Foreign Attorney
Chris Keefe
Cross-Border Litigation · Contentious Insolvency · Asset Recovery
Chris Keefe is a Foreign Attorney with nearly two decades of experience in commercial litigation, contentious insolvency, and restructuring. He contributes an offshore perspective to the coordination of U.S. and international proceedings.
Before joining Gluck & Co., Chris spent approximately thirteen years at Walkers in the Cayman Islands, most recently as Senior Counsel. His experience includes Grand Court and Court of Appeal proceedings and matters reaching the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Core experience
Commercial Litigation
Complex disputes involving corporate, governmental, institutional, and financial-services clients across multiple jurisdictions.
Cross-Border Insolvency
Contentious insolvency and restructuring matters involving officeholders, creditors, debtors, investors, and distressed entities.
Investment-Fund Disputes
Disputes concerning offshore investment funds, redemption claims, stakeholder rights, private-equity structures, and fund liquidations.
Fraud & Asset Recovery
Matters involving alleged fraud, asset tracing and preservation, recovery strategy, and proceedings spanning multiple legal systems.
Creditor & Shareholder Rights
Representation involving secured and unsecured creditors, shareholders, investors, officeholders, and competing claims to value.
International Coordination
Coordination of litigation strategy, evidence, advisers, and parallel proceedings across onshore and offshore jurisdictions.
Selected experience
Herald Fund ProceedingsInvestment Funds · Insolvency · Madoff-Related Litigation
Prior experience advising the joint official liquidators of Herald Fund SPC in multi-jurisdictional proceedings arising from the fund’s exposure to the Madoff fraud, including settlement, redemption-priority, and share-register issues.
Fund & Private-Equity DisputesOffshore Funds · Stakeholder Claims · Financial Distress
Experience in high-profile disputes involving investment funds and private-equity structures, including matters concerning distressed vehicles, investor rights, and competing claims among stakeholders.
Contentious InsolvencyLiquidators · Creditors · Debtors · Investors
Advice and representation in large, complex insolvencies and financially distressed situations involving officeholders, financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, investors, and funds.
Cayman Court ProceedingsGrand Court · Court of Appeal · Privy Council Matters
Substantial experience in the Grand Court’s specialist Financial Services Division and the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, together with involvement in cases reaching the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Cross-Border StrategyParallel Proceedings · Evidence · Recovery
Coordination of disputes in which claims, evidence, parties, and assets span jurisdictions, requiring alignment among clients, officeholders, investigators, and legal teams.
Representative matters include engagements handled by firm attorneys before the founding of Gluck & Co. LLP, including at prior firms. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Credentials
Professional Status
Foreign Attorney
Preparing for Admission to the New York Bar
Prior Practice
Walkers (Cayman) LLP · Senior Counsel
Clayton Utz · Australia
Recognized by Chambers Global for Cayman Dispute Resolution
Education
Deakin University
Queensland University of Technology