Conyers Dill & Pearman

Conyers Dill & Pearman
Headquarters Bermuda
No. of offices 7
No. of lawyers 130
Major practice areas Banking & Finance, Corporate & Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Investment Funds, Private Client & Trusts, Property, Regulatory, Restructuring & Insolvency
Date founded 1928
Company type Law Firm
Website https://www.conyersdill.com/

Conyers Dill & Pearman is an offshore law firm. Founded in Bermuda in 1928 (although it can trace its roots back to 1903), the firm has subsequently opened legal practices in a number of other offshore financial centres, including the British Virgin Islands (1996), the Cayman Islands (2004) and Mauritius[1] (2009). It also has offices in key financial centres, including London (1998), Hong Kong (1985) and Singapore (2001). It is a member of the Offshore Magic Circle.

History

The firm's founder, Reginald Conyers, played an important role in the development of the nascent financial services industry in Bermuda in the 1920s and 1930s. Following on from the Bermuda Railway Company Act 1924, Conyers was faced with the legal problem of conveying huge numbers of land parcels by the company. This led to two things. Firstly, he took on two partners in his practice, Bayard Dill and James Pearman (and thus the firm was officially born). Secondly, in 1935 the firm was instrumental in the enactment of the first "exempt company" legislation in Bermuda, which leads some to claim that Bermuda was the world's first offshore financial centre.[2] Later, in 1957 another partner of the firm, David Graham, laid the basis for the development of Bermuda as a domicile for ship registrations in a letter to The Times.[3]

Perhaps uniquely amongst multi-jurisdictional offshore firms, Conyers' expansion has been entirely by way of organic growth, rather than by acquisition of smaller firms in jurisdictions it wishes to operate in. The firm can legitimately claim to be the first offshore firm to operate in multiple jurisdictions; the original Bermudian firm opening a British Virgin Islands office in 1996.

Practice areas

Conyers Dill & Pearman offers Legal and Client services in areas including Corporate, Banking & Finance, Insurance & Reinsurance, Investment Funds, Private Client & Trust, Litigation & Restructuring and Real Estate & Property Development.

Awards and accolades

Conyers Dill & Pearman is a member of Lex Mundi, a leading association of independent law firms.

Conyers Dill & Pearman was recognised as Band 1 by Chambers & Partners in 2018.[4]

Conyers Dill & Pearman was recognised as a Top Tier Firm by IFLR1000 for 2018.[5]

Conyers Dill & Pearman was recognised as a Top Tier Firm by Legal 500 Caribbean 2018.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conyers Dill & Pearman and Venture Law Ltd are not in partnership, and operate as separate firms. Neither firm assumes liability for the actions and the advice of the other firm.
  2. ↑ In practice the Bermudian claim does not stand up to scrutiny; Liechtenstein enacted trust laws to attract tax exempt foreign capital in 1926.
  3. ↑ The firm's role in the development of offshore finance is noted in Tolley's International Initiatives Affecting Financial Havens (2001), ISBN 0-406-94264-1
  4. ↑ https://www.chambersandpartners.com/
  5. ↑ https://www.iflr1000.com//
  6. ↑ http://www.legal500.com/
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