Michael Hanson > 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.

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited expertly handles both contentious and non-contentious insurance-related mandates. This offering includes corporate, finance, and regulatory advice on the formation and licensing of insurers, transactional matters, and restructuring and winding-up proceedings. The team’s client base includes large (re)insurance companies, private equity firms, pension funds, and investment managers, as well as financial institutions and alternative capital providers. Corporate partner Gavin Woods chairs the department, while managing partner Michael Hanson and Keith Robinson lead the insurance-related disputes work. Senior counsel Michael Frith is experienced in the transactional and regulatory needs of insurance structures, and corporate and finance counsel Alexander Collis often assists with incorporations, M&A, and reorganisations and restructurings. Counsel Michelle Falcucci is also another notable name.

Praised as ‘one of the best trust litigation teams’, Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited frequently acts for multinational corporations, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, banks and funds, insurers, and trade unions in cross-jurisdictional disputes involving multiple parties. Commercial and civil matters, employment-related disputes, and litigation surrounding trusts are all areas of expertise for the group. Regulatory disputes are also a growing area for the practice. Managing partner Michael Hanson jointly heads up the practice alongside ‘powerhouse’ Keith Robinson. Other notable team members include Kyle Masters, who boasts expertise in insolvency, regulatory, and compliance law, Sam Stevens, who is skilled in commercial litigation and arbitration, and Jay Webster who has a thriving immigration and employment practice. Claire van Overdijk KC is also a notable senior counsel.