About

Provided by Conyers

Our Litigation & Restructuring practice in Bermuda is internationally recognised for its strength in commercial litigation, commercial trust disputes, and restructuring and insolvency. We offer the most experienced litigation practice on the Island.  We are frequently involved in commercial litigation work and have acted on many of the reported cases before the Civil and Commercial Courts, the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council.

We have acted for parties in some of the most significant international commercial disputes coming before the Bermuda Courts, in arbitral tribunals and some of the most complex of international and local restructurings, liquidations and receiverships in our jurisdiction.

Our client base spans the globe and includes foreign states, financial institutions, FTSE 100 and Fortune 100 companies, multinationals, private equity and hedge funds, trust companies, insolvency practitioners, accountancy firms and high-net-worth individuals. Our clients continue to turn to us for our timely strategic advice in their complex cross-border matters involving commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, trust disputes and restructuring and insolvency.

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Dispute Resolution - Bermuda

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What the Team is Known For

Conyers is a leading offshore law firm that has one of the strongest litigation practices in Bermuda. It maintains an excellent reputation for trust disputes and is also regularly mandated on cutting-edge commercial litigation and insolvency cases. The team represents many global investment banks as well as accountancy firms, insurance companies and government agencies.

Work Highlights

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  • Conyers represented China Oceanwide in proceedings resulting from the company's winding-up order in the face of its more than USD1 billion debts.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Christian Luthi
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Christian Luthi
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Eminent Practitioners

Christian Luthi is global chair of Conyers. In addition to his management responsibilities, he is well-versed in restructuring and general commercial litigation.

Christian Luthi at Conyers is a very capable individual.

Christian has unparalleled experience in Bermuda.

Ben Adamson
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Ben Adamson
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Ben Adamson is widely acknowledged as a leading litigation lawyer in Bermuda. He has 20 years of experience assisting with commercial disputes in the jurisdiction. He maintains an equally active trust litigation practice and also regularly handles insolvency and judicial review proceedings.

He is a good advocate.

Ben is a brilliant lawyer and trusts litigator.

Jeffrey P Elkinson
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Jeffrey P Elkinson
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Jeffrey Elkinson is a seasoned Bermuda disputes lawyer with a wealth of experience acting on major litigation and arbitration matters. He frequently handles trust litigation proceedings.
Rhys Williams
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Rhys Williams
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Rhys Williams is noted for his strong capabilities in commercial litigation, as well as insolvency and restructuring mandates. He is also active on a variety of high-value trust disputes. Market sources recognise him as making an increasing impact in the disputes space.

Rhys is incredibly thorough. He's a world-class expert in this jurisdiction. A very good lawyer and very responsive.

Rhys has an impressive array of experience and has great commercial sense.

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Dispute Resolution

Christian Luthi
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Christian Luthi
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Eminent Practitioners
Ben Adamson
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Ben Adamson
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Jeffrey P Elkinson
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Jeffrey P Elkinson
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Rhys Williams
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Rhys Williams
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Members

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Ariana Caines

Britt Smith

Christian Luthi

Christian Luthi

Head of Department

Jonathan O'Mahony

Judith Roche

Michele Gavin-Rizzuto

Paul Smith

Sarah Blair

Scott Pearman

Williams Rhys

Clients

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Bacardi International

Bermuda Gaming Commission

Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Premier of Bermuda

E&Y

HSBC

KPMG

Rubis Energy

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield

Industries

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Banks

Commercial & Professional Services

Construction & Materials

Financial Services

Government

Health Care

Insurance

Private Clients / Individuals

Telecommunications