News

Partner, Vanessa King is elected Chairman of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP BVI) a leading worldwide professional body for practitioners in the fields of trusts, estates and related issues in over 88 countries.

Partner, Willa Tavernier is delighted to be elected as Treasurer of the BVI Bar Association.

The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean last month heard arguments in the appeal brought by the liquidators of Fairfield Sentry Limited, one of the main feeder funds which invested in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Limited.

Partner, Kerry Anderson is appointed to serve as a member of the Focus Group for the Directive of Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) by the BVI Financial Services Commission.

O’Neal Webster recently acted as BVI counsel to Mercantil Colpatria, S.A. in connection with its sale to The Bank of Nova Scotia of a 51% stake in Banco Colpatria, one of Colombia’s leading banks. Mercantil Colpatria retains 48.7% ownership of the bank.

O’Neal Webster recently acted as BVI counsel to Mercantil Colpatria, S.A. in connection with its acquisition from General Electric Capital Corporation of a 49.77% stake in Banco Colpatria, one of Colombia’s leading banks.

O’Neal Webster is pleased to announce that it has been named a Highly Commended – Top Tier Firm for 2011 in the British Virgin Islands by InterContinental Finance Magazine.

O’Neal Webster is pleased to announce that the firm has been recommended by Legal 500 in its recent rankings as a leading law firm in the British Virgin Islands.

O’Neal Webster is pleased to announce that it has been named Offshore Law Firm of the Year (Banking & Finance) in the British Virgin Islands by InterContinental Finance Magazine in its 2010 Global Magazine Awards.