Rhys Williams

Director

Office

Bermuda

Jurisdiction(s)

Bermuda

Contact

Phone +1 441 298 7832
Email [email protected]

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Recognition

Global Restructuring Review 100 2020 Chambers Global 2021

Overview

Rhys Williams is a Director in the Litigation department in the Bermuda office of Conyers Dill & Pearman. Rhys joined Conyers in 2015 from Mourant Ozannes in Guernsey, and prior to that was a barrister at Five Paper in Temple, London.

Rhys’ practice covers all areas of commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring. Rhys also has experience in cases ranging from contentious and non-contentious trusts, regulatory, shareholder disputes, minority prejudice claims and professional negligence.

Rhys has appeared in the Bermuda Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council. He acts for local and international companies, banks and other financial institutions, liquidators and receivers, corporate service providers, regulatory authorities, trust funds, and high net worth individuals.

Experience

Experience Highlights

Acting as Bermuda Counsel in the restructuring by way of schemes of arrangement of Digicel, Seadrill and Noble Group
Acting for an international insurance company on its merger by way of scheme of arrangement
Acting for the Bermuda Monetary Authority in obtaining the appointment of Joint Provisional Liquidators over a captive insurance company
Acting for a private trust company in relation to a multi-billion dollar charitable trust
Acting for a private bank as custodian of a collective investment scheme in a claim brought by liquidators
Advising liquidators of a hedge fund in relation to an appeal against a rejection of proof of debt
Special advisor to the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission

Qualifications

Professional Background

Mourant Ozannes, Guernsey
Five Paper, Temple, London

Education

BPP Law School, London, 2006
London School of Economics, LLM, 2005

Bar Admissions

Bermuda, 2016
England and Wales, Middle Temple, 2007

Awards & Associations

Recognised in the 2021 edition (and since 2017) of Legal 500 Caribbean (dispute resolution)
Recognised in the 2021 edition (and since 2010) of Chambers Global
Recognised in the 2020 edition (and 2019) of Global Restructuring Review 100

Associations

Member of INSOL
Member of the Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Publications

Offshore Cases

Area(s) of Expertise

Legal Services

Bermuda Litigation & Restructuring
Litigation & Restructuring
Restructuring

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