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Biography

John O’Driscoll
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John O’Driscoll

Partner | Dispute Resolution | London
+44 203 752 3693 john.odriscoll@harneys.com
Biography

John O’Driscoll leads our Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring practice in London. John advises creditors, debtors, private equity funds, hedge funds, and other stakeholders on BVI and Cayman Islands law. He frequently advises on matters relating to crypto-currency, NFTs, and digital assets. He has significant experience in cross-border litigation matters involving the United Kingdom, Europe, India, Kazakhstan, the Middle East, Africa, and South America. Before joining Harneys, John led the Insolvency and Dispute Resolution practice at another leading offshore law firm in London for 10 years. John is a co-founder of RAIIDAR Internatio ...

John O’Driscoll leads our Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring practice in London.

John advises creditors, debtors, private equity funds, hedge funds, and other stakeholders on BVI and Cayman Islands law. He frequently advises on matters relating to crypto-currency, NFTs, and digital assets. He has significant experience in cross-border litigation matters involving the United Kingdom, Europe, India, Kazakhstan, the Middle East, Africa, and South America.

Before joining Harneys, John led the Insolvency and Dispute Resolution practice at another leading offshore law firm in London for 10 years.

John is a co-founder of RAIIDAR International and is on the editorial board of International Corporate Rescue.

Memberships include:

  • The American Bankruptcy Institute
  • INSOL International
  • RAIIDAR International
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Recommendations

John is recognised as a "leading partner".

John is recognised as a "leading partner".

John is recognised as a global leader & a thought leader in the Restructuring & Insolvency guide.

John is recognised as a "leading lawyer".

Clients say John is "very bright, switched-on, commercial, and user-friendly” and is "very well networked, good on strategy, commercial, and pragmatic.”

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Advising on aspects of the high profile crypto liquidation, Three Arrows Capital

Advising a board of directors of a shopping centre in the INTU portfolio

Advising on a multi-jurisdictional default in relation to bonds worth over euro 300 million and the movement of assets beyond the reach of creditors

Acting as BVI counsel for the joint liquidators on the restructuring of a high value
multi-national shipping group

Acting for the shareholders of the Washington Special Opportunity Fund in highly contested winding up proceedings in the Cayman Islands

Advising the liquidators of an international hotels and resorts group across 17 different
jurisdictions

Advising on a shareholder dispute litigated by way of a BVI arbitration

Acting for a US bank on the winding up of two Cayman funds

Advising on the high profile restructuring of General Healthcare Group, UK’s largest private hospital group, which includes 35 hospitals and debt of circa £2.1 billion

Advising on two complex and contentious European bank insolvencies with interests in the Cayman Islands

British Virgin Islands
2013

Cayman Islands
2012

England & Wales
2008

Ireland
2005

New York
2005

Trinity College (LLB)
2000