GRAND
CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, 27 November 2019 – Higgs
& Johnson has received ranking accolades with the release of
Legal 500 Caribbean (2020), the clients’ guide to the best law
firms and lawyers. The firm was recognized in the practice areas of
real estate and litigation.

The
real estate team was praised for ‘meeting
impossible deadlines without compromising accuracy’
and for ‘always
going above and beyond to ensure client satisifcation.’
In the area of dispute resolution, the litigation team, ‘quickly
assesses situations and mitigates clients’
risks while ‘aggressively
working towards swift resolutions.’

Country
Managing Partner, Gina M. Berry is ranked as a leading individual by
the Guide with sources stating that she
is a ‘premier lawyer in real estate
with excellent communication skills who is very honest, punctual and
solutions oriented’. The Guide
noted that the real estate team, led by Berry, advises a range
of private clients on complex real estate deals including property
purchases and sales, handles complex security transactions, and
assists developers with high-end properties in Cayman.

Partner
and chair of the Litigation team in the Cayman Islands, John Harris,
and fellow litigator Philip S. Boni, Of Counsel with the firm, were
also cited by the Guide as Recommended Practitioners. The Guide
highlighted the litigation team for their notable expertise in
contentious banking, finance, fraud and regulatory matters, alongside
substantial insolvency litigation and trust and estate disputes
experience.

In response to the ranking Berry noted, ‘We are delighted to be held in such high esteem by our peers, clients and marketplace commentators. We remain committed to providing exceptional service in all areas of practice.

About
Higgs & Johnson

Higgs
& Johnson is a leading full-service commercial law firm advising
institutional and individual clients around the world from its
offices in the international financial centres of the Cayman Islands
and The Bahamas. The
firm’s highly qualified attorneys are among the best in their
respective fields as providers of superior results-oriented legal
advice and exceptional personalised service.