunteers for "Legal Befrienders", a free legal advice clinic, and well as for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Cayman Islands, of which she is also a past gold award recipient. She is also a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and the Cayman Islands Bar Association.
We are please to confirm that Damian Juric has joined the firm as an attorney in our corporate and investment funds department. Damian graduated from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, with a Bachelor of Laws Degree (1997) and a Master of Laws (Commercial Law) degree (2001) as well as from Cornell University, USA, with a Master of Laws degree (2001). He was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2000 and the New York State Bar in 2004.
In 2010, Damian joined Campbells as a senior associate in our corporate team specializing in the areas of investment funds, corporate law and governance and asset management, and was admitted as a Cayman Islands attorney.
Prior to joining the firm, Damian worked at Linklaters and Baker & Mckenzie in The Netherlands as well as Kaye Scholer LLP in London, where he specialized in the areas of private investment funds as well as general corporate law. His experience includes advising sponsors, managers, financial institutions and investors in relation to the structuring, formation, negotiation and regulation of a range of private investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds and venture capital funds formed in the US, UK and Europe, as well as offshore jurisdictions such as The Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Guernsey, Jersey and Mauritius, involving the drafting of all fund documentation and advising on US and UK regulatory and other requirements related thereto as well as counseling distressed investment funds.
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