About

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Founded in 1928, Conyers was the first offshore law firm in Bermuda. Today, we remain at the forefront of the jurisdiction, advising leading onshore firms and financial institutions, as well as several of the world’s FTSE and Fortune 100 companies throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and MENA. 

Conyers has long been the leading corporate practice in Bermuda. Our seasoned team of lawyers advise on insurance/reinsurance, capital markets, M&A, securitization, shipping and aircraft financing, investment funds and corporate restructuring transactions.

Insurance/Reinsurance: We advise two-thirds of the world’s largest commercial insurers on matters including alternative risk transfer, catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities, as well as transformation transactions using special purpose vehicles.

Capital Markets: We adviseover half of the Bermuda companies listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq. With particular strength in IPOs and securitization matters, we lead the way on some of the region’s most highlighted transactions.

Shipping & Aviation: Our team works on the aviation industry’s largest securitisations, debt financings and private placements, and has built a leading practice in ship finance and shipping capital markets, advising ship owners and lenders on financing, IPOs and bond issuances in the region.

Chambers Review

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Corporate & Finance - Bermuda
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Band 1
What the team is known for

Conyers has a prestigious, market-leading presence in Bermuda's corporate and finance arena. It is consistently active on many of the region's most high-profile transactions and its Bermuda-based lawyers are notable for their breadth of experience, with the ability to counsel clients on a very wide array of M&A and banking and finance mandates. Conyers is widely considered a go-to name among onshore law firms seeking Bermuda counsel, and the team is well versed in representing a multinational clientele hailing from sectors such as energy, shipping and aviation.

Work Highlights

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  • Conyers was Bermuda counsel to Goshawk Management on its USD6.7 billion sale to SMBC Aviation Capital.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Marcello Ausenda
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Marcello Ausenda
Head of Corporate & Finance
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Eminent Practitioners

Marcello Ausenda is a highly experienced lawyer who leads Conyers' Bermuda transactional team. He enjoys a fine reputation for his handling of finance transactions and securities mandates, regularly acting on behalf of Norwegian shipping and oil and gas clients.

"Marcello does shipping well and he has deep client relationships."

"Marcello is easy to get along with. He's good at drilling down to what's important and listening to people. He can summarise and navigate multiple different points of view."

Jason Piney
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Jason Piney
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Band 2

Jason Piney is well respected within Bermuda, being especially noted for his dominance in the asset finance space. He has assisted clients with a wide variety of aircraft finance transactions in the course of his career.

Neil Henderson
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Neil Henderson
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Band 3

Neil Henderson advises many big-name clients on transactional issues and corporate structuring work, including high-value M&A matters.

"Neil gives solid, sensible and good legal advice."

"Neil Henderson has a growing practice at Conyers."

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Jennifer Panchaud
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Up and Coming

Jennifer Panchaud receives strong market support and is increasingly well recognised for her work assisting clients with M&A transactions.

"Jennifer is a pleasure to work with. She is pragmatic and responsive. She has the confidence of the client."

Elizabeth Denman
Elizabeth Denman
Spotlight

Elizabeth Denman is highlighted for her considerable experience advising on investment funds. In this field, she is often cited as a leading Bermudian lawyer.

"She is very responsive. She delivers. She hears what we want and is sensitive to the nuances of what we do."

Ranked Lawyers at
Conyers

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Bermuda

Corporate & Finance

Marcello Ausenda
E
Marcello Ausenda
Head of Corporate & Finance
E
Eminent Practitioners
Jason Piney
2
Jason Piney
2
Band 2
Neil Henderson
3
Neil Henderson
3
Band 3
U
Jennifer Panchaud
U
Up and Coming
Investment Funds

Elizabeth Denman
Elizabeth Denman
Spotlight

Members

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Alexandra Macdonald

Alexis Haynes

Amber Wilson

Andrew Barnes

Anthony D. Whaley

Charles G.R. Collis

Chiara Nannini

Chris Garrod

David Stubbs

Dawn Griffiths

Edward Rance

Guy Cooper

Hailey Edwards

Jacari Brimmer-Landy

Jacqueline King

Jennifer Panchaud

Jessica Harris

Joshua DeAllie

Julie McLean

Katie Martin

Lauren Pereira

Marcello Ausenda

Marcello Ausenda

Head of Department

Neil Henderson

Oliver Goodwin

Robert Alexander

Sarah Lusher

Sophia Collis

Sophia Greaves

Victor Richards

William Cooper

Yearwood Nicole

Clients

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Aecon

BW Group

Bacardi Limited

Bunge

Cisco Systems

Concordia Maritime

Fidelity Funds

General Electric and GE Capital

Nabors Industries Ltd.

Pepsi

Roche

Schroders

Industries

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Aerospace & Defence

Banks

Charities/Not for Profit

Commercial & Professional Services

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Government

Health Care

Industrial Engineering

Insurance

Mining & Metals

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Real Estate Finance

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications

Transportation