Rhys Williams

Partner / Barrister, Conyers

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 is a Fellow of INSOL and has been involved in the major insolvency and restructuring cases in Bermuda including Noble, Weatherford, Seadrill, Markel CatCo, Digicel, Northstar, Titan and PDV Insurance Company.

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.

Contributed to

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Bermuda and international insolvencies

Practice notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Alex Potts KC of 4 Pump Court, provides an overview of parallel insolvency proceedings relating to Bermudian companies in both Bermuda and a foreign jurisdiction, parallel schemes of arrangement, recognition of foreign schemes of arrangement, parallel insolvency proceedings relating to foreign companies in both Bermuda and a foreign jurisdiction, recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings in Bermuda, recognition of Bermudian insolvency proceedings in foreign jurisdictions, and anticipated reforms.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Bermuda—introduction to insolvency and restructuring law and practice: part one

Practice notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Alex Potts KC of 4 Pump Court, discusses sources of Bermuda law generally, the courts’ approach to statutory interpretation, common law and the doctrine of precedent in Bermuda, the status of commonwealth case law in Bermuda, sources of Bermuda law on insolvency and restructuring of companies and Bermuda’s constitution and human rights legislation.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Bermuda—introduction to insolvency and restructuring law and practice: part two

Practice notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Alex Potts KC of 4 Pump Court, looks at the winding-up rules in Bermuda, the liquidation process, the tests for insolvency, the insolvency of insurance companies and segregated account companies, claims and distributions in liquidation, priorities in distribution in liquidation, schemes of arrangement, receivership under the Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2000, debt-for-equity swaps, cram-down of dissenting creditors and pre-packaged sales.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Bermuda—setting aside transactions in the zone of insolvency

Practice notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Alex Potts KC of 4 Pump Court, looks at fraudulent conveyances, fraudulent preferences, floating charges, onerous transactions and post-petition dispositions.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Bermuda—taking security and the rights of secured creditors

Practice notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Alex Potts KC of 4 Pump Court, looks at legal and equitable mortgages, fixed and floating charges, pledges, liens, judgment lien or charge over Bermudian real estate and assets. It also considers assignment, security over bank indebtedness, retention of title, unsecured creditors’ rights and automatic statutory stay of proceedings, secured creditor’s rights and set off in Bermuda.

Restructuring & Insolvency