Walkers has acted on a number of high-profile pieces of international litigation in Bermuda across the financial services, fintech and digital assets, insurance, and manufacturing sectors. Capabilites of the group includes advising on liquidations and insolvency, breaches of fiduciary duty, professional negligence claims, and family and estate disputes before the Privy Council. Kevin Taylor heads the insolvency and dispute resolution practice and specialises in acting for distressed companies and boards of directors in commercial litigation and liquidations, while Steven White brings experience on trust law issues to company and liquidation disputes. Hannah Tildesley leads on shareholder appraisal actions, while also of note in the group are John McSweeney and Trevor Goulet.
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Testimonials
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- An excellent offering in Bermuda, Walkers is among the best for dispute resolution on the island.
- They are really responsive and unstuffy. Just get on with it and get the job done.
- A very strong, reliable, and commercially astute restructuring team.
- Walkers is simply top-notch when it comes to litigation in Bermuda. They have a number of excellent partners with expertise across a wide range of areas of law, all of whom are great on their feet. They are supported by a brilliant set of junior lawyers and associates and efficient admin staff.
Key clients
- Arnhold LLC
- Joint provisional liquidators of Sagehi Equity Fund Ltd
- Bittrex Global (Bermuda) Ltd
- J Fleming International Reinsurance Ltd
- Athene Holding Ltd
- Alpine Partners (BVI) LP
- Joint provisional liquidators of Primary Group Ltd
- Joint liquidators of Genting Hong Kong Ltd and Dream Cruises Holding Ltd
- Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd
- Joint provisional liquidators of Bittrex Global (Bermuda) Ltd
- PHL Ltd
- Kroll Bermuda Ltd as the joint provisional liquidators of Sagehi Equity Fund Ltd
- Joint provisional liquidators of Afiniti Ltd and Primary Group Ltd
- Joint liquidators of BlockFi International Ltd
Work highlights
Advised Fleming International Reinsurance Ltd, a Bermuda reinsurance company within the Fleming Group, on its restructuring, including the successful appointment of provisional liquidators in Bermuda for restructuring purposes and recognition under Chapter 15 in the United States.
Represented the joint liquidators of Bittrex Global (Bermuda) Ltd, a Bermuda based digital assets exchange, on its court supervised winding up following a just and equitable petition supported by a structured six month liquidation plan.
Represented Alpine Partners (BVI), LP, on Bermuda proceedings under section 106 of the Companies Act 1981 arising from its dissent to the merger between NYSE listed Golden Ocean Group Limited and CMB.Tech Ltd, in which Alpine held over 8 million shares.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Kevin Taylor
Other key lawyers
Steven White; Hannah Tildesley; John McSweeney; Trevor Goulet