For the first time, the Baker & Partners BVI and Cayman Islands offices are ranked in Legal 500 Caribbean 2026. This accomplishment marks the first time the firm has been ranked in this particular directory for all three of its offshore jurisdictions. Achieving a ranking in each jurisdiction is a testament to the firm’s growth and commitment to providing conflict-free, quality dispute resolution and litigation services across all of its offices.
Partner Jennifer Colegate has also been promoted to Leading Partner in the Cayman Islands.
Thank you to our clients and peers for taking the time to share references with the researchers at Legal 500 on Baker & Partners’ specialist expertise and experience. We work tirelessly to solve our clients’ problems and are grateful for your candid reviews.
Cayman Islands
Our Cayman Islands office has broadened its scope and expertise in recent years to handle an increasingly complex and multi-jurisdictional caseload for multinational corporations, financial institutions, governments, and private inpiduals.
Most recently, the team has made a name for itself in the Web3 Disputes space and we continue to grow our connections and case load in key international markets including the Americas, the Gulf Cooperation Council and across Asia Pacific.
Clients choose Baker & Partners in the Cayman Islands because of the firm’s conflict-free and independent model, the team’s efficient approach, and the firm’s expansive network of investigators and independent advisors.
Robert Jones
Jennifer Colegate | Leading Partner
Fleur O’Driscoll
Adam Crane
- ‘Their focus on asset recovery and fraud matters makes them reliable partners and true specialists.’
- ‘Adam Crane is accessible, friendly, and responsive.’
- ‘Exceptional litigation boutique practice.’
- ‘Solid team with deep bench strength, good technically, commercially minded, and highly responsive.’
- ‘Adam Crane is a standout in the market for his expertise in complex restructuring, insolvencies, and commercial disputes. He is very easy to work with, deeply committed, and sharp.’
BVI
Our BVI team is led by partner Shaun Reardon-John and clients cite the team’s client commitment, experience and personal approach as being key to the Baker & Partner BVI office success since 2023.
The BVI team’s core services include insolvency, commercial litigation, asset recovery, Web 3 and digital assets disputes and trust disputes.
- ‘Shaun Reardon-John is an experienced Caribbean lawyer, whose years of experience in the BVI make him a valuable asset to the firm. His ability to think outside the box is renowned, as is his grit and determination to do what is best for the client, an old-fashioned trait but one he should be proud of.’
- ‘They are an experienced and accomplished team. Shaun Reardon-John has practiced in the BVI for many years and has built a team around him who reflect his determination and who complement each other perfectly.’
- ‘A nimble, adaptable, good quality team.’
- ‘What makes Baker & Partners unique is that they are a boutique litigation firm, as well as the fact that they have strong experience (particularly in Jersey) of criminal/white collar crime matters.’
- ‘Shaun Reardon-John provides good quality advice in a commercial manner.’
- ‘Shaun Reardon-John is an excellent team player and manager with great inter-personal skills.’
Jersey
Baker & Partners retains Tier 1 position for Dispute Resolution and Tier 1 for Regulatory and white-collar crime in the 2026 Legal 500 UK Directory.
In Jersey, all the firm’s partners have retained their ranking.
For Dispute Resolution:
Stephen Baker, maintains Hall of Fame
William Redgrave, maintains Leading
Partner
Lynne Gregory, maintains Next Generation
Partner
Jared Dann, maintains Next Generation
Partner
Amy Benest, receives another notable
mention
For Regulatory and White-Collar Crime:
Simon Thomas, maintains Leading Partner
William Redgrave, maintains Leading Partner
Here are a collection of the Jersey 2026 testimonies:
- ‘A brilliant team – talented, dedicated and responsive.’
- ‘The standout practice in Jersey.’
- ‘Simon Thomas is the best advocate in Jersey and a great team player, with strong attention to detail. He always provides sensible advice. He is respected by everyone in this area.’
- ‘Steve Baker is a great advocate for crime. William Redgrave is a very good and accomplished commercial advocate. Lynne Gregory is a great engine room.’
- ‘Excellent knowledge of trust and fraud related litigation. Very experienced and able to provide pragmatic advice in urgent situations.’
- ‘William Redgrave – very intelligent, strong drafting skills, experienced advocate, very user-friendly, able to provide creative solutions to unprecedented situations.’
- ‘Lynne Gregory – very responsive, hard-working, conscientious, provided great support in complex multi-jurisdictional litigation.’
- The team has great breadth and depth of knowledge and experience. They can handle matters at any level of complexity.’
- ‘Amy Benest is a remarkable lawyer who can cut through the noise of the most complex of matters.’
- ‘Amy Benest – fantastic lawyer with really great experience and knowledge, with excellent client skills. An absolute pleasure to work with.’