Peter Kendall
Partner
Cayman Islands
As a member of our Insolvency & Dispute Resolution team in the Cayman Islands, Peter has over a decade of experience advising on a range of restructuring and insolvency matters.
He frequently works for institutional stakeholders, creditors and insolvency practitioners on contentious and insolvency matters, focusing on cross-border insolvency mandates.
Peter regularly appears in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, and represents clients before both the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal and the Privy Council. He is highly regarded in his field and was recognised in the 2021 Who’s Who Legal Guide of Restructuring & Insolvency Professionals in the Cayman Islands. He joined us in 2013.
Peter regularly appears in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, and represents clients before both the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal and the Privy Council. He is highly regarded in his field and was recognised in the 2021 Who’s Who Legal Guide of Restructuring & Insolvency Professionals in the Cayman Islands. He joined us in 2013.
Pete Kendall is an excellent all round lawyer and extremely well respected in the industry.
Experience and recent work
Previously Peter spent six years at DLA Piper in the UK where he worked in the firm’s Finance and Restructuring departments. Here he specialised in restructuring and turnaround work, and acted for several clients on contentious insolvency matters.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Cayman Islands
- England and Wales (not practising)
Education:
- MA (Hons) in History, University of Edinburgh
- Graduate Diploma in Law (distinction), The College of Law, England
- Legal Practice Course (distinction), The College of Law, England
Peter is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and The Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Associations (RISA).
Lexology - Recommended - Restructuring & Insolvency
2024 Chambers Global - Up and Coming - Dispute Resolution
2023 Chambers Global - Up and Coming - Dispute Resolution - "He is doing a fantastic job."
2022 Who's Who Legal - Recommended - Restructuring & Insolvency
2022 Legal 500 - Recommended - Dispute Resolution - 'Pete Kendall is a rising star amongst his peer group. Widely respected and client-focused.’ and ‘Peter Kendall has a highly responsive approach.'
2021 Who's Who Legal - Recommended - Restructuring & Insolvency
2021 Legal 500 - Recommended - Dispute Resolution - ‘Peter Kendall is a critical thinker who has excellent attention to detail on every aspect of a case.’
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