Denis Olarou

Денис Олару

Counsel, Carey Olsen

 British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands

Denis is counsel in the firm's dispute resolution, litigation and insolvency practice. He advises on the laws of the Cayman Islands and of the British Virgin Islands.

Denis has over a decade of experience in helping clients resolve complex high-value multi-jurisdictional disputes. His broad practice spans all aspects of insolvency litigation, fraud litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, as well as general contract and tort claims, including applications for urgent injunctive relief. Denis has also represented clients in international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations and advised on the enforcement of arbitral awards.

Denis acts for insolvency practitioners, corporates, high net worth individuals and government entities. He has acted for clients from a wide variety of jurisdictions, including in particular Russia and the FSU, and the East Asia region.

Denis entered the rankings in Chambers & Partners for the first time in 2018, and has maintained his ranking in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Denis has published a number of articles on the subjects of litigation, arbitration, and anti-corruption regulations. He is a member of the British-Russian Law Association, INSOL International, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association, and the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners' Association. Denis is also an associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. 

Denis was born in Moscow and is a native Russian speaker.