Michael J. Pearson
Michael J. Pearson is co-founder of Fund Fiduciary Partners Ltd. in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, and is an experienced independent director, liquidator, trustee and advisor specializing in providing independent governance and dispute-resolution advice to companies, partnerships, trusts and other financial structures. He currently acts as a director and liquidator to a number of hedge funds and other investment holding company boards, both offshore and onshore. With more than 25 years of experience in the financial services sector, Mr. Pearson has occupied various senior roles in the insolvency teams of Big Four accounting firms prior to founding FFP in 2012. He has significant experience with wind-downs, restructurings and other complex situations, leading to disputes and litigation. Mr.Pearson is regularly sought out to deal with particularly difficult and contentious situations, often involving high-value litigation or regulatory issues. He has presented evidence and been cross-examined on many occasions in the U.S., U.K. and offshore. In recent years, Mr. Pearson has been involved in some of the highest-profile offshore situations. On the plaintiff side, he successfully sued a global bank in a Ponzi scheme for over $100m, mediated against law firms and fiduciary firms, and brought actions against auditors. He was recently appointed as liquidator of Silicon Valley Bank NA to recover several hundred million dollars of assets. On the defense side, Mr. Pearson has successfully worked to defend funds and investors against insider trading and forfeiture actions. He has also acted as an independent di- rector and special committee member in several multi-billion-dollar contested bond restructurings. Mr. Pearson is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a U.K.-licensed and Cayman qualified Insolvency Practitioner. He is a member of INSOL International and is the founding chairman of the Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association in the Cayman Islands, which has more than 350 members. He is also registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority as an Approved Director. Mr. Pearson received his B.B.A. in 1999 from the University of Bath.