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Carey Olsen—Emily Cornhill

13 September 2024
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Partner promotion in the Cayman Islands

Carey Olsen has announced that Emily Cornhill has been promoted to partner within the firm’s Cayman Islands corporate practice.

Emily advises on a range of corporate and commercial matters, with a particular emphasis on investment funds. Her practice focuses on the establishment of investment funds in the Cayman Islands, in addition to advising on transactional, financing and regulatory and compliance matters related to investment funds and other vehicles.

Before joining Carey Olsen in 2020, Emily gained experience in private acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, GP-led secondary transactions and refinancings for a variety of private equity clients at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. She qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2016, having trained with Slaughter and May, and was admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands in 2020. Emily graduated from the University of Bristol with first class honours in Law with Chemistry LLB.

Carey Olsen Cayman Islands managing partner Sam Dawson, said: ‘Emily is an exceptional lawyer, having demonstrated impressive technical skill and commitment to her clients ever since joining the firm. She is highly regarded by the team and has made a significant contribution to our market-leading corporate practice within the Cayman Islands. We are delighted to welcome Emily to the partnership.’

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