Ingrid Pierce is a partner based in Walkers' Cayman Islands office and is head of the Cayman Islands Global Investment Funds Group. She has over 19 years' experience in advising fiduciaries and represents major institutions, fund managers, directors and trustees in all aspects of investment funds, including structuring and ongoing operations. 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.
Ingrid is admitted to practice in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands and has litigated in both jurisdictions.
In addition, Ingrid has acted as Cayman Islands counsel to BlackRock in connection with its merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, a merger creating one of the largest independent investment management firms with over $1 trillion in assets under management. She regularly advises some of the largest financial institutions on their stable of Cayman Islands funds and recently acted as counsel to significant investors and managers in connection with the restructuring and winding down of various high profile funds.