About Appleby Bermuda
Our team of highly skilled and experienced Bermuda lawyers offer significant depth across our key practice areas of Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Regulatory, and Private Client & Trusts.
Notably, we have one of the largest corporate practices of any Bermuda law firm and are the leader for re/insurance in Bermuda with the only dedicated insurance and reinsurance legal team on the island.
As a leading Bermuda law firm, our focus is on providing the highest-quality legal advice and exceptional client experience through our collaborative and approachable team of Bermuda lawyers. This is something that is recognised by leading industry directories which consistently highlight and praise our offshore legal practice in Bermuda for its broad range of expertise.
Appleby Bermuda's leading one-stop-shop regulatory practice
What makes Appleby, Bermuda’s leading one-stop-shop Regulatory practice. Our team is comprised of experts who not only have extensive knowledge of Bermuda regulatory law, but who have in many cases helped to shape it. Our Bermuda Regulatory team is skilled at putting technical regulatory information and decision-making into a commercial context, offering client-centric solutions.
Recognised as one of the leading Bermuda law firms, we regularly partner with clients to solve their most complex regulatory challenges.
Our Bermuda lawyers provide:
- In-depth regulatory compliance consultation
- Proactive risk management and mitigation
- Strategic dispute resolution and enforcement advice
- Ongoing legal support and guidance
Our Bermuda lawyers cover all key areas of business and financial services regulation, including:
- AML compliance and sanctions
- Regulatory enforcement proceedings and contentious matters
- Economic substance
- Privacy and data protection
- Corporate governance
- Beneficial ownership
- Re/Insurance regulatory
- Environmental, social and Governance
Learn more about our Regulatory services.
Appleby is Distinguished as a Top-Ranked Leader in Corporate, Dispute Resolution and Insurance – chambers and partners
Appleby has once again achieved top-tier recognition in Bermuda in the 2025 Chambers Global Legal Guide. The firm’s Bermuda office has been ranked Band 1—the highest distinction—in three practice categories: Corporate & Finance, Dispute Resolution and Insurance. Click for more.
Client recognition
“They have excellent knowledge of our various business areas. The team also stands out for its responsiveness, dedication and technical skills. They are excellent at both partner and associate level.”
“Appleby is a very good law firm which inspires confidence in its abilities.”
“We are impressed by the very thorough knowledge and diligent work of the partners, alongside their evident strong relationship with the regulators and other local service providers.”
“Appleby stands out for its knowledge of the Bermuda marketplace and the terms for minority investments. They offer commercially minded advice.”
“They are very good lawyers who know the jurisdiction and know what they are talking about.”
“They have experience delivering solutions in the highly regulated insurance industry. The service levels and responsiveness are among their strongest features.”
APPLEBY leads WITH MOST TIER 1 RANKINGS – legal 500
Appleby leads the Bermuda marketplace with top-tier rankings across all six practice categories: Banking, Finance & Capital Markets; Corporate & Commercial; Dispute Resolution; Insurance/Reinsurance; Regulatory & Compliance; Trusts/Private Client. Appleby continues to be the only firm in Bermuda ranked Tier 1 across all of these six practice categories in Legal 500’s 2025 Caribbean Guide. Click for more.
CLIENT RECOGNiTION
“From a relatively small but highly experienced team, they cover us on matters ranging from corporate, transactional, structure, tax, governance, regulatory, employment, immigration, vendor and any other local matter we may need. They are highly collaborative and well-coordinated across these services, making the team very efficient and effective for us.”
“The depth of knowledge within the practice makes it unique. The experience and competence in dispute resolution matters related to our industry are unmatched in Bermuda.”
“They are wonderfully diverse, which I appreciate wholeheartedly.”
“The team is professional, commercially-minded and extremely responsive and dedicated.”
“I would thoroughly recommend the Appleby dispute resolution team for any complex, high-value litigation in Bermuda. Very well resourced and with many of the best lawyers on the island. Really easy to work with and equally at home managing an international team or slotting into an international team managed elsewhere.”
“I have worked with the team at Appleby in all aspects of establishing a new Bermuda reinsurance platform in the life and annuity sector, seeking registration and licensing, as well as engaging in reinsurance transactions. Their comprehensive approach to serving my team is exceptional and efficient for me.”
Top BERMUDA LAW FIRM
Bermuda is one of the world’s leading financial centres, and one of the largest re/insurance markets, with a long history of providing sophisticated financial and professional services to international businesses while maintaining a respected track record of transparency and regulatory effectiveness.
Appleby’s market-leading Bermuda lawyers offer significant depth across our key practice areas of Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Regulatory and Private Client & Trusts. We are consistently ranked in Band 1 across all our practice areas, by the leading legal directories. Through Appleby Global Services (AGS), we provide a range of administration, reporting and fiduciary services focused on corporate and trust structures.
