Katie Pearson

Background

About Katie Pearson

I am a Cayman litigator and co-founder of Claritas, a boutique Cayman Islands law firm focusing on litigation and regulatory law. I qualified as an English solicitor in 2006 and, after working at Freshfields and Peters & Peters, moved to Cayman in 2009. From 2009 to 2022, I practised in the Cayman offices of Appleby and then Harneys. In 2022, I co-founded Claritas. As Claritas is not part of a global organisation, I offer my clients independent, conflict free advice, whilst benefiting from years of experience gained in leading litigation firms in London and Cayman. Claritas works to a lean business model, which allows me to offer my clients value for money. I am committed to fair and flexible pricing and transparent communications with my clients, including about my fees. I will consider any pricing structure that is legal in the Cayman Islands, including conditional and contingent fees. I am an experienced advocate and frequently appear before the courts of the Cayman Islands. I have wide experience of fraud and asset tracing work (including freezing injunctions, disclosure orders and the appointment of liquidators and receivers), shareholder disputes and minority oppression. I have worked with some of the top law firms in the US, UK, Hong Kong, PRC, Latin America and Europe to obtain interim relief from the Cayman Islands courts in support of litigation and arbitration overseas. I enjoy working as a team with onshore counsel to co-ordinate the many moving pieces involved in cross border litigation. I have deep experience of merger appraisal litigation under section 238 of the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands. I frequently act for Cayman Islands insolvency practitioners who have been appointed official liquidators or provisional liquidators by the Cayman Islands Court. I have also helped overseas insolvency practitioners and bankruptcy trustees obtain relief from the Cayman Islands Court, including injunctions and disclosure orders. I often help creditors of insolvent Cayman Islands companies seek their winding up by issuing a statutory demand followed by a winding up petition, and have acted for many secured and unsecured creditors of Cayman Islands companies in liquidation. As a mother to two daughters, I am a passionate advocate for women in the legal profession and committed to breaking down barriers and creating opportunities to allow everyone to excel. Further details are available at and you can contact me on katie@claritaslegal.com or +1 345 516 2986. Alternatively please connect and keep in touch!