Dispute Resolution
Global Guide 2024 : Bermuda
Band 3
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+1 441 295 6500About
Provided by ASW Law
ASW's premier disputes practice offers outstanding Bermuda legal advice and representation, where it be the provision of initial advice, negotiating or mediating settlements, or representing clients in complex court litigation, arbitrations or investigations. Most of our instructions have international dimensions. Our practice covers the whole spectrum of corporate and commercial law, with particular prominence in the following areas:
- Companies, partnerships and employment
- Energy, commodities, and trading
- Financial services, investment funds, pensions, and banking
- Insolvency, restructuring, and schemes of arrangements
- Insurance, and reinsurance
- Investigations, fraud, asset tracing, and proceeds of crime
- Maritime, shipping, and admiralty
- Space law, and aircraft disputes
- Sports
- Private client, trusts, and high-net-worth
- Public law, and human rights
- Telecommunications
The independent legal directories provide:
- Our Dispute Resolution department is a "close-knit team who are incredibly efficient and a pleasure to work with, noted for its expertise in a wide array of commercial disputes."
- The team is known for its experience in the processional and financial services sectors, with an enviable client roster that includes major multinational accountancy firms."
- "The team acts on public law, trust, reinsurance and fraud mandates and demonstrates strengths in high-value, cross border cases."
Chambers Review
ASW is a well-regarded Bermuda law firm that is noted for its expertise in a wide array of commercial disputes. The team is known for its experience in the professional and financial services sectors, with an enviable client roster that includes major multinational accountancy firms. It acts on public law, trust, reinsurance and fraud mandates and demonstrates strengths in high-value, cross-border cases.
Work Highlights
- ASW was Bermuda counsel to Deloitte, in its capacity as provisional liquidator of PDV Insurance (the captive insurance company predominantly providing coverage to Venezuela's state-owned oil company), on a wide variety of contentious issues arising from PDV's liquidation as well as several ongoing insurance claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"ASW is effective and experienced."
"The ASW team is consistently responsive in providing prompt guidance on very fast-moving matters."
"The team has a highly effective, collaborative, practical approach to solving problems."
"ASW is effective and experienced."
"The ASW team is consistently responsive in providing prompt guidance on very fast-moving matters."
"The team has a highly effective, collaborative, practical approach to solving problems."
Notable Practitioners
Rod Attride-Stirling is a highly respected Bermuda lawyer who frequently assists clients with contentious trust and insurance mandates. His broader practice also touches upon public law and human rights.
"Rod is very knowledgeable. He can turn his hand to a broad range of areas."
"Rod is a pleasure to work with. His understanding of client goals and how to best accomplish them is critical to driving successful resolutions."
"Rod is a very collaborative lawyer who likes exchanging ideas."
"He is good in court and good with clients. He is a very impressive lawyer."
Kehinde George is head of the insolvency group. Alongside this management role she maintains a very active practice, advising clients on an array of corporate restructurings, liquidations and insolvency mandates.
"She is highly responsive and well experienced in Bermuda restructuring matters."
"She is well thought-out in her responses."
"Kehinde is a very experienced liquidation and insolvency lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
ASW Law
Bermuda
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Provided by ASW Law
Filip Nygren
Gabor Bognar
Matthew Mason
Precious Smith
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