Anthony “Tony” S. Gruchot

Tony Gruchot is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group.

Tony’s practice primarily focuses on complex corporate and commercial disputes in industries ranging from construction to banking to insurance, debt recovery, enforcement of security and judgments, and receivership appointments, shareholder disputes, corporate reorganizations and restructurings.

His litigation practice crosses multiple practice areas, including admiralty litigation, marine cases and maritime law, professional liability, personal injury, product liability, family law including divorces, matrimonial disputes and child related matters, and employment.

In the Real Property sector, Tony has worked on mortgages, private and commercial leases, landlord and tenant matters, strata titles and trespass claims with a special interest in boundary and easement and title disputes.

Tony is recognised by the prestigious London-based Chambers and Partners with the Chambers Global 2022 “Band 3” ranking, in the area of General Business Law – Dispute Resolution.

Recent engagements include:
• Advising an international banking corporation on disclosure of information and successfully resisting a document production subpoena.
• Representing the owner of a multi-million-dollar property in an international title dispute.
• Advising on the solvent winding up of a banking corporation.
• Negotiating a major divorce settlement.

Admissions
• Bar of the Turks and Caicos Islands, 2012
• Bar of England and Wales, Barrister, 2006 (not practising)
• Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales, 2000 (not practising)

Awards
• Chambers and Partners, Band 3 Attorney, Chambers Global – General Business Law: Dispute Resolution (2022 and 2021)
• Chambers and Partners, Chambers Global, “Associate to Watch”, General Business Law: Dispute Resolution (2020)
• Named a 2019 “Rising Star” by IR Global.
• Chambers and Partners, Chambers Global, “Associate to Watch”, General Business Law: Dispute Resolution (2019, 2018 and 2017)

Community Involvement
• Social Secretary, The TCI Sailing Association, 2014

Public Service
• Court Connected Mediator (September 2021 to present)
• Sheffield and District Law Society, Deputy Vice President (2011), Treasurer (2008 to 2011)

Speaking Engagements
• “Residential Landlord & Tenant Law” and “Possession Claims, A Landlord’s Perspective”, Sheffield, United Kingdom
• “Sale of Goods for the Motor Industry”, VW Headquarters, Milton Keynes, UK
• “A Guide to Small Claims and Enforcement”, VW Headquarters, Milton Keynes, UK

Publications
• Chambers Global Practice Guides: Litigation 2021, The Turks and Caicos Islands – Law and Practice
• Negotiating Effective Contracts and Dealing with Disputes, Turks and Caicos Islands [April 2019] Membership
• The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
• The Law Society of England and Wales
• The Turks and Caicos Bar Association Dispute Resolution