Adv. Yitzhak Yaari is a partner and head of the Civil Litigation and Class Actions department at Chen, Yaari, Vaki & Co. For over 30 years, Adv. Yaari has represented business executives, government companies, banks, and other commercial entities in diverse civil and commercial disputes heard in courts and arbitrations. Among Adv. Yaari’s recent successes is an arbitration award issued by a retired Supreme Court Justice, through which Adv. Yaari succeeded in recovering tens of millions of dollars for his client – a businessman who fell victim to a massive fraud scheme. During the arbitration, funds and art collections owned by shell companies in Israel and worldwide were frozen.
The other name partners at Chen, Yaari, Vaki & Co. – attorneys Jack Chen and Yaniv Vaki – are among Israel’s leading white-collar defense lawyers. The combination of specialties – civil litigation and white-collar defense – makes Chen, Yaari, Vaki & Co. a boutique firm providing comprehensive solutions for court representation.
Adv. Yaari holds an LL.B. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He co-authored (with Adv. Doron Tamir) the book “Bills Case Law” (Nevo Publishing), which has been published in three editions.
Adv. Yaari is a certified ICC arbitrator.

Nick works in the Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group at Walkers.

He focusses on complex international and cross-border commercial disputes and arbitrations with a particular emphasis on fraud and asset recovery. He also advises on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

Nick frequently appears before the Grand Court and the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, and has experience of appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. He also heads up the Cayman Islands Employment Group, and has dealt with both contentious and non-contentious labour and licensing matters.

Tara is a senior associate in the Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Investigations Group and a member of the Corporate Crime Group at Arthur Cox LLP.

In her corporate crime practice, Tara advises both corporate clients and regulatory and state bodies on all aspects of corporate, financial and regulatory crime, including civil and criminal fraud; regulatory enforcement; prosecution and defence; asset tracing; mutual legal assistance; internal and criminal investigations; and EU sanctions. Tara also advises on anti-bribery and corruption; corporate governance, protected disclosures; lobbying; whistleblowing; ethics in public office; and money laundering legislation.

Tara was recognised at the Women in Business Law Awards 2024, winning the EMEA Litigation Rising Star Award.

Luca Cavagnaro deals with commercial and corporate law and advises on both ordinary and extraordinary transactions. He advises on corporate compliance, including anti-fraud programs, internal investigations, compliance frameworks designed to mitigate corporate liability, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, and related asset recovery activities at both national and cross-border levels. He holds positions as chairman and member of supervisory bodies for various organisations.

Sebastiaan is an attorney admitted to practice in the Dutch Caribbean which consists of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba. He specialises in a broad range of corporate and commercial disputes, with a particular focus on enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards and asset recovery.

Sebastiaan has built a strong reputation as a litigator in complex and multi-jurisdictional matters, and has an excellent track record in assisting clients with their international disputes, having successfully represented various multinational corporations and financial institutions in high-value cross-border contentious matters.

He is a guest lecturer at the University of Curaçao and a board member of the Antilliaanse Juristenvereniging (Antillean Lawyers Association). In 2023, the Legal 500 has ranked Sebastiaan as a “Rising Star” in the Dutch Caribbean.

About Spigt Dutch Caribbean
Spigt Dutch Caribbean is the sharpest law firm in the region for both transactions and contentious matters. Local and international clients appreciate the decisive approach and determination of the firm’s attorneys. This has been the foundation of the firm’s success and growth.
Spigt Dutch Caribbean has been ranked in Band 1 in the Dutch Caribbean by Chambers Global.

Nils is a Partner and serves as a director of the firm’s board at Ro Sommernes. He specialises in bankruptcy, restructuring & debt negotiations, corporate law and real estate law. He is regularly appointed as a trustee by the Probate and Bankruptcy Courts in Norway.