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Key contacts
Head of Litigation: Craig Rothwell
Head of Corporate: Fiona Bada
Director: Kim White
Quick facts
# Partners

3

# Other qualified practitioners

8

# Total number of practitioners (worldwide)

11

Languages

English

Network memberships

Meritas

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
Firm overview

Cox Hallett Wilkinson Limited (CHW) is one of Bermuda’s leading commercial law firms and provides an extensive range of legal services to a diverse local and international clientele, focusing primarily on corporate and commercial, litigation and dispute resolution, private client, estate planning, real estate and intellectual property related matters in a practical, cost effective and timely manner. Our business approach is to provide a high standard of professional advice delivered by a core team of attorneys and to develop close working and, in many cases, long-standing relationships with our clients and overseas counsel around the globe.

Its affiliated company, Coson Corporate Services Limited (Coson), a licensed corporate service provider regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, provides corporate administration services to a variety of local and exempted companies, including those in the insurance, reinsurance, mutual funds, investment holdings, international trade, shipping and aviation industries. Coson also offers a full range of administrative services to local and exempted partnerships and LLCs established in Bermuda.

CHW is also affiliated with State House Trust Company Limited, a licensed trust company regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, providing trustee and related private client services.

Meritas

CHW is a member of the Meritas international law firm network, a global alliance of more than 183 independent law firms spanning over 86 countries.  Meritas members provide high quality legal services worldwide and work together to provide clients with a local legal partner with in depth international resources.  All Meritas members must consistently meet quality standards and a stringent code of ethics and are required to participate in ongoing recertification and client satisfaction evaluations.

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Key practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • CLO/CDO
  • Covered bonds
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation

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Sector expertise
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Government and public policy
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Oil and gas
  • Shipping
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
Address:
Third Floor, Cedar House, 41 Cedar Avenue Hamilton
Hamilton, HM 12
Tel:+441 295 4630 Fax:+441 292 7880 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.chw.com
Rankings published in 2026
Financial and corporate
Tier 2
10 firms ranked
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Tier 1

ASW Law
1 practice area
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Appleby
1 practice area
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Carey Olsen
1 practice area
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Conyers Dill & Pearman
1 practice area
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Walkers
2 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cox Hallett Wilkinson
1 practice area
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MJM
1 practice area
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Tier 3

BeesMont Law
1 practice area
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Wakefield Quin
1 practice area
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Notable

Trott & Duncan
1 practice area
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Cox Hallett Wilkinson is a top tier commercial firm headquartered in Hamilton. It has an international presence through its membership in Meritas. Ernest Morrison is managing director of the firm.

 

Focusses / specialisms

Financial and corporate law is where the firm excels. It is a leading firm in its market for financing, restructuring, capital markets and M&A.

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