Contacts
John O’Driscoll leads our Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring practice in London. John advises creditors, debtors, private equity funds, hedge funds, and other stakeholders on BVI and Cayman Islands law. He frequently advises on matters relating to crypto-currency, NFTs, and digital assets. He has significant experience in cross-border litigation matters involving the United Kingdom, Europe, India, Kazakhstan, the Middle East, Africa, and South America. Before joining Harneys, John led the Insolvency and Dispute Resolution practice at another leading offshore law firm in London for 10 years. John is a co-founder of RAIIDAR International and is on the editorial board of International Corporate Rescue.
Nick Hoffman leads our Cayman Islands’ Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring practice. He advises banks, multinational corporations and financial services professionals on insolvency and restructuring, trust litigation, financial services litigation, company disputes and fraud.
He has practised in the Cayman Islands since 2011 and, prior to joining us, led the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group at another Cayman offshore law firm. He is also a highly skilled and experienced advocate, having spent more than 10 years at the London Bar.
Nick has appeared at all levels of the Cayman Court system from Grand Court to the Privy Council, as leading or junior counsel.
Andrew Thorp heads up Harneys’ BVI Litigation and Insolvency practice. For over a decade, he has advised law firms, banks, funds, private equity houses and trust companies on all aspects of BVI contentious law. He is particularly sought after by clients for cross-border asset recovery and insolvency work and is a recognised industry leader. Andrew has acted in numerous successful asset retrieval operations across CIS, Latin America and Asia alongside teams from Harneys, other international law firms and investigatory professionals.
