Dorothy Scott
Managing Director
Cayman Islands
Dorothy Scott is a Managing Director of Walkers Professional Services in the Cayman Islands.
Previously a partner in our global investment funds team, Dorothy made the transition to our professional services business to provide senior leadership during a period of unprecedented growth and transformation. In her current role, Dorothy sponsors WPS’s future facing talent strategies where she collaborates with human resources and executive leadership to deliver high impact solutions that enhance employee engagement and wellbeing to drive increased productivity and sustainable long-term success.
Experience and recent work
In Dorothy's previous capacity she routinely advised on the full life-cycle of open-ended and closed-ended funds, including formation and structuring considerations, ongoing operations, governance, regulatory compliance, general corporate and partnership transactions, with an emphasis on advising distressed hedge funds in volatile markets and manager-led wind downs. Dorothy counselled a broad range of highly regarded investment managers, private equity sponsors, trustees and family offices with a particular interest in start-up/emerging managers.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Cayman Islands
Education:
- Honours Degree in Anthropology and Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice with Commendation, College of Law London, UK
Dorothy was a member of the Cayman Islands' Human Rights Commission from 2018 to 2021. She currently serves as the Chairperson of the National Drug Council of the Cayman Islands, an independent statutory body set up under the National Drug Council Act to coordinate measures to eradicate substance abuse in the Cayman Islands and to cooperate with foreign governments and agencies to facilitate strategies to address the global trafficking of illicit drugs.
Dorothy is also a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association.
Dorothy is also a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association.
2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Investment Funds
Team Members
Other team members with related expertise
Steven Manning
Chief Executive Officer – WPS
Cayman Islands
Andrew Gibson
Director of Legal, Walkers Professional Services
Cayman Islands
Nicholas Quin
Managing Director, Americas
Cayman Islands
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