Cayman Corporate team strengthened by new Partner hire
17 July 2025
We have strengthened our Cayman Islands Corporate practice with the appointment of new Partner, Tom McLaughlin.
Tom joins the firm from Dentons New Zealand where he was a Partner in the Banking and Financial Markets team. Prior to that, Tom was a member of another leading offshore professional services firm's multi-disciplinary Private Equity team, and also worked in Willkie Farr & Gallagher's New York office.
Tom has significant experience advising on a wide range of corporate matters, including IPOs, secondary offerings, investment fund launches and downstream transactions, de-SPAC business combinations, platform roll-ups, private and public company M&A transactions, early-stage capital raisings, debt issues, corporate governance matters, joint venture arrangements, shareholder matters, and corporate restructurings.
Catherine Pham, Practice Leader of Mourant's Cayman Corporate practice, said:
"Tom is a talented and technical lawyer with extensive experience in the financial markets sector, and is a terrific new addition to our growing Corporate team in Cayman. His appointment will further strengthen our capabilities in advising on complex cross-border transactions and reinforces our commitment to attracting top-tier talent to support our clients' evolving needs."
Tom added:
"I am delighted to be returning to the Cayman Islands to join Mourant. The firm's Corporate team has an excellent reputation and its commitment to providing commercially-focused legal solutions, underpinned by excellent client service, aligns perfectly with my values. I’m excited to apply my experience to help drive the team’s ongoing success and to play a part in the next phase of the firm’s growth."
Tom's appointment is the latest significant hire for our firm. Former Kirkland & Ellis Partner, Brad Hillson, was appointed Global Head of Private Capital in May, with Distinguished Guernsey litigator, John Greenfield, joining in July.
Tom Grogan (previously Head of Emerging Technology at Mishcon de Reya) has also recently been appointed as Mourant's Chief Transformation Officer.
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Mourant is a law firm-led, professional services business with over 60 years' experience in the financial services sector. We advise on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg and provide specialist entity management, governance, regulatory and consulting services.
