Christopher Levers

Christopher Levers is a partner with Ogier in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, where his practice specialises in contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency proceedings. He regularly advises and appears on behalf of creditors, shareholders, companies and insolvency practitioners. He also has significant experience advising both trustees and beneficiaries in relation to disputes regarding Cayman Islands trusts. Mr. Levers joined Ogier in 2021 having previously spent time practising at the English bar and with another top-tier offshore firm in the Cayman Islands. During his time in Cayman, he has routinely appeared before all levels of the Cayman courts, including Cayman’s highest appellate court, the Privy Council. He has acted in a number of leading cases in the jurisdiction, including Pearson v Primeo, Culross Global SPC v Strategic Turnaround, Braga v Equity Trust, In the matter of Torchlight Fund LP, Torchlight GP v Millinium Asset Pty, et al. and AHAB v SICL, et al, the most significant fraud trial heard in Cayman. Mr. Levers has contributed to a number of publications, including INSOL World, International Corporate Rescue, Lexis Nexis, South Square Digest and STEP Journal, and he co-authored the Cayman Islands chapter of Art of the Pre-Pack, published by Global Restructuring Review. He is a member of the Cayman Islands Practitioners Association, the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (Cayman) Limited and INSOL International, and he has been recognised in Legal 500 as a Rising Star in 2020 and 2021.