Conyers Bermuda Attains Top-Tier Rankings
The Conyers Bermuda team said they “delighted to share the outstanding results from The Legal 500 Caribbean 2024 directory rankings.”
A spokesperson said, ” The Bermuda office maintained Top Tier rankings across the categories of Banking, finance and markets; Corporate and commercial; Dispute resolution; Insurance/reinsurance and Trusts/private client.
Marcello Ausenda, Director and Head of Corporate, observes that our top rankings are reflective of the Corporate team’s excellence and strength in depth “It is a testament to our market-leading position in Bermuda that Legal 500 has recognised a record and market leading 16 lawyers in our Corporate department,” he said. “Once again the Corporate team has swept the board by maintaining Tier 1 status in all transactional practice areas. We are very pleased with this continuing recognition – and to be called out as ‘industry leaders’.”
Julie McLean, Head of Regulatory, is proud of her team’s growth over the past year, and of the corresponding increase in recognition. She commented, “The Regulatory team is an essential component of the overall Top Tier ranking of the firm. It is gratifying to be noted for regularly providing ‘first class advice’ and to support our clients in navigating complex regulatory processes.”
Christian Luthi, Director in Conyers Dispute Resolution practice, notes that the Tier 1 ranking in this category confirms Conyers’ leading position on island and internationally. “We are regularly instructed on a number of significant and sophisticated mandates, and the all-around excellence of the team bears out this ongoing recognition of our ‘pre-eminent position in the marketplace’.”
Speaking of the firm’s Private Client & Trust practice, department Co-Head Helen Cooper commented that “to be praised by clients as ‘the best team in Bermuda’ is extremely gratifying. We are proud to be held in such high esteem and to hold excellence as a standard.”
The spokesperson said, “Congratulations to all of our Bermuda ranked and recommended lawyers!
Bermuda
Leading Individuals
- Ben Adamson, Director, Dispute resolution
- Marcello Ausenda, Director, Banking, finance and capital markets; Corporate and commercial
- Charles Collis, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
- Helen Cooper, Director, Trusts/private client
- Jeffrey Elkinson, Director, Dispute resolution
- Chris Garrod, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
- Christian Luthi, Director, Dispute resolution
- Jason Piney, Director, Banking, finance and capital markets
Next Generation Partners
- Jacqueline King, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
- Alexandra Macdonald, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
- Julie McLean, Director, Regulatory and compliance
- Chiara Nannini, Director, Corporate and commercial
- Jennifer Panchaud, Director, Corporate and commercial
- Edward Rance, Director, Corporate and commercial
- Judith Roche, Senior Associate, Dispute resolution
- Victor Richards, Director, Banking finance and capital markets
- Rhys Williams, Director, Dispute resolution
Rising Stars
- Karen Corless, Director, Trusts/private client
- Sophia Greaves, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
Recommended Lawyers
- Andrew Barnes, Senior Associate, Regulatory and compliance
- Sarah Blair, Senior Associate, Regulatory and compliance
- Anna Bruce-Smith, Director, Trusts/private client
- Davina Hargun, Senior Associate, Trusts/private client
- Alexis Haynes, Senior Associate, Banking, finance and capital markets; Corporate and commercial
- Sarah Lusher, Senior Associate, Regulatory and compliance
- Craig MacIntyre, Director, Trusts/private client
- Jonathan O’Mahony, Counsel, Dispute Resolution
- Scott Pearman, Director, Trusts/private client
- Britt Smith, Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution
- David Stubbs, Counsel, Corporate and commercial
The spokesperson said, “Conyers is pleased to again be recognised as a top-tier firm in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands by The Legal 500, a leading legal directory providing in-depth analysis and research commentary on legal services worldwide.
“Conyers has been recommended as a Top Tier Firm in 11 practice areas and been recommended in 8 practice areas in The Legal 500 Caribbean 2024 edition. Top Tier ranked practice areas include Banking, finance and capital markets; Corporate and commercial; Dispute resolution; Insurance/reinsurance; Trusts/private client; Investment funds and Foreign-based expertise Leading firms, with additional recognition in the Regulatory and compliance category.
“Seventeen Conyers lawyers have been included in the elite “Leading Lawyers” group, while sixteen partners have been recognised as “Next generation lawyers” and five lawyers have been noted as “Rising Stars”. A total of 69 lawyers are mentioned by name in Legal 500 Caribbean commentary for their standout contribution to respective practices.”
Christian Luthi, Chairman, said “This strong recognition from The Legal 500 is gratefully received and truly reflects the comprehensive excellence of our lawyers across jurisdictions and areas of practice. We are proud that this year, as in past years, we are once again designated a Top Tier Firm.”
