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Conyers Black History Essay Contest Winners
Conyers announced the winners of the Black History Month Essay Competition, with Razeeyah Robinson winning first place, McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett winning second place, and Kaelyn Fleming receiving an honourable mention. A spokesperson said, “Conyers is pleased to announce the three prize recipients for the firm’s Black History Month Essay Competition: First... Read more of this article
Conyers Recognised As Top-Tier By Chambers
The Chambers Global legal directory has been released for 2021. Conyers has received top-tier recognition in a number of categories, including recognition as Band 1 for Bermuda Corporate & Finance, Insurance and Dispute Resolution. “We are pleased to have once again received high rankings for our firm, our practice areas and our individual lawyers,”... Read more of this article
Conyers Black History Month Essay Competition
In honour of Black History Month, Conyers is launching an essay competition, inviting middle and senior school students to submit an essay on the contribution a black heroine or hero has made to the Bermuda legal system, with a $1,000 prize for the winner. Announcing the competition, Conyers Director Neil Henderson said: “Conyers is committed to... Read more of this article
Conyers Donates $52,000 To Food Programmes
In the run up to Christmas, Conyers said they are “pleased to gift $52,000 to support food programmes run by four Bermuda churches.” “The donation includes $40,000 from the firm as the balance of its $100,000 pledge, made in March, to assist the vulnerable members in our community who are negatively impacted by Covid-19,” a spokesperson... Read more of this article
Legal 500 Recognition For Conyers Lawyers
Conyers has received top-tier rankings from the Legal 500, with the firm maintaining several rankings in Corporate & Commercial and Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Insurance/Reinsurance, and Trusts/Private Client. A spokesperson said, “Conyers has once again been recommended as top-tier in Bermuda, the British Virgin... Read more of this article
Conyers ‘Covid Gap Year’ Student Interns
Conyers announced the five students who have been selected to be a part of its ‘Gap Year Student’ Internship Programme; Iannah Caines, Cree Dunn, Spencer Johnson, Micah Richardson, and Jesse Washington joined Conyers in October. The firm decided to offer the student internship programme as a way to assist recent high school graduates or university... Read more of this article
Hailey Edwards Is Called To The Bermuda Bar
Hailey Edwards has been called to the Bermuda Bar, with Ms Edwards saying she “feels exceptionally privileged to enter into Bermuda’s legal profession.” A spokesperson said, “Conyers is delighted to announce that Hailey Edwards has been called to the Bermuda Bar. The ceremony took place on Friday 6 November before Chief Justice Narinder... Read more of this article
Amber Wilson Is Called To The Bermuda Bar
Conyers associate Amber Wilson has been called to the Bermuda Bar, with a ceremony taking place on October 30. A spokesperson said, “Conyers is pleased to announce Amber Wilson as the latest associate in our corporate practice to be called to the Bermuda Bar. The ceremony took place on Friday 30 October before the Hon. Justice Nicole Stoneham... Read more of this article
Aleisha Hollis Called To The Bermuda Bar
Aleisha Hollis has been called to the Bermuda Bar, with the ceremony taking place on Friday October 16th before Chief Justice Narinder Hargun. Ms. Hollis is an Associate in the Corporate Practice at Conyers. She started her pupillage with Conyers in September 2019, having worked at the firm as a legal intern in 2017 and 2018 in the Corporate and Private... Read more of this article
Conyers Launches Student ‘Gap Year’ Internship
Conyers announced the launch of the Student ‘Gap Year’ Internship, a 6-8 month paid programme to support students who have put their studies on hold as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. A spokesperson said, “The Student Gap Year Internship is a 6-8 month paid programme to support high-potential, recent graduates from our local senior schools,... Read more of this article
Conyers Donates $15K To GSP School Campaign
Conyers has donated $15,000 in support of the Each One Reach One Back to School Campaign run by the Gina Spence Productions charity. The campaign aims to assist families in need to purchase school uniforms in preparation for the school year. More than a dozen Conyers employees have also volunteered to help distribute the gift cards used to buy uniforms... Read more of this article
Conyers Advises Sirius In Third Point Deal
Conyers advised Sirius International Insurance Group as part of its definitive agreement to combine with ThirdPoint Reinsurance Ltd. A spokesperson said, “Conyers has advised Sirius International Insurance Group [SG] as part of its definitive agreement to combine in a cash and stock transaction with ThirdPoint Reinsurance Ltd. [TPRE]. “Expected... Read more of this article
Conyers Announces 2020 Legal Award Recipients
Conyers has selected eight students as recipients of Legal Awards in 2020, with the company noting that “including renewed funding for some past recipients, the firm is awarding over $200,000 in 2020 to support Bermudian students with their legal education.” “The three top applicants — Kristin Dill, Anthony Howell and Dé-Aun Lodge... Read more of this article
Conyers Receives High Recognition
Conyers’ Bermuda Private Client & Trust practice has been recognized in Chambers & Partners’ High Net Worth Guide 2020 with a Band 1 ranking. A spokesperson said, “Conyers continues to be the only firm ranked Band 1 in Bermuda for Offshore Trusts and is described as ‘the dominant firm’ on the island. One market insider notes: ‘You... Read more of this article
Conyers Advises Digicel On Debt Restructuring
Conyers advised Digicel on Bermuda aspects of the tender offers as well as being main counsel for the scheme of arrangements under section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda A spokesperson said, “Digicel, a leading communications and entertainment provider in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific, announced that it has substantially... Read more of this article
Column: Commercial Rental Leases & Covid-19
[Written by Francesca Fox and Oliver Goodwin. Conyers] Covid-19 has clearly had a huge impact on both landlords and tenants of commercial premises. In this article we aim to deal with queries that both landlords and tenants may have in respect of their obligations and liabilities under their leases and related insurance claims. This is intended as general... Read more of this article
