Rhys Williams > Conyers > Hamilton, Bermuda > Lawyer Profile

Conyers
PO BOX HM666
CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET
HAMILTON HM CX
Bermuda

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Director

Career

Rhys Williams is a Director in the Litigation department in the Bermuda office of Conyers Dill & Pearman. Rhys joined Conyers in 2015 from Mourant Ozannes in Guernsey, and prior to that was a barrister at Five Paper in Temple, London.

Rhys’ practice covers all areas of commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring. Rhys also has experience in cases ranging from contentious and non-contentious trusts, regulatory, shareholder disputes, minority prejudice claims and professional negligence.

Rhys has appeared in the Bermuda Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council. He acts for local and international companies, banks and other financial institutions, liquidators and receivers, corporate service providers, regulatory authorities, trust funds, and high net worth individuals.

Memberships

  • Member of INSOL
  • Member of the Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Education

  • BPP Law School, London, 2006
  • London School of Economics, LLM, 2005

Lawyer Rankings

Bermuda > Dispute resolution

(Next Generation Partners)

Rhys Williams  – Conyers

With a ‘pre-eminent position in the marketplace,’ the team at Conyers has an experienced and comprehensive litigation practice, which handles high-profile, multi-national commercial litigation, trust disputes and insolvency matters. Practice chair Christian Luthi offers ‘high-quality legal advice and practical applications’, particularly regarding appraisals, insolvencies, insurance claims and commercial matters. Ben Adamson, a recognised leader in trust litigation, further adds to the team, alongside the ‘masterful, unflappable and strategic Jeffrey Elkinson, who has expertise in trust, insurance and construction litigation. Other key contacts within the firm include insolvency expert and director Rhys Williams, and counsel Jonathan O’Mahony, alongside senior associate Britt Smith, and the ‘super brightJudith Roche.