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Graduate Programme To Be Launched By CD&P
A first of its kind graduate trainee programme introducing Bermudians to corporate administration is to be launched by the corporate services company of Conyers Dill & Pearman. Codan Services Limited, which is affiliated with Conyers Dill & Pearman, is launching the scheme this year. It is available to Bermudians who have recently completed... Read more of this article
130 Years Of Service And Still Going Strong
Between them, they’ve clocked up 130 years with the same company – but Coralie Hayward, Louise Payne and Franzine Smith are still going strong. They are all employees of Bermuda law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman and Ms Hayward has worked for the Firm for 45 years, Ms Smith 45 years and Ms Payne for 40 years. “When I first started the Firm was... Read more of this article
CD&P Benevolent Fund Donates $14,000
A law firm has donated $14,000 to seven charitable causes as part of a 12-year commitment to supporting local organisations. The funds were raised by the Conyers Dill & Pearman Staff Benevolent Fund which was set up in 2002 and has so far given more than $374,000 to the local community. Jennifer Williams, chairwoman of the Fund’s board, said:... Read more of this article
Top Tier Rankings For Conyers Dill & Pearman
One of the Island’s leading law firms has been recognized with top-tier rankings in two prestigious industry publications. The International Financial Law Review [IFLR] has published its global rankings for 2015, with Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Financial and Corporate departments in Bermuda ranked as Tier 1. Legal 500,has also just published... Read more of this article
Bermuda Photo Wins Conyers Competition
More than 100 entries from across the company were received in this year’s Conyers 2015 Calendar Photograph Search Contest. and photos were judged based on creativity, technical quality and suitability for the Firm’s 2015 Calendar. A photo taken at dawn showing Hamilton Harbour —by Michael Swain, Head of Codan Management Ltd. in the Bermuda... Read more of this article
Prestigious Award For CD&P Law Firm
Law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has won a prestigious award for its work in the captive insurance space. Conyers was named as the Offshore Law Firm in the 2014 US Captive Services Awards, organised by Captive Review. At the same event, Bermuda was awarded the Offshore Captive Domicile. Chris Garrod, a Director in Conyers’ Bermuda office, said,... Read more of this article
CD&P: Coming Of The Jet Age In Bermuda
Bermuda is at the “forefront of a global resurgence in aviation finance and has become the jurisdiction of choice for such transactions,” according to a director at a leading Bermuda law firm. Julie McLean, a director in the Bermuda office of Conyers Dill & Pearman, said that offshore transactions involving aircraft lessor initial public... Read more of this article
CD&P Law Firm Expecting “Banner Year”
Conyers Dill and Pearman Limited is expecting to have a “banner year with an increased number of inquiries and instructions to set up investment funds in Bermuda.” The firm said it is also “getting reports from the Cayman Islands that market participants there are getting concerned about Bermuda’s renewed efforts in the fund space.” Elizabeth... Read more of this article
Former Berkeley Student Awarded Scholarship
Former Berkeley Institute honours student Stephen Edwards has his sights set firmly on a legal career after being awarded a prestigious scholarship from one of the island’s top law firms. Mr. Edwards, 18, has been awarded the Conyers Dill & Pearman Legal Scholarship, which is given to a Bermudian enrolled in a law degree course leading to a Commonwealth... Read more of this article
CD&P Law Firm To Host Student Open House
Current and would-be law students are being invited to look behind the scenes at one of the island’s leading legal firms as Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited is holding a student open house on August 14 at its offices at Richmond House, on Par-la-Ville Road. The event is designed to promote the practice of law in Bermuda and provide young Bermudian... Read more of this article
CD&P Named Offshore Law Firm Of The Year
Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited said they believe the “strength of Bermuda as a financial centre was a major factor behind it receiving one of the legal industry’s top awards.” Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited surpassed seven shortlisted law firms – Appleby, Bedell Cristin, Carey Olsen, Harney Westwood & Riegels, Maples... Read more of this article
CD&P: New Registrations “Steadily Increasing”
More insurance companies with a physical presence and long-term plans to grow are forming in Bermuda, creating new jobs and opportunities for the industry, according to one of the Island’s leading law firms. Michael Frith, a director at Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited’s Bermuda office, said new insurance registrations were “steadily increasing.” “Not... Read more of this article
$4.5B IPO A “Vote Of Confidence For Bermuda”
An oversubscribed listing on the NASDAQ by a Bermuda-incorporated company is a “shot in the arm for the island and a vote of confidence for its reputation as a well-regulated and sound jurisdiction,” according to a partner at a leading law firm. A spokesperson said, “Yesterday [June 18], Markit, a leading provider of financial information... Read more of this article
Conyers Raises Over $37,000 For Haiyan Victims
Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Bermuda office has banded together to donate over $37,000 to the Bermuda Red Cross in support of the Typhoon Haiyan Appeal. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, hit the Philippines in early November, causing catastrophic damage and killing thousands of people With generous contributions from the staff,... Read more of this article
Conyers Advises On First Class A Exempt Fund
Law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman advised the first Class A Exempt Fund to be registered in Bermuda under the new funds regime. The Investment Funds Act 2006 was amended in October 2013 to introduce two new fast track categories of funds: Class A Exempt Funds and Class B Exempt Funds. The new Class A Exempt Fund category guarantees instantaneous registration... Read more of this article
Conyers Announces Scholarship Recipients
Conyers Dill & Pearman has announced its 2013 legal scholarship and bursary recipients, who have been recognised for their academic achievement and commitment to pursuing a career in the field of law. This year, the firm is pleased to award Catherine Outerbridge with the prestigious Conyers Dill & Pearman Legal Scholarship Award. Valued at $30,000... Read more of this article
