Joanne Wild

Joanne is a Partner based in our Gibraltar office. She specialises in corporate insolvency, with extensive experience in contentious and cross-border insolvency, complex litigation, litigation management, fraud and financial crime. She holds an interest in cases involving dishonesty, breach of directors’ duties and asset recovery.

Joanne regularly works on matters involving claims against third parties and global asset recovery across EMEA, the Caribbean, Russia, the Channel Islands and Morocco. She is experienced in Norwich Pharmacal relief and injunctions. Her advisory work has included an e-money institution and a corporate services provider.

Joanne works closely with regulatory bodies, including the Financial Services Commission, and has undertaken various regulatory engagements, such as special administrator of a trust and company manager, and inspector of a pension operator. She also accepts engagements from the Official Receiver.

Joanne was successful in obtaining the first injunction involving crypto assets in Gibraltar, and she is the first cell liquidator of three cells of a protected cell company, pursuing several claims against selected directors, including dishonest breach of fiduciary duty and unlawful means conspiracy. She is the administrator of three regulated pension operators.

Prior to joining BTG, Joanne gained experience at a leading insolvency firm in Gibraltar. She is a non-practising solicitor in Gibraltar and Scotland, and a licensed Insolvency Practitioner.