David J. Lee

David is a partner of Appleby’s Dispute Resolution team and is based in its Cayman Office.

David has more than 20 years’ experience in commercial litigation, investment fund disputes and insolvency matters. His practice focuses on major complex, cross-border disputes and insolvencies, with a particular interest in fraud and asset recovery. David has acted in some of the largest and highest profile investment fund disputes in the Cayman Islands in recent years.

David regularly advises clients on all aspects of arbitral award enforcement, on both the creditor and debtor side. David has particular experience of complex multi-jurisdiction enforcement exercises, including identifying and preserving assets. David has significant experience of insolvency matters, and regularly acts for petitioning creditors, JOLs, LCs, secured creditors and unsecured creditors. David’s experience has led him to be regularly instructed to provide expert evidence / opinions on matters of Cayman Islands law for use in overseas litigation and arbitration.

Prior to joining Appleby, David was a partner with Norton Rose Fulbright where he was a partner in each of their London and Hong Kong offices. David has maintained his links to Hong Kong and work originating from Asia forms a substantial part of his practice.