BVI Finance proudly congratulates BVI law firms and legal professionals recognized in the prestigious Chambers and Partners Global Rankings 2025. These rankings reaffirm the BVI’s position as a world-class financial services jurisdiction with top-tier legal expertise in Corporate & Finance, Investment Funds, and Dispute Resolution.
BVI law firms have been distinguished for their excellence across key practice areas.
In the category of Corporate & Finance (including Investment Funds), the recognized firms are:
• Band 1: Conyers, Maples Group, Ogier, Walkers, Harneys
• Band 2: Appleby
• Band 3: Carey Olsen, Mourant
• Band 4: Collas Crill, O'Neal Webster
For Dispute Resolution, the rankings are as follows:
• Band 1: Conyers, Ogier, Walkers
• Band 2: Agon Litigation, Appleby, Carey Olsen, Harneys
• Band 3: Campbells, Maples Group, Mourant
• Band 4: Dentons Delany, Forbes Hare, MKS Law, O'Neal Webster, Withers
BVI Finance commends the distinguished legal professionals recognized for their expertise.
In Corporate & Finance, the individual rankings include:
• Band 1: Anton Goldstein (Conyers), Chris Newton (Maples Group), Robert J D Briant (Conyers), Philip Graham (Harneys)
• Band 2: Matthew Cowman (Walkers), Michael Killourhy (Ogier)
• Band 3: Greg Boyd (Collas Crill), Ian Montgomery (Mourant), Jeffrey Kirk (Appleby), Omonike Robinson-Pickering (Walkers), Ruairi Bourke (Maples Group), George Weston (Harneys)
• Band 4: Christopher Simpson (O'Neal Webster), Clinton Hempel (Carey Olsen), Elizabeth Killeen (Carey Olsen), Ellie Crespi (Collas Crill), José Santos (Forbes Hare), Kerry Anderson (O'Neal Webster), Rachael Pape (Conyers), Michelle Frett-Mathavious (Harneys)
For Dispute Resolution, the following professionals have been recognized:
• Eminent Practitioners: Mark J Forte (Conyers)
• Band 1: Alex Hall Taylor KC (Carey Olsen), Andrew Willins (Appleby), Arabella di Iorio (Agon Litigation), Oliver Clifton (Walkers), Richard G Evans (Conyers), Claire Goldstein (Harneys)
• Band 2: Eleanor Morgan (Mourant), Rosalind Nicholson (Walkers)
• Band 3: Grant Carroll (Campbells), Jennifer Jenkins (Mourant), Nicholas Brookes (Ogier), Nicholas Burkill (Ogier), Robert Nader (Forbes Hare), Shane Donovan (Mourant), Peter Ferrer (Harneys)
• Band 4: Adrian Francis (Maples Group), Brian Child (Agon Litigation), Dan Wise (MKS Law), Iain Tucker (Walkers), Matthew Freeman (Maples Group), Paul Dennis KC (O'Neal Webster), Andrew Thorp (Harneys)
• Band 5: Callum McNeil (Sterlington), Jerry D. Samuel (Conyers), Simon Hall (Carey Olsen), Stuart Cullen (Dentons Delany), Sara-Jane Knock (Withers)
• Up and Coming: Matthew Brown (Conyers), Christopher Pease (Harneys)
• Associates to Watch: Colleen Farrington (Walkers)
BVI professionals have also been acknowledged for their expertise beyond the jurisdiction:
• Corporate & Finance (Expertise Based Abroad): Andrew Jowett, Appleby – (UK)
• Corporate & Finance (Foreign Expertise): Harneys (Anguilla), Michelle Frett-Mathavious, Harneys (Anguilla)
• Dispute Resolution (Expertise Based Abroad): Mark Goodman, Campbells (Cayman Islands), Brian Lacy, Ogier (UK)
Additionally, in the Offshore: British Virgin Islands Law (Foreign Expertise) category, the following professionals were recognized as Foreign Experts:
• Jack Boldarin (Walkers)
• Jasmine Amaria (Carey Olsen)
• Karen Gilbert (Spencer West LLP)
• Matthew Gilbert (Maples Group)
• Indira Birkwood (Spencer West LLP)
• Rachel Graham (Harney Westwood & Riegels LLP)
• Eric Flaye (Conyers)
• Fraser Hern (Walkers)
• Joanna Russell (Maples Group)
• Neil McDonald (Walkers)
• Patrick Ormond (Walkers)
• Richard Brown (Carey Olsen)
• Michael Doyle (Forbes Hare)
The annual Chambers and Partners Global Rankings highlight the strength of the BVI legal sector and its integral role in the global financial services industry.
BVI Finance applauds the recognized firms and lawyers for their dedication to excellence and their contributions to maintaining the BVI’s reputation as a leading international financial center.
To explore the full rankings, click here.
For further information please contact:
Shamahl A. Smith
Communications and Research Officer
ssmith@bvifinance.vg |Tel: 284-852-1957