
Jeffrey P Elkinson
About
Provided by Jeffrey P Elkinson
Practice Areas
Bermuda Litigation & Restructuring
Insurance & Reinsurance
Litigation & Restructuring
Private Client & Trust
Career
Jeffrey Elkinson is a Director in the Litigation & Insolvency department in the Bermuda office of Conyers Dill & Pearman. Jeffrey joined Conyers in 1988.
Jeffrey’s practice includes Commercial Litigation and Arbitration in the area of contentious trusts, insurance and re-insurance, and construction with particular specialization in administrative law and telecommunications and energy.
He is an active arbitrator, mediator and counsel in domestic and international disputes with appointments from ICC, LCIA and CIArb and, in respect of domain names, HKIAC/ADNDRC. With true international experience, Jeffrey has audience rights in numerous jurisdictions and is also active on a pro-bono basis as course director and tutor for the CIArb.
Jeffrey is the chairman of the Professional Conduct Committee and the Police Complaints Authority for Bermuda and is a door tenant of Des Voeux Chambers, Hong Kong. He acts as an Assistant Judge of the Supreme Court of Bermuda. He is a Special Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Jeffrey is a regular speaker at global industry events and is a contributor and co-author of the Bermuda chapter of the ICAA Handbook, World Arbitration Reporter, Spitz’ Tax Havens of the World, Butterworths Offshore Cases and Materials and Offshore Commercial Law in Bermuda.
Jeffrey is recognized as a leading dispute resolution lawyer by Chambers Global. Legal 500, Legal Week’s The Private Client Global Elite and Who’s Who Legal.
Publications
Offshore Cases
Bermuda chapter, World Arbitration Reporter
Bermuda chapter, Butterworths Offshore Cases and Materials
Offshore Commercial Law in Bermuda Bermuda chapter, ICCA Arbitration Handbook
Work Highlights
Counsel in the Megafon litigation and arbitrations
Counsel in the Thyssen-Bornemisza litigation
Counsel in numerous trust restructuring matters for high net worth individuals
Acting for the Bermuda Government and the Treaty Unit of the Ministry of Finance in contentious matters
Counsel for the Bermuda Monetary Authority in contentious litigation.
Counsel for Butterfield Trust Company Limited and Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd.
Counsel for American Airlines, British Airways
Counsel for a major local telecom entity in regulatory issues
Appointed as Amicus Curiae by Bermuda Court of Appeal in relation to statutory interpretation on TIEA legislation.
Languages Spoken
French
Awards
Dispute Resolution
Chambers Global
2021
Dispute Resolution
Legal 500 Caribbean
2022
Who’s Who Legal Arbitration
2022
Private Client
Who’s Who Legal
2021
Chambers Review
Global
Jeffrey Elkinson is a seasoned Bermuda disputes lawyer with a wealth of experience acting on major litigation and arbitration matters. He frequently handles trust litigation proceedings.
Articles, highlights and press releases
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Elkinson to lead International Arbitration course in Oxford
Jeffrey Elkinson, a Director in Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Litigation & Restructuring department, has been asked to lead an International Arbitration course for 24 judges and lawyers from around the world, to be held at Queen’s College, Oxford from 16-24 September.
Elkinson to lead International Arbitration course in Oxford
Jeffrey Elkinson, a Director in Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Litigation & Restructuring department, has been asked to lead an International Arbitration course for 24 judges and lawyers from around the world, to be held at Queen’s College, Oxford from 16-24 September.
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