Harneys has expanded its global litigation practice with the relocation of senior British Virgin Islands (BVI) litigator Phillip Kite to Harneys’ London office.
As Global Head of Litigation and Insolvency, Phillip has led the firm’s successful multi-jurisdictional practice. Harneys’ litigation team has built a solid reputation for advising on high profile, complex commercial and insolvency disputes.
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Phillip is among the most experienced litigation and insolvency lawyers in the BVI, having worked on many of the jurisdiction’s largest and most complex cases. He acts for one of the lead defendant groups in multi-billion dollar claims brought by the liquidators of the Fairfield fund, a feeder fund into Bernard Madoff’s asset management company. Phillip has been consistently ranked as a leading lawyer by major legal directories, including Chambers and Legal 500.
Harneys has the largest team of BVI qualified commercial and civil litigation attorneys in the world and one of the fastest growing litigation practices in the Cayman Islands. Harneys was the first offshore law firm to establish a litigation desk in Asia where its Hong Kong practice has grown five-fold in two years.
"This is the next phase in the expansion of Harneys’ global litigation practice," says Phillip. "It enables us to provide the highest level of timely service to clients based in London and across Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Africa. It is also a reflection of the growing demand for sophisticated BVI legal services around the world.
The London practice will offer all aspects of litigation services including general commercial litigation and company advice, insolvency proceedings, corporate restructurings, contentious trusts disputes and asset tracing/enforcement.
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By GlobalDataPartner Andrew Thorp will now lead Harneys’ BVI litigation practice as Head of BVI Litigation. Andrew is well known for his cross-border work and has a particular interest in international asset tracing and preservation. He advises on a wide range of multi-jurisdictional commercial and insolvency matters on behalf of major international law firms, banks, in-house legal teams, investment funds and trust companies.
