Bio

Erik Bodden is a Partner and Co-Head of the Cayman Islands Litigation and Restructuring practice. Prior to joining Conyers, Erik qualified and practiced as a Barrister in England. Erik’s practice covers all areas of international commercial & insolvency litigation, as well as distressed debt and restructuring engagements. He regularly advises banks, investment funds, fund managers and administrators, public and private companies, shareholders, directors, insolvency practitioners, and various professional service providers. He frequently appears before the Grand Court both on his own and as part of a large team, including in the course of large-scale cross-border and multi-party disputes. Additionally, he acts in various winding up proceedings and other disputes involving the Cayman Islands financial services sector. Erik has co-authored a number of articles on developments in companies law and trust law in the Cayman Islands. He is a visiting lecturer at the Cayman Islands Law School, a Consultant Editor of the Cayman Islands Law Reports, a contributor to the Cayman Islands Law Review, a contributor to the text book Civil Litigation in the Cayman Islands (3rd Edition), and a contributor to the text book Insolvency Litigation: A Practical Guide (3rd Edition). Erik is the president of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association, a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Advisory Council, a member of the Grand Court Financial Services Division User’s Committee, and was also a member of the RISA (INSOL International) education subcommittee from 2014 to 2019. He has been ranked in Legal 500 Caribbean since 2017 and Chambers Global since 2022, and has been described by clients as an “outstanding lawyer” that is “easy to deal with, practical and measured”.