Harneys handles both transactional matters and heavyweight litigation with a focus on Caribbean law. Indira Birkwood is active in heavyweight banking transactions as well as real estate finance. BVI litigator Phillip Kite is the firm's global head of disputes, and William Peake has a track record of heavyweight Caymanian litigation such as AHAB v Al-Sanea, also known as the Saad case, in which the Caymanian courts found the claimants operated  'one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history'.

Maples Group, formerly known as Maples and Calder, has a particular strength in funds work, as well as advising on the full gamut of trusts, finance and corporate work in London. In the funds arena, clients recommend Nick Evans, Heidi de Vries and Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo  - the latter having handled a number of Cayman hedge fund structure launches. Other recommended names for corporate and finance work include BVI specialist Matthew Gilbert, finance expert Jonathan Caulton and associate Robert Hughes. Primarily offering BVI and Caymanian law, the team has an Irish desk in London, and also includes associate Anna Cochrane who is part of the Jersey legal team. Paul Govier is scheduled to retire from the partnership in December 2019 to be come a consultant, with de Vries taking over as the managing partner of the office.

Walkers' London office provides BVI and Caymanian law advice on a range of corporate and transactional matters, as well as expertise in commercial disputes and insolvency litigation. Jack Boldarin handles corporate and finance matters including capital fundraisings for major banks, as well as finance deals in challenging jurisdictions. John O’Driscoll is a key contact for disputes work, with a strong workload in Caymanian insolvency litigation. Key senior counsels include Sara Hall, who joined from Deutsche Bank's in-house team where she was global head of regulatory compliance, and finance specialist Mark Galazzi. Catherine Overton, who has a track record of securitisation and emerging markets lending, is a notable senior associate. The firm has strong connections in Asia and the former Soviet Union.

Carey Olsen can offer clients both Caribbean and Channel Islands law advice from its London office, with finance acting as a core area of expertise. The firm refreshed its London team by the recruitment of Jasmine Amaria from Walkers - she has a track record of advising on Cayman and BVI matters, and is well-connected in India. Boosting the senior ranks, Richard Brown returned to the firm as a partner from Harneys, where he was a senior associate, and Jersey advocate Andrea Steel joined as counsel from an in-house role at Saltgate Investment Services, bringing with her funds regulatory expertise. The firm has a wealth of senior associates in London, including Jersey advocate Bryony Bird, private wealth specialist Guernsey advocate Nina Clift and BVI-qualified solicitor-advocate Paul Griffiths. Nic Journeaux is now at Ogier in Jersey and counsel Claire McConway departed to become a partner at onshore firm Wedlake Bell LLP.

Director Linda Martin heads the London office of Conyers, which offers clients British Virgin Islands, Caymanian and, uniquely in London, Bermudian law advice. Sheba Raza, who is admitted in the BVI and Bermuda, is a key counsel, while Martin has a track record of practice in the Cayman Islands. The two lead on transactions in finance (including project finance), capital markets, corporate transactions and investment funds formation and management. Associate Eric Flaye relocated from the firm's Tortola office - he brings with him a track record of fund formation work.

Mourant's three-partner team in London provides BVI and Cayman law advice across the transactional space. Tony Pursall has trusts expertise, while Robert Duggan who 'is an expert practitioner with a strong grasp of his field' and Chinyin Johnston are key names for corporate and finance work, such as private equity deals, restructuring, real estate, fund finance and investment funds.

Bedell Cristin's London office frequently works with its on-island office to provide Jersey law advice. Bruce Scott covers the gamut of Jersey corporate and transactional structuring, with much work concentrated around the firm's keynote strength in real estate finance.

Forbes Hare's London office is led by the BVI-qualified Karen Gilbert. She has a track record of handling various finance mandates, and can call upon broader expertise in the firm on matters including blockchain technology, as well as a strong litigation practice in the Caribbean itself. Michael Doyle is a key senior associate in the team and has experience of funds work.