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Global Guide 2023

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Dispute Resolution
17 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Jeffrey P Elkinson

Global

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

Provided by Chambers

Global

Dispute Resolution - Bermuda
3
Band 3

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.

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