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Chairman: Christian Luthi (Bermuda Office)

Heads of Offices: Marcello Ausenda (Head of Corporate, Bermuda Office), Helen Cooper (Co-Head of Bermuda Private Client and Trust), Craig MacIntyre (Co-Head of Bermuda Private Client and Trust), Mark Forte (Head of British Virgin Islands Office), Matthew Stocker (Head of Cayman Corporate Practice), Robert Lindley (Head of Cayman & BVI Private Client & Trust), Christopher Bickley (Head of Hong Kong Office), Eric Flaye (Head of London Office) Preetha Pillai (Head of Singapore Office)

Number of partners: 67

Number of lawyers: 144

Languages: Afrikaans, Arabic, Bahasa Malaysia, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Malay, Memoni, Portuguese, Taiwanese, Urdu

Firm Overview: 

Founded in 1928, Conyers is an international law firm with a broad client base including FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, international finance houses and asset managers. The firm advises on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands laws, from offices in those jurisdictions and in the key financial centres of London, Hong Kong and Singapore. The firm’s expertise includes corporate law and finance including investment funds and private equity, equity and debt capital markets, M&A, banking and finance, asset finance including shipping and aircraft finance, insurance and reinsurance, restructuring and workouts, insolvency, the formation of entities including companies and partnerships and corporate governance.

Main Areas of Practice:  

  • Aviation
  • Banking & Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Recovery & Restructuring
  • Finance
  • Insurance/Reinsurance
  • Investment Funds
  • Litigation & Restructuring
  • M&A
  • Private Client & Trust
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Regulatory & Compliance
  • Shipping

Insurance & Reinsurance: 

The firm’s lawyers act for the majority of Bermuda’s insurance and reinsurance companies and are heavily involved in the formation and structuring of new Bermuda insurance companies. They are also integrally involved in the burgeoning Cayman Islands insurance industry, which boasts the second largest domiciliation rate for captives after Bermuda. In addition, they provide insurance advice in the British Virgin Islands, which continues to grow as it shifts in focus to more varied and sophisticated segments of the insurance market. Conyers’ insurance practice is complemented by experienced corporate, trust and litigation lawyers, and its litigators regularly provide expert advice in substantial insurance and reinsurance litigation.

Funds: 

The funds team provides advice on fund structures (including Shari’a-compliant funds) and asset classes including hedge funds, private equity funds and property and infrastructure funds. The team advises asset managers and investors on fund formation and structuring (including constitutional and contractual documentation) and assists with incorporation, registered office and secretarial services, regulation and compliance, as well as restructuring, liquidation, insolvency and winding up of funds.

M&A & Joint Venture:  

Conyers’ M&A and joint venture practice group advises on significant offshore transactions and financing matters. Conyers is the market leader for offshore IPOs, advising clients listing on all major exchanges. Lawyers provide specialist advice on all stages of the listing process from pre-IPO restructuring, formation of the listing vehicle and listing day.

Aviation Finance & Shipping:  

The firm’s lawyers are at the forefront of offshore airfinance and shipping, representing airlines, leasing companies, shipowners, credit agencies, banks and lenders on cross-border transactions.

Litigation & Restructuring:  

Conyers’ litigators appear in leading decisions before the courts and in global, multi-billion dollar disputes. Insolvency and restructuring experience includes corporate bankruptcy, reorganisations and liquidations

Private Client:  

Specialising in contentious and non-contentious work, the private client team’s experience includes creation and reorganisation of trusts and corporate structures for preservation of client capital and succession planning of ownership structures for family businesses. Trust litigators support the team in substantial trust litigation, acting for trustees, protectors and beneficiaries.

Client Services:  

Conyers also provides a wide range of corporate administration, secretarial, trust, compliance, governance and company management services, and works in partnership with international clients, financial institutions, investment funds, high-net-worth individuals and others.

Ranked Offices

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Bermuda - Head office
British Virgin Islands
  • Tortola
    PO Box 3140 Wickhams Cay 1 Road Town , Tortola, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, VG1110
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Cayman Islands
  • Grand Cayman
    SIX 2nd Floor, Cricket Square 171 Elgin Avenue KY1-111, Grand Cayman, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, PO Box 2681
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China
  • Hong Kong
    29th Floor One Exchange Square 8 Connaught Place Central , Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Charlie Searle
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Charlie Searle, Craig W MacIntyre
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Expert Focus
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Anne Campbell
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Grace Quinn, Anne Campbell
Article • Mar 2024
In-Depth Overview
Robert J D Briant
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Robert J D Briant, Nicholas Kuria
Article • Feb 2024

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Asia-Pacific Region
Offshore
1 Department
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Offshore
2
Offshore
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Band 2
Offshore: Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds
4 Ranked Lawyers
Lawyers
David Lamb
S
David Lamb
S
Senior Statespeople
Christopher W H Bickley
1
Christopher W H Bickley
1
Band 1
Richard Hall
2
Richard Hall
2
Band 2
Piers J D Alexander
3
Piers J D Alexander
3
Band 3
Bermuda
Corporate & Finance
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate & Finance
1
Corporate & Finance
1
Band 1
Lawyers
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
Dispute Resolution
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Dispute Resolution
1
Dispute Resolution
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Christian Luthi
E
Christian Luthi
Head of Dispute Resolution
E
Eminent Practitioners
Ben Adamson
1
Ben Adamson
1
Band 1
Jeffrey P Elkinson
2
Jeffrey P Elkinson
2
Band 2
Rhys Williams
3
Rhys Williams
3
Band 3
Insurance
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Insurance
1
Insurance
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Charles G R Collis
1
Charles G R Collis
Head of Insurance
1
Band 1
Christopher Garrod
3
Christopher Garrod
3
Band 3
Sophia Greaves
U
Sophia Greaves
U
Up and Coming
Investment Funds
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Elizabeth Denman
Elizabeth Denman
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