Steven Rees Davies > Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited > Hamilton, Bermuda > Lawyer Profile

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited boasts ‘in-depth market knowledge’, as well as an ‘exceptional relationships with regulators’. Its offering is multi-disciplinary, with regulatory, employment, immigration, corporate, trusts, and dispute resolution lawyers working collaboratively on contentious and non-contentious regulatory and compliance issues across transactional and non-transactional mandates. This includes advice on establishing businesses and fulfilling ongoing regulatory obligations. Providing regulatory investigative support to financial institutions is another core area of activity. Dispute resolution partners Michael Hanson and Kyle Masters head up the practice alongside corporate partners Gavin Woods and Steven Rees Davies. Hanson has expertise in reputation risk and crisis management scenarios, and Masters heads up the regulatory enforcement and protect department. Woods is skilled in the licensing of new entities, while Rees Davies is notable for his experience in fin-tech and digital assets regulatory matters. Matthew Watson is the latest addition to the team, having joined from Cox Hallett Wilkinson Limited in June 2023.

Global financial institutions, (re)insurance companies, private equity firms, pension and investment funds, and companies active in the energy, telecoms, fin-tech, and digital asset industries form the expansive client base of Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited‘s corporate and finance department. Its offering includes assistance with acquisition, insurance, structured, and real estate financing mandates, bilateral and syndicated lending, and restructuring and refinancing matters. It is also experienced in capital market transactions, including equity issuances and listings. The department is jointly led by (re)insurance expert Gavin Woods, fin-tech and digital asset specialist Steven Rees Davies, and  Matthew Grigg, who is skilled in structured finance and securities issuances. Other key members of the team include senior counsel Michael Frith, and counsel Charissa Ball, Alexander Collis, and Michelle Falcucci.

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited is well-positioned to advise a wide array of clients on cross-border transactions. This offering encompasses advice on creating new commercial structures, M&A deals, private equity investments, restructurings, shareholder agreements, and corporate governance mandates. The team is jointly led by (re)insurance expert Gavin Woods, whose client base includes local, exempted, and permit and segregated account companies, Steven Rees Davies, who is highly experienced in corporate governance and regulation matters, and Matthew Grigg, who is skilled in work surrounding equity issuances and mandates relating to digital asset businesses. Michael Frith, Charissa Ball, and Michelle Falcucci are also key members of the team.