Michael Hanson > Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited > Hamilton, Bermuda > Lawyer Profile

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited‘s versatile practice covers a wide range of both contentious and non-contentious regulatory and compliance issues, with core strengths in providing transactional and non-transactional regulatory guidance for new businesses and advising on ongoing compliance. Michael Hanson, managing partner and co-head of the practice, specialises in multi-jurisdictional crisis management, regulatory investigations, and complex executive disputes. Steven Rees Davies, an expert in the fintech and digital asset sector, and Gavin Woods, renowned for his ‘knowledgeable and tailored’ approach in the insurance sector, also co-head the team. Kyle Masters contributes his expertise in regulatory matters in the telecoms and energy sectors, and in connection with corporate disputes. Other team members include senior counsel Michael Frith, whose experience spans the full spectrum of Bermuda corporate law, and counsel Ashley Fife, who similarly assists with a wide range of corporate and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on private and commercial trust structure transactions.

From handling multi-party, cross-jurisdictional litigation to domestic claims, the ‘broad and deep’ dispute resolution practice at Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited has expertise in the full range of disputes, with notable experience in insolvencies, employment claims, restructurings and high-net-worth family law disputes. Michael Hanson, who has significant expertise in multi-jurisdictional crisis management work and regulatory investigations, co-heads the practice alongside the ‘incredibly hardworking’ Keith Robinson, who is an experienced trust litigator. Regulatory specialist Kyle Masters, multi-national civil and commercial disputes specialist Sam Stevens, and employment expert Jay Webster are also key names to note in the practice, while Claire van Overdijk KC took silk in 2023.