Nov 2023
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, Counsel, 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
Derek Stenson, Partner, Insurance/reinsurance
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
Róisín Liddy-Murphy, Counsel, Regulatory and compliance
Recommended Lawyers
Alex Davies, Partner, Corporate and commercial
Sarah Howie (Farquhar), Senior Associate, Insurance/reinsurance, Regulatory and Compliance
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
Next Generation Partner
Nicholas Pattman, Partner, London
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
Preetha Pillai, Partner, Singapore
Stacie Seetho, Counsel, Singapore
Karoline Tauschke, Counsel, London
Mark Yeadon, Partner, Hong Kong