Shaun Reardon-John leads the Baker & Partners BVI office. He is a solicitor-advocate and experienced BVI dispute resolution lawyer, who was admitted to practice in the BVI in 2012. He is recognised by the Legal 500 as a Leading Partner in the jurisdiction.
Shaun specialises in commercial disputes that often involve civil fraud and asset recovery. Most of his work involves cross-border disputes. He has been involved in a synchronised cross-border receivership petition in respect of entities where circa USD 800 million digital assets were alleged to have been misappropriated from various corporate entities controlled by a high-net-worth UBO. He has also acted for the founders of a well-known crypto hedge fund that was placed into liquidation. He has extensive experience with Ponzi schemes, having acted for liquidators on some of the largest matters in recent memory. He has experience of investor–state arbitration disputes, such as the enforcement of an ICSID award against the government of Pakistan.
Where appropriate, Shaun is an advocate for alternative dispute resolution, having secured advantageous outcomes for clients via arbitration and mediation. Clients appreciate his pragmatic approach to disputes.
Publications
Co-author of the British Virgin Islands chapter in the Cryptoassets Law Guide , published 2 June 2026 , alongside Nia Statham .