Margot is the head of Grant Thornton Specialist Services in the Cayman Islands, and Practice Leader for Grant Thornton's global Offshore group.
With over 25 years of experience in offshore and cross border restructuring and insolvency matters, Margot is an innovator and known for her leadership and success across dozens of high profile complex cross border asset recovery and insolvency cases.
Margot has extensive experience in restructuring, insolvency and forensic assignments, including global asset recovery engagements. She is a certified fraud examiner and has provided expert or supporting forensic or financial analysis and is regularly appointed to by the Cayman and BVI Courts and regulators in connection with the restructuring of offshore structures as well as provisional, official liquidation appointments.
Her work involves securing and enforcing collateral internationally and working closely with stakeholders to restructure or enter into a scheme of arrangement. Margot’s experience covers various industries including funds, oil and gas, medical technology banking, mining, real estate and property investment and manufacturing companies, oil refinery, lumber, food distribution and banking. Her work often has a cross-border focus including work in Cayman, BVI, Hong Kong, Singapore, PRC, United States, Canada, Switzerland, London, Luxembourg, and
France.
Professional Qualifications & Memberships
- Appointment Taker recognized by the Grand Court in the Cayman Islands and BVI Court.
- Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Member of the Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists
- Member of the New Brunswick Institute of Chartered Accountants, Canada
- Member of several other professional associations including:
- NBICA (Canada)
- Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants (CIIPA)
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
A Recognised Industry Thought Leader
- Top 100 Restructuring Elite
- Who’s Who Expert Country Award (Cayman Islands)
- Who’s Who Legal Global Elite Thought Leader, Asset Recovery Expert (2021-2024)
- Who’s Who Legal Thought Leader, Restructuring & Insolvency
Advisors (2024) - Execeptional Expert, Financier Power Players (2025)