Congratulations to all of the ranked and recognised lawyers.
Bermuda
Leading Individuals
- Ben Adamson, Director, Dispute resolution
- Marcello Ausenda, Director, Banking, finance and capital markets; Corporate and commercial
- Charles Collis, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
- Helen Cooper, Director, Trusts/private client
- Jeffrey Elkinson, Director, Dispute resolution
- Chris Garrod, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
- Christian Luthi, Director, Dispute resolution
- Jason Piney, Director, Banking, finance and capital markets
Next Generation Partners
- Jacqueline King, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
- Alexandra Macdonald, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
- Julie McLean, Director, Regulatory and compliance
- Chiara Nannini, Director, Corporate and commercial
- Jennifer Panchaud, Director, Corporate and commercial
- Edward Rance, Director, Corporate and commercial
- Judith Roche, Senior Associate, Dispute resolution
- Victor Richards, Director, Banking finance and capital markets
- Rhys Williams, Director, Dispute resolution
Rising Stars
- Karen Corless, Director, Trusts/private client
- Sophia Greaves, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
Recommended Lawyers
- Andrew Barnes, Senior Associate, Regulatory and compliance
- Sarah Blair, Senior Associate, Regulatory and compliance
- Anna Bruce-Smith, Director, Trusts/private client
- Davina Hargun, Senior Associate, Trusts/private client
- Alexis Haynes, Senior Associate, Banking, finance and capital markets; Corporate and commercial
- Sarah Lusher, Senior Associate, Regulatory and compliance
- Craig MacIntyre, Director, Trusts/private client
- Jonathan O’Mahony, Counsel, Dispute Resolution
- Scott Pearman, Director, Trusts/private client
- Britt Smith, Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution
- David Stubbs, Director, Corporate and commercial
British Virgin Islands
Leading Individuals
- Robert Briant, Partner, Banking finance and capital markets; Corporate and commercial
- Tameka Davis, Partner, Dispute resolution
- Richard Evans, Partner, Dispute resolution
- Mark Forte, Partner, Dispute resolution
- Anton Goldstein, Partner, Banking finance and capital markets; Corporate and commercial, Investment funds
Next Generation Partners
- Matthew Brown, Partner, Dispute resolution
- Rachael Pape, Partner, Banking finance and capital markets; Corporate and commercial
Rising Stars
- Nicholas Kuria, Counsel, Corporate and commercial
Recommended Lawyers
- Robert Lindley, Partner, Trusts/private client
- Jerry Samuel, Partner, Dispute resolution
Cayman Islands
Leading Individuals
- Robert Lindley, Partner, Trusts/private client
Next Generation Partners
- Erik Bodden, Partner, Dispute Resolution
- Theo Lefkos, Partner, Investment Funds
- Cora Miller, Partner, Banking, finance and capital markets
- Jonathon Milne, Partner, Dispute Resolution
- Michael O’Connor, Partner, Banking, finance and capital markets
Rising Stars
- Philippa Gilkes, Counsel, Insurance/Reinsurance
- Roisin Liddy-Murphy, Counsel, Regulatory and compliance
- Derek Stenson, Partner, Leading Individual, Insurance/reinsurance
Recommended Lawyers
- Alex Davies, Partner, Corporate and commercial
- Sarah Howie [Farquhar[, Senior Associate Insurance/reinsurance
- Barnabas Finnigan, Counsel, Banking, finance and capital markets
- Matthew Harkness, Counsel, Corporate and commercial
- Alecia Johns, Counsel, Dispute resolution
- Wesley O’Brien, Counsel, Trusts/private client
- Nicholas Pattman, Partner, Corporate and commercial
- Paul Scrivener, Counsel, Insurance/reinsurance
- Matthew Stocker, Partner, Banking, finance and capital markets
- Spencer Vickers, Partner, Dispute resolution
- Anna-Lise Wisdom, Partner, Banking, finance and capital markets
Foreign Based Expertise
Leading Individual
- Richard Hall, Partner, Hong Kong
Recommended Lawyers
- Piers Alexander, Partner, Hong Kong
- Christopher Bickley, Partner, Hong Kong
- Barnabas Finnigan, Counsel, London
- Eric Flaye, Partner, London
- Vivien Fung, Partner, Hong Kong
- Norman Hau, Partner, Hong Kong
- Nicholas Pattman, Partner, London
- Preetha Pillai, Partner, Singapore
- Stacie Seetho, Counsel, Singapore
- Karoline Tauschke, Counsel, London
- Mark Yeadon, Partner, Hong Kong
