The Cayman Islands continue to evolve as a global hub for trust and estate planning, digital asset innovation, and family office migration. Recent legislative updates, such as the removal of the rule against perpetuities and new virtual asset regulations, reinforce Cayman’s competitive edge.
Read moreIngrid Pierce is Walkers’ Global Managing Partner and heads the Cayman Investment Funds Group.
Ingrid has over 20 years’ experience and is recognised as one of the world’s leading investment funds lawyers. She acts for major institutions, asset managers, insurers, reinsurers, trustees and other fiduciaries. Her clients include many of the who’s who of asset managers.
Ingrid advises on directors’ duties and responsibilities, indemnities, confidentiality laws and issues related to electronic communication. She has particular expertise in advising funds on managing distress in volatile markets and has considerable experience with contentious matters having acted in connection with the acquisition, restructuring and winding down of various high profile funds.
Three words that describe me: reliable, trustworthy and empathetic.
We have a partner in Ingrid. Her deep knowledge of the industry allows her to fashion solutions that work in the real world and are tailored to our business. Ingrid brings a unique clarity and efficiency to identifying the issues that really matter. She is also a pleasure to work with.
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George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008
Cayman Islands
An institutional investment management client asked Ingrid Pierce to act for the family in personal matter involving a deceased relative. It was complex estate matter involving inter vivos trusts and a disputed will. Ingrid was asked to advise on the terms of the trust, removal of a trustee, various testamentary issues (allegations of undue influence and so forth), obtaining a grant of probate and various cross-border issues involving parallel litigation in the US. The matter also involved negotiating with prospective new trustees and sensitivities around the profile of the family and media interest.
Ingrid Pierce was particularly well suited to handle this matter given her experience in non-contentious and contentious trusts litigation. She also involved attorneys in probate, litigation and real estate. A settlement agreement was reached on all matters including the contested will and new trustees appointed to deal with and dispose of certain property.
The Cayman Islands continue to evolve as a global hub for trust and estate planning, digital asset innovation, and family office migration. Recent legislative updates, such as the removal of the rule against perpetuities and new virtual asset regulations, reinforce Cayman’s competitive edge.
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Read moreHeidi de Vries who heads up Walkers in BVI, is originally from Australia where she studied law and commerce. She worked in Sydney and Western Australia before moving to England to Linklaters. In 2002 she made the island move and switched to Walkers in Grand Cayman specializing in investment fund […]
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