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Sarah McLennan

Associate

Office
Cayman Islands
Jurisdiction(s)
Cayman Islands
Contact

Phone +1 345 814 7882
Email sarah.mclennan@conyers.com

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Sarah McLennan is an Associate in the Litigation department in the Cayman Islands office of Conyers.

Sarah’s practice focuses on insolvency litigation. Having practised in London for several years she moved to Practical Law and led the Restructuring & Insolvency team there where she was responsible for the contentious insolvency content. Sarah has been involved in a diverse number of litigation matters for creditors, banks, insolvency office-holders, directors and companies in both corporate and personal insolvency matters including more general commercial litigation, contractual disputes, breaches of restrictive covenants, minority shareholder petitions, the enforcement of judgements, freezing and search and seizure orders.

Experience Highlights

  • Representation of insolvency office-holders in a wide variety of claims and applications including damages for directors’ misfeasance, wrongful trading, preference claims, search and seizure orders, private examinations, income payment orders and general recovery litigation.
  • Acting for judgment creditors in the presentation of winding-up petitions and dealing with contested applications for winding-up orders and administration orders.
  • Acting for and advising creditors, directors and insolvency office-holders on matters arising throughout an insolvency process.
  • Experienced at taking matters to trial and attending complex mediations.

Professional Background

  • Head of Restructuring & Insolvency at Practical Law, Thomson Reuters
  • Senior Associate, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, London
  • Associate Solicitor in Insolvency, Hextalls, London
  • Solicitor in Commercial Litigation, DFM Beckman, London
  • Associate at Hammonds,(formerly Wildes), London
  • Trainee Solicitor at Penningtons, London

Education

  • Oxford University, Hertford College, BA Jurisprudence 1996
  • College of Law, Store Street London, Diploma in Legal Studies: Distinction.

Bar Admissions

  • Attorney at law, Cayman Islands, 2020
  • England & Wales, Solicitor, 2000

Offshore Cases

Co-author and editor of a Practical Guide to Insolvency Litigation (Sweet & Maxwell) (2016 and 2018).

Area(s) of Expertise

Legal Services
Cayman Islands Litigation & Restructuring
Litigation & Restructuring

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