Nov 2024
Conyers has once again been recommended as a top-tier firm in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, as well as in London, Hong Kong and Singapore for offshore expertise in the latest Legal 500 directory rankings. The firm has maintained rankings in Corporate & Commercial, Banking, Finance & Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Insurance/Reinsurance, Investment Funds, Regulatory & Compliance and Trusts/Private Client.
Director and Chairman Christian Luthi said, “We are grateful for this recognition from The Legal 500 and are honoured to once again be acknowledged as a Top Tier Firm. Achieving Top Tier rankings is a remarkable achievement and underscores our dedication to excellence across various jurisdictions and practice areas.”
Legal 500 is a leading legal directory providing in-depth analysis and research commentary on legal services worldwide. Conyers has been ranked as a Tier 1 firm in 11 practice areas and recommended in an additional 9 practice areas in the Legal 500 2025 edition. Top Tier practice areas include Banking, finance & capital markets, Corporate & commercial, Dispute resolution, Insurance/reinsurance, Trusts/private client, Investment funds, and Foreign-based expertise, with additional recognitions in the Regulatory & compliance category.
Twenty-three Conyers lawyers have been included in the elite “Leading Partners” group, fifteen partners have been recognised as “Next Generation Partners” and four lawyers have been noted as “Leading Associates”. More than 70 lawyers are mentioned by name in the Legal 500 commentary for their standout contribution to their respective practices.
Congratulations to all of the ranked and recognised lawyers.
BERMUDA
Leading Partners
Ben Adamson, Director, Dispute resolution
Marcello Ausenda, Director, Banking, finance & capital markets; Corporate & 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 & capital markets
Next Generation Partners
Sophia Greaves, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
Jacqueline King, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
Alexandra Macdonald, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
Julie McLean, Director, Regulatory & compliance
Jennifer Panchaud, Director, Corporate & commercial
Edward Rance, Director, Corporate & commercial
Victor Richards, Director, Banking, finance & capital markets
Rhys Williams, Director, Dispute resolution
Leading Associates
Karen Corless, Director, Trusts/private client
Recommended Lawyers
Satjivan Aujla, Associate, Trusts/private client
Andrew Barnes, Senior Associate, Regulatory & compliance
Sarah Blair, Senior Associate, Regulatory & compliance
Anna Bruce-Smith, Director, Trusts/private client
Davina Hargun, Senior Associate, Trusts/private client
Alexis Haynes, Senior Associate, Banking, finance & capital markets
Norman Hau, Partner, Dispute resolution
Sarah Lusher, Senior Associate, Insurance/reinsurance
Katie Martin, Senior Associate, Insurance/reinsurance
Chiara Nannini, Director, Insurance/reinsurance
Jonathan O’Mahoney, Counsel, Dispute resolution
Scott Pearman, Pearman, Trusts/private client
Judith Roche, Senior Associate, Trusts/private client
Britt Smith, Senior Associate, Dispute resolution, Regulatory & compliance
David Stubbs, Counsel, Corporate & commercial
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Leading Partners
Robert Briant, Partner, Banking, finance & capital markets; Corporate & commercial
Tameka Davis, Partner, Dispute resolution
Richard Evans, Partner, Dispute resolution
Mark Forte, Partner, Dispute resolution
Anton Goldstein, Partner, Banking, finance & capital markets; Corporate & commercial; Investment funds
Next Generation Partners
Matthew Brown, Partner, Dispute resolution
Rachael Pape, Partner, Banking finance &capital markets; Corporate & commercial
Recommended Lawyers
Jane Fedotova, Senior Associate, Dispute resolution
Charles Goldblatt, Senior Associate, Dispute resolution
Nicholas Kuria, Counsel, Banking, finance & capital markets; Investment funds
Robert Lindley, Partner, Trusts/private client
Jerry Samuel, Partner, Dispute resolution
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Leading Partners
Robert Lindley, Partner, Trusts/private client
Derek Stenson, Partner, Insurance/reinsurance
Next Generation Partners
Erik Bodden, Partner, Dispute resolution
Theo Lefkos, Partner, Investment funds
Róisín Liddy-Murphy, Partner, Regulatory & compliance
Cora Miller, Partner, Banking, finance & capital markets
Jonathon Milne, Partner, Dispute resolution
Leading Associates
Wayne Flanagan, Associate, Regulatory & compliance
Philippa Gilkes, Counsel, Insurance/reinsurance
Wesley O’Brien, Counsel, Trust/private client
Recommended Lawyers
Alex Davies, Partner, Corporate & commercial
Kiah Estwick, Corporate & commercial
Frank Farrell, Associate, Insurance/reinsurance
Matthew Harkness, Counsel, Banking, finance & capital markets; Investment funds
Sarah Howie, Counsel, Insurance/reinsurance
Alecia Johns, Counsel, Dispute resolution
Nicholas Pattman, Partner, Investment funds
Matthew Stocker, Partner, Banking, finance & capital markets; Corporate & commercial; Investment funds
Spencer Vickers, Partner, Dispute resolution
Nick Ward, Senior Associate, Corporate & commercial; Investment funds
Anna-Lise Wisdom, Partner, Banking, finance & capital markets
FOREIGN BASED EXPERTISE
Leading Partners
Richard Hall, Partner, Hong Kong
Nicholas Pattman, Partner, London
Preetha Pillai, Director, Singapore