Gemma Bellfield

Bio:

Gemma advises on a broad range of complex commercial and cross-border disputes including contentious insolvency proceedings, shareholder claims and corporate governance issues. Gemma regularly advises and appears on behalf of both creditors and defendant companies in relation to creditors' winding up petitions, advises shareholders of Cayman-domiciled companies on winding up on the just and equitable ground; advises and appears for liquidators on sanction applications and other matters arising in relation to the liquidation estate, and advises fund managers and directors in relation to solvent and insolvent wind-downs. Gemma is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Restructuring and Corporate Recovery team. She specialises in formal insolvency procedures, statutory remedies, and investor and shareholder rights/actions, with experience in distressed funds and private equity. Her experience includes a number of key cases for the development of the insolvency, restructuring and corporate recovery regime in the Cayman Islands.

Prior to joining Ogier, Gemma was an Associate at another major offshore law firm, having worked in both their Cayman and Hong Kong offices. A graduate of the University of Sydney, Gemma spent five years working in the Banking, Restructuring and Insolvency Team of Henry Davis York Lawyers in Sydney before relocating offshore in early 2016.

Gemma is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association, the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (Cayman) Limited (RISA), the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), INSOL International, and the Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA). Gemma is also a member of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and Chair of the Cayman Islands IWIRC network.