Chambers & Partners

“They're very, very good. We've had them argue matters against silks, and they stand up just as well, if not better.”

Campbells’ Blockchain and FinTech Disputes practice draws on our recognised market-leading position in blockchain and fintech advisory work across the Cayman Islands and the BVI. We bring deep regulatory expertise and sharp structuring insight to contentious matters arising in the digital-asset ecosystem, advising crypto exchanges, token issuers, investment funds and other digital-asset participants on disputes spanning the full legal and regulatory landscape. Uniquely, we hold positions on each of the relevant legislative committees in both jurisdictions, giving clients access to litigators who do not merely interpret the rules but help write them.

  • Representative Experience

    • Acting for the largest shareholders of a centralized, multi-asset digital platform and exchange in successfully dismissing a just and equitable winding up petition presented by minority shareholders seeking a buy out order based on historic complaints of mismanagement.  
    • Acting for Voyager Digital Holdings in the relation to its claims of more than US$650 million in the high-profile liquidation of Three Arrows Capital.  
    • Advising on founder disputes for crypto exchanges, token issuers and investment funds.  
    • Advising on vesting disputes, lock-up breaches and regulatory issues for blockchain projects.  
    • Advising on disputes involving Cayman foundation companies as part of crypto/DAO structures.  
    • Advising fiduciaries and Boards operating within the blockchain and fintech sector on governance issues and contentious issues.

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