Bio
Caroline is a partner within the Corporate department in Cayman.
Her practice areas include asset and project finance, corporate and fund finance, restructuring and mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, private equity and bond offerings.
Caroline regularly represents an extensive list of financial and private equity institutions as well as corporations. Her vast experience reaches across capital markets, corporate, aircraft and shipping.
Bio
Caroline is a partner within the Corporate department in Cayman.
Her practice areas include asset and project finance, corporate and fund finance, restructuring and mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, private equity and bond offerings.
Caroline regularly represents an extensive list of financial and private equity institutions as well as corporations. Her vast experience reaches across capital markets, corporate, aircraft and shipping.
Recognition
Caroline is ranked in the 2024 edition of The Legal500 as a “Leading Individual – Banking, Finance & Capital Markets‘ and as ‘Highly Regarded’ and a ‘Women Leader’ in IFLR1000’s 2024 Capital markets and Banking law rankings. She has also been recognised by Who’s Who Legal with respect to Aircraft Finance.
She is ranked in the Chambers Global Guide 2025 as ‘Band 3: Corporate & Finance, Cayman Islands,’ with clients describing her as “a great lawyer and very easy to work with.” One client highlighted her as “smart, diligent, and available, with great commercial insight,” adding that she is “also creative, quick with solutions, and great to work with.” In previous years, clients have praised her as “super responsive, always available, and solution-oriented,” noting that “she understands local regulations and is excellent with structuring,” while also remarking that “working with Caroline has been smooth and efficient.”
Caroline is ranked in the 2024 edition of The Legal500 as a “Leading Individual – Banking, Finance & Capital Markets‘ and as ‘Highly Regarded’ and a ‘Women Leader’ in IFLR1000’s 2024 Capital markets and Banking law rankings. She has also been recognised by Who’s Who Legal with respect to Aircraft Finance.
She is ranked in the Chambers Global Guide 2025 as ‘Band 3: Corporate & Finance, Cayman Islands,’ with clients describing her as “a great lawyer and very easy to work with.” One client highlighted her as “smart, diligent, and available, with great commercial insight,” adding that she is “also creative, quick with solutions, and great to work with.” In previous years, clients have praised her as “super responsive, always available, and solution-oriented,” noting that “she understands local regulations and is excellent with structuring,” while also remarking that “working with Caroline has been smooth and efficient.”
Qualifications & Education
- University of Bristol (England)
- Nottingham Trent University (England)
- University of Bristol (England)
- Nottingham Trent University (England)
Memberships & Associations
Caroline is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and the Law Society of England and Wales. She is also the current Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands and a notary public registered in the Cayman Islands.
Caroline is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and the Law Society of England and Wales. She is also the current Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands and a notary public registered in the Cayman Islands.
“Caroline Barton is smart, diligent and available, with great commercial insight. She is also creative, quick with solutions and great to work with.”