Adrian Fourie
Associate
Bermuda
Adrian Fourie is based in Walkers' Bermuda office.
Adrian specialises in cross border litigation and arbitration, and regularly advises leading hedge funds, and private equity and venture capital firms.
He is also a member of the Walkers FinTech Group, and is currently involved in a number of high profile crypto-related disputes.
He is also a member of the Walkers FinTech Group, and is currently involved in a number of high profile crypto-related disputes.
Experience and recent work
Prior to joining Walkers, Adrian was an associate with Clifford Chance in their Dispute Resolution Group, working out of Clifford Chance's Hong Kong, Singapore and Perth offices.
He has acted as lead associate in a broad range of disputes, with his practice focused on investment, commercial, and insolvency related arbitration and litigation. In this role, Adrian developed a particular specialism in investor-state dispute resolution (resolving disputes between large-scale foreign direct investors and sovereign states).
Adrian currently acts (inter alia) as lead associate in the following matters:
He has acted as lead associate in a broad range of disputes, with his practice focused on investment, commercial, and insolvency related arbitration and litigation. In this role, Adrian developed a particular specialism in investor-state dispute resolution (resolving disputes between large-scale foreign direct investors and sovereign states).
Adrian currently acts (inter alia) as lead associate in the following matters:
- In the matter of New World Holdings (in Official Liquidation) – acting for the joint official liquidators concerning the first large scale liquidation of a crypto hedge fund in the Cayman Islands.
- A confidential arbitration involving a world leading sporting club – acting for the club in relation to a dispute with one of their largest sponsors.
- MYF Maximus Limited v DNB Bank ASA et al – providing independent expert advice on Cayman Islands law for a leading private equity firm in an ongoing trial in Norway in relation to a dispute arising out of the enforcement of a share pledge agreement governed by Cayman Islands law.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
- Supreme Court of Western Australia
Education:
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Western Australia, Perth
- Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate and Investment Finance), University of Western Australia, Perth
- Diploma in Modern Languages (Mandarin), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PRC
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, Perth, Australia
Candidate Member for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Member of the ACFE Cayman Islands Chapter
Member of Recovery & Insolvency Specialist Association
Member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association
Member of the Law Society of Western Australia
Member of the ACFE Cayman Islands Chapter
Member of Recovery & Insolvency Specialist Association
Member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association
Member of the Law Society of Western Australia
Team Members
Other team members with related expertise
Patrick McConvey
Senior Counsel
Cayman Islands
Blake Egelton
Senior Counsel
Cayman Islands
Daisy Boulter
Senior Counsel
Cayman Islands
