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Conyers Celebrates Ninety Years In Business
Conyers Dill & Pearman is celebrating 90 years in business today [Nov 1], with the well known law firm having been founded back in in 1928 by Reginald Conyers, Bayard Dill and James Pearman. “Conyers is truly a home-grown success story. It has come a long way from its origins of three attorneys and two secretaries in Bermuda in 1928, growing... Read more of this article
Ashley Fife To Join Carey Olsen Bermuda
Carey Olsen Bermuda is adding to its trusts and private wealth practice with the appointment of counsel Ashley Fife. Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales, Bermuda and Australia, Mr Fife specialises in advising clients on the creation, management, restructuring and termination of private and commercial trusts, with particular expertise concerning... Read more of this article
Wheatley Appointed Supreme Court Registrar
Governor John Rankin announced today [Oct 24] that he has appointed Ms Alexandra Wheatley to be the new Registrar of the Supreme Court. Mr Rankin said: “I am very pleased to announce Ms Alexandra Wheatley’s appointment as Registrar of the Supreme Court under Section 89 of the Constitution, following consultation with the Chief Justice and the recommendation... Read more of this article
WRC Holds Free Legal Clinic For Women
The Women’s Resource Centre recently held a three hour Legal Clinic for Women where four lawyers counseled and gave advice to an over-subscribed number of women seeking legal services. Twenty five women attended the clinic to seek assistance with various matters. Most requests were met by a vetting process which matched requests with the attorney’s... Read more of this article
Elizabeth Blankendal Called To Bermuda Bar
Elizabeth Blankendal is the latest young Bermudian lawyer to be Called to the Bar. The ceremony took place at the Supreme Court on Friday before Chief Justice Narinder Hargun. Ms Blankendal has recently completed a year of pupillage at Conyers Dill & Pearman, where she is now working as a newly-qualified associate in the corporate department. In... Read more of this article
Elkinson To Lead Arbitration Course In Oxford
Jeffrey Elkinson, a Director in Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Litigation & Restructuring department, has been asked to lead an International Arbitration course for 24 judges and lawyers from around the world, to be held at Queen’s College, Oxford from 16-24 September. The Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration is run by the Chartered... Read more of this article
Three Legal Interns Finish Trainee Programme
Appleby said they would like to congratulate Bermudians Amanda Burns, Laura Burns, and Alexis Haynes on “successfully completing the Appleby legal trainee programme and moving on to the next phase of their legal careers as Associates in the corporate practice group.” “The two-year trainee programme involves being called to the Bermuda... Read more of this article
Gavin Woods To Join Carey Olsen Bermuda
Law firm Carey Olsen Bermuda announced that Gavin Woods will join its corporate practice. Mr Woods is currently a partner at another law firm and has over eight years’ experience in the Bermuda market, prior to which he worked for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in both London and New York. He specialises in corporate finance, corporate structuring... Read more of this article
Conyers Awards Over $200,000 To Law Students
Conyers Dill & Pearman has chosen eight students as recipients of Legal Awards this year, with Mahogany Bean, Ashley Bento, Joshua DeAllie, Zantae Dill, Ashley Fubler, Candace Paynter, Amber Wilson and Kaisha Wilson all receiving funding. “Including renewed funding for some past recipients, the firm is donating over $200,000 this... Read more of this article
Kyle Masters To Join Carey Olsen Bermuda
Carey Olsen Bermuda has continued its growth with the appointment of Bermudian Kyle Masters as a senior associate in its litigation team. “Mr Masters will join Carey Olsen Bermuda after two years at Digicel Group, most recently as head of strategy and regulatory. Prior to that, he worked for both the Bermuda Monetary Authority and the Regulatory... Read more of this article
Robinson Recognised By Chambers, Legal Week
Partner Keith Robinson of law firm Carey Olsen Bermuda has maintained his ranking as a Band 1 practitioner in ‘offshore trusts’ in the 2018 Chambers High Net Worth [HNW] guide, and has also been recognised in Legal Week’s 2018 Private Client Global Elite list of the top private client lawyers from around the world. A spokesperson said,... Read more of this article
Conyers Lawyers Make Private Client Global List
The Private Client Global Elite list, which names the world’s top lawyers advising ultra-high net worth clients, this year includes six lawyers from Conyers Dill & Pearman. Those listed are Alec Anderson, Ben Adamson, Jeffrey Elkinson, Craig MacIntyre and Peter Pearman, all directors in the Bermuda office, and Robert Lindley of the Cayman office. Launched... Read more of this article
