International Women’s Day 2024: Striving for Balance
18 Mar 2024
Location: 3:00pm - 4:00pm UK Time Virtual Event (Zoom) Members: Free to attend - Book by 18 Mar Non Members: Register above as a member and attend for free - Book by 18 Mar
Highlights
Our panel will discuss some of the barriers that women face in achieving work-life balance, including societal expectations, cultural norms, and workplace structures. Through honest personal experiences, our panellists aim to share knowledge with their peers, and pave the way for future generations.
Join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking discussion as we celebrate International Women's Day and empower women around the world to embrace their unique journey of balancing work and lifestyle in the legal profession.
Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys
Caroline has substantial experience in complex, high profile and multi-jurisdictional disputes, and white collar crime investigations.
Caroline successfully defended John Mason in the recent high profile case of SFO v GPT, Cook & Mason, in which we defeated allegations of international bribery and corruption following a 10 year investigation and prosecution. She has also defended corporate clients in the $9 billion AHAB / SAAD fraud litigation in which she was granted limited admission to the Cayman bar and which featured the Cayman Islands’ longest ever fraud trial. She also successfully defended Guy Colegate, a former employee of a Shell subsidiary from high-profile allegations of bribery and corruption in Nigeria before the Milan Court of Appeal
Charles Russell Speechlys
Counsel
Collas Crill (Cayman)
Overview
Annalisa is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team in Cayman. She has a broad practice covering commercial litigation, cross-border insolvency and restructuring. Her experience includes work on high value fraud and asset tracing claims, the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and shareholder disputes. She regularly advises limited partners, shareholders, directors and fund managers on insolvency related matters.
Experience
Annalisa was admitted as an attorney in the Cayman Islands in 2014, following which she practiced as an associate at Walkers both in the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.
Background
Annalisa obtained an LLB with Honours from Durham University and went on to complete the LPC at the University of Law in Manchester, before returning to the Cayman Islands to train as an Articled Clerk with Walkers.
Memberships
INSOL International Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners' Association
International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
Annalisa is also a Cayman Islands Notary Public
Overview
Annalisa is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team in Cayman. She has a broad practice covering commercial litigation, cross-border insolvency and restructuring. Her experience includes work on high value fraud and asset tracing claims, the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and shareholder disputes. She regularly advises limited partners, shareholders, directors and fund managers on insolvency related matters.
Experience
Annalisa was admitted as an attorney in the Cayman Islands in 2014, following which she practiced as an associate at Walkers both in the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.
Background
Annalisa obtained an LLB with Honours from Durham University and went on to complete the LPC at the University of Law in Manchester, before returning to the Cayman Islands to train as an Articled Clerk with Walkers.
Memberships
INSOL International Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners' Association
International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
Annalisa is also a Cayman Islands Notary Public
Collas Crill (Cayman)
Barrister
Wilberforce Chambers
Jessica specialises in commercial chancery litigation, with a particular focus on insolvency, property and commercial disputes. She is an experienced advocate who appears regularly in the High Court, and is frequently instructed in matters which are of a complex or urgent nature. Before coming to the Bar Jessica read Jurisprudence at Brasenose College, Oxford, and obtained an LLM in Corporate Law from University College London.
Wilberforce Chambers
Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Ranked as a Next Generation Partner in Civil Fraud and Commercial Litigation by The Legal 500, Natalie is a partner specialising in complex multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation including banking and financial services litigation, insolvency, fraud and asset recovery. She is a “partner who is one to watch”, “personable, professional and user friendly, great to work with, always on top of the detail”. Natalie has expertise in litigation and arbitration involving banking and financial services, insolvency, trust, contractual, partnership, shareholder and commercial disputes. She has a particular specialism in fraud and asset recovery and has acted on some high profile Russian and CIS cases. She has worked on multi-jurisdictional asset tracing cases, including obtaining extensive Worldwide Freezing, Search, Disclosure and Passport Surrender Orders in one of Russia’s biggest ever alleged bank frauds.
Cooke, Young & Keidan
Agenda
Speakers:
Caroline Greenwell - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Annalisa Shibli - Counsel - Collas Crill (Cayman)
Jessica Brooke - Barrister - Wilberforce Chambers
Natalie Todd - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
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Contact Us
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