Anna specialises in representing capital markets and insurance industry participants in a wide range of regulatory matters, including licensing issues, investigations and enforcement proceedings. She also has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation and arbitration, covering corporate disputes, business torts, directors’ and officers’ liability claims, securities litigation matters, disputes arising out of mergers and acquisitions, schemes of arrangement, professional negligence claims, corporate investigations and insolvency matters. Her clients have included public and private corporations, financial institutions, insurers, not-for-profits, trustees, directors, and capital markets licensees. Before joining Appleby, Anna practised for almost 20 years at a leading corporate and securities litigation firm in Toronto, Canada. Anna was called to the Ontario Bar in 2002. She earned her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Windsor (Canada).
Robert specialises in Insolvency & Restructuring and is experienced in complex cross border restructurings, liquidations and receiverships. He has a wide body of litigation experience having represented financial institutions, creditors, private equity funds and insolvency practitioners in the Superior Courts. Robert also has in house-lawyer experience having completed a secondment with a leading European loan and asset management servicing firm. Prior to joining Appleby, Robert worked at a top tier law firm in Dublin, Ireland for a number of years. Robert was called to the Bar in Ireland in 2019. He holds a BA, LLB and LLM from the University of Galway (Ireland).
John Wasty, Head of Appleby’s Dispute Resolution practice in Bermuda, commented, “I am delighted to welcome Anna and Robert to Appleby’s top tier dispute resolution team. I am certain that Anna’s extensive regulatory, complex commercial litigation and arbitration expertise, and Robert’s comprehensive insolvency and restructuring expertise will prove to be a significant benefit to our existing and future clients.”
Anna said, “I am ecstatic to be joining Appleby’s formidable Bermuda dispute resolution team. I look forward to working with my talented new colleagues and to the opportunity to apply my 20 years of legal and regulatory advocacy experience to assist Appleby clients.”
Robert said, “I am thrilled to be joining Appleby’s dispute resolution team in Bermuda. Appleby’s exceptional reputation in delivering legal excellence across multiple jurisdictions and its collaborative culture makes this a truly exciting opportunity for me. I look forward to working alongside John Wasty and his expanding team of lawyers on our clients’ most critical matters.”
