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Ross McDonough
Ross McDonough was born in Scotland in 1962. He graduated with an Ll.B and Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Glasgow before qualifying as a Solicitor in Scotland in 1986 and as a Solicitor in England in 1989. He spent four years in the commercial litigation department of a leading provincial firm of solicitors. In 1992 he joined Wilde Sapte, a leading firm in the City of London and spent over two years in its banking litigation department. He was admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in the Cayman Islands in 1994 and became a partner in the firm in 2000.
Qualifications and admissions:
- LLB and Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Glasgow
- Solicitor in Scotland, 1986 (non practicing)
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court (England & Wales), 1989 (non-practising)
- Attorney at Law Cayman Islands, 1994
Recent prior career history:
City of London – Wilde Sapte, 1992 -1994
Areas of practice and expertise:
Commercial litigation (asset tracing claims, confidentiality matters, liquidations and receiverships, mutual fund and trust litigation, enforcement of foreign judgments)
Appeared as lead Counsel in numerous reported cases before the Grand Court, Court of Appeal and Privy Council. Ross has also been instructed as an expert witness in Cayman Law in a number of proceedings before courts in other jurisdictions.
Recognition and awards:
- In the Chambers Global 2011, Ross is ranked Band 1 for Dispute Resolution. One commentator described him as “a sensible lawyer who is responsive and available at difficult times."
- In The Chambers 2009 guide Ross is described as taking on “a broad range of work, including trusts disputes, insolvency and asset tracing. Peers recommend him as “a perennial favourite on the island – he is good at fighting for his clients and is a safe pair of hands with a wealth of experience.”
- Chambers Global Guide 2008 adds that Ross has “wealth of experience” across a broad range of areas, including insolvency, asset tracing, and mutual funds and trusts litigation, has earned him a reputation as “an excellent litigator.”
- The Chambers Global Guide 2007, notes that rivals compliment him as “able to take on anything that is thrown at him,”. He is billed as “a great technician who is rigorous but also practical – he doesn’t impose unrealistic solutions on complex cases.” Ross is ranked for general litigation and trust litigation.
- Ross is listed in the Expert Guides published by the International Financial Law Review as an expert in the area of Insolvency and Restructuring and in the International Who’s Who of Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers.
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