About me
Jennifer Colegate is a Partner based in Baker & Partners’ Cayman Islands office. In 2025, she was also admitted to the bar of the British Virgin Islands. She is a commercial litigator specialising in cross-border litigation with expertise in insolvency and restructuring, investigations, asset tracing and enforcement and recovery across a variety of industry sectors.
Jennifer has extensive experience advising on various issues arising in complex cross-border insolvencies, arising from her engagement by the provisional liquidators to a number of Lehman Brothers entities in the Asia-Pacific region, and more recently in connection with private banks, investment funds and holding companies domiciled in the Cayman Islands.
Jennifer advises stakeholders across the board from corporates in financial distress, family offices, directors, noteholders and court appointed officeholders. Jennifer is a well-respected lawyer in the Cayman Islands and described by clients as “…whip-smart and super-responsive; she is a major asset (Chambers & Partners).
Jennifer has assisted in advising on restructurings of SIVs, RMCB and CMBS vehicles and other structured products adversely affected by the financial and liquidity crises touching on a range of jurisdictions. Related to her insolvency work, Jennifer has regularly advised on matters concerning asset-tracing and recovery, including advice to directors of financial distressed companies. In addition to her time in private practice, Jennifer has spent extended periods of time on secondment to banking clients in both London and Hong Kong.
Prior to moving to Cayman, Jennifer worked in the restructuring team of Mayer Brown JSM in Hong Kong. Before moving to Hong Kong in 2012, Jennifer was a Senior Associate in London specialising in contentious insolvency matters, having joined Mayer Brown International LLP in 2007 following completion of pupillage at South Square Chambers.
Jennifer advises a range of corporate entities, directors, fiduciaries and officeholders in respect of issues arising under the laws of the Cayman Islands, having previously worked in Hong Kong and London.
Jennifer’s clients are located in various jurisdictions including Switzerland, the Middle East, Asia and North America. In terms of industries, Jennifer regularly advises clients in the oil & gas markets; commercial landlords; real estate investors and investment funds.
