Jonathon Milne is a Partner in the Litigation and Restructuring department in the Cayman Islands office of Conyers. Jonathon has extensive experience of complex litigation and insolvency matters.
Prior to joining Conyers, Jonathon practised at other top-tier law firms in the Cayman Islands, New Zealand, Ireland and the UK. He also spent time on secondment to one of the world’s largest financial institutions.
Jonathon focuses on complex commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring engagements. He regularly acts for clients in the fields of banking, funds, insurance and company law. In terms of recent high-profile instructions, Jonathon was part of a team that obtained a GBP 750 million judgment following a six-week trial of commercial fraud proceedings involving the former CEO of a major Nigerian bank and in relation to multi-billion dollar claims brought on behalf of victims of the notorious Madoff fraud.
He is highly rated and recommended for litigation and insolvency matters in legal directories. For example, sources for Legal 500 describe Jonathon as an ‘exceptional lawyer with impressive analytical and writing skills and deep knowledge and understanding of commercial law issues.’
Jonathon is a member of INSOL International and RISA. He is on the INSOL Younger Members Committee representing the Caribbean. Jonathon is the author of many articles and other publications on matters of Cayman Islands law, and he is regularly invited to speak on panels and at conferences in relation to his areas of expertise.
18 Mar 2022
Cayman Islands Restructuring: Comity and Reciprocity
4 Feb 2022
SPACs: Disclosing Before Closing
2 Feb 2022
Cayman Islands Restructuring: What amounts to a “Rational Basis”?
30 Dec 2021
Privy Council Issues Landmark Decision on Freezing Injunction Jurisdiction
Appeal
23 Jul 2021
Illegality as a defence under Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda law: a comparison with English law and Hong Kong law
Appeal
25 Mar 2021
To BII or not to BII – a Cayman Islands perspective
Appeal|Companies
11 Apr 2022
2022 London Ship Finance Forum
JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London, England
12 Apr 2022
IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2022
Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C., and Walter E. Washington Convention Center
28 Apr 2022
Trading Risk Awards 2022
The Savoy, London, England
8 May 2022
Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Dublin
The RDS, Intercontinental & Clayton Hotels | Ballsbridge, Dublin
9 May 2022
Investing in African Mining INDABA
CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre)
11 May 2022
Bermuda Executive Forum
Convene,
One Liberty Plaza,
New York, New York
11 May 2022
Asset Recovery International 2022
Conrad Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
18 May 2022
36th Annual: Transcontinental Trusts Geneva Forum 2022
Fairmont Grand Hotel Geneva (formerly Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva),
Geneva, Switzerland