Collas Crill has appointed Justina Stewart as Partner in the Cayman Islands.
A specialist in complex, cross-border litigation and arbitration, Justina has particular expertise in insolvency and cases involving complex fraud as well as shareholder, investment fund, digital assets and wider financial services disputes.
Prior to moving to the Cayman Islands, Justina enjoyed many years based at the London Bar.
She was recently named 'Commercial Junior of the Year 2025 (English Bar in the Middle East)' (Legal 500) and was also nominated for 'Technology, Data and Crypto Junior of the Year' in both 2023 and 2024 (Legal 500).
Justina has been ranked in the leading legal directories in numerous practice areas for many years, with directory quotes including: 'great to use on difficult insolvency claims’, 'phenomenally bright', 'really and truly excellent in all respects, oral advice, service ethos, written and oral advocacy', 'able to parachute into a dispute and turn it 180 degrees in favour of her clients', 'a leading crypto barrister in the UK', 'always thinks outside the box', ‘no matter how stressful the situation, Justina has a way of calming matters so that the focus is always on the issues at hand’, 'strong, dynamic and commercial’, 'outstanding legal acumen’, ‘proactive in moving difficult issues forward’, ‘a formidable advocate, whose oral and written advocacy are top notch’ and 'she spots problems but also has the solution on hand’.
Before coming to the Bar, Justina was an international investment banker, working with top-ranked corporate finance teams on complex transactions.
On joining Collas Crill, Justina said: 'I am delighted to be joining Collas Crill and its leading dispute resolution practice in the Cayman Islands. I feel privileged to be starting this new chapter of my career with Collas Crill and contributing to the growth and development of our practice area.'
Partner Rocco Cecere, who heads up the litigation team in Cayman, added: 'We are absolutely delighted to welcome Justina to Collas Crill. Her wealth of experience internationally in complex, cross-border litigation and insolvency will be a huge asset to our growing team.'