Bermuda corporate law
We have one of the largest corporate practices in Bermuda and advise local and international organisations, including a large number of FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, on every aspect of corporate and commercial law. Our Bermuda attorneys specialise in particular on re/insurance, mergers and acquisitions, banking and asset finance, regulatory and compliance, technology and innovation, funds and investment services, transport and logistics, energy and natural resources, and intellectual property.
Bermuda reinsurance and insurance
We are the leader for re/insurance in Bermuda with the only dedicated insurance and reinsurance team on island. Our practice involves advising on the establishment, regulatory compliance and business operations of re/insurance companies, as well as re/insurance managers and brokers based in offshore jurisdictions. We advise in all aspects of re/insurance, including cat bonds, SPls, sidecars and other ILS, in addition to capital raising, M&A and InsurTech.
Bermuda regulatory and compliance
Bermuda Appleby was the first to establish a dedicated regulatory practice in Bermuda. Our experienced, multi-disciplinary team is at the forefront of changes in the regulatory landscape and offer best in class advice on the regulatory issues facing Bermuda companies, including meeting economic substance requirements. We advise in all key areas of business and financial services regulation, including compliance, corporate governance and regulatory advisory services, with a Bermuda lawyer in our team being skilled at applying technical regulatory information in a commercial context. We also offer compliance officer and money laundering reporting officer services through our corporate administration specialist, AGS.
Bermuda technology
Our technology experts help businesses meet the new challenges and support clients across a broad range of emerging technologies. Our team of Bermuda attorneys and solicitors are leading the way with advising on the most Digital Asset Business Act (DABA) license applications on the island, and has the largest and most proficient team advising on the laws and regulations that are critical to innovative and technologically driven clients.
Bermuda funds
We also have an established funds and investment services practice that is well-placed to advise on the full lifecycle of Bermuda funds. The team has great familiarity with the ILS fund market for which Bermuda is well-known, in addition to providing detailed advice in the growing technology and digital asset sectors as related to funds.
Bermuda dispute resolution
Our first-class Dispute Resolution team is one of the largest litigation practices of any law firms in Bermuda. Our dedicated, specialised litigators advise on a full range of legal issues for high-profile, high-value, sophisticated and complex disputes, including: commercial, restructuring and insolvency, regulatory, funds, trusts, employment and immigration, and re/insurance. Our Bermuda attorneys and lawyers advise on the largest complex and multi-jurisdictional restructuring and insolvency matters in Bermuda, working with leading restructuring and insolvency practices across the globe. As the leading regulatory advisory practice in Bermuda, we also advise re/insurers, captives, hedge funds, investment advisers, and financial institutions in regards to BMA and Regulatory Authority of Bermuda investigations and enforcement actions.
Bermuda private clients
Our Private Client & Trusts specialists, which include members from our trust disputes team, offer a breadth and depth of expertise on contentious and non-contentious trust matters. The complexity and scope of the matters our Bermuda lawyers advise on include the establishment, administration, restructuring and termination of private, charitable, purpose and commercial trusts. Our Bermuda law firm also provides expert legal advice on all aspects of commercial and residential property.
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THE BERMUDA SHORTS PODCAST SERIES
The Appleby ‘Bermuda Shorts’ podcast features short talks on all things business and Bermuda with our very own Bermuda lawyers joined by industry experts. Our ‘Tech Talks’ series focuses on topics and trends in technology which are transforming businesses, markets and everyday life. Listen to learn more about Appleby, what being a Bermuda lawyer entails and our technology expertise.
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APPLEBY BERMUDA COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Bermuda Football Association (BFA)
We have sponsored the BFA Youth Program since 2004, which aims to improve sportsmanship and instill values in players from a young age, on and off the field. In addition to the Children (ages 7-13) and Youth (ages 14-17) Divisions, our support helps BFA to organise coaching, administration and referee development programs conducted by local and overseas instructors. We are proud of our commitment to youth in Bermuda, which through the BFA Youth Program attracts more than 1,500 youth players each year.
Bermuda Triathlon Association (BTA)
As a dedicated supporter of youth sports, we are proud to be primary sponsors of the BTA’s Youth Development Squad (YDS). The YDS represents an intensive program designed to nurture the skills and aspirations of local, young triathletes – and to foster their participation in both local and international competitions. Our support helps to provide race kits for competitions such as the 2023 and 2024 CARIFTA Triathlon, Aquathlon, and Mixed Relay Championships.
We provide financial support and are partners with BNT in helping to restore and preserve the Sherwin Nature Reserve in Warwick. Our staff volunteer efforts include tree planting and clearing invasive plant species throughout the Reserve’s walking trails and adjacent road, as well as restoring or levelling educational signs for better use. A part of BNT’s mission is to protect and promote Bermuda’s unique natural heritage through land conservation.
As a strong advocate of diversity and inclusion, we support Bermuda Pride through registered charity OUTBermuda via community events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and their many allies on island. We have a long history of supporting our diverse workforce, and believe in the value of our differences and in equality for everyone.
We provide financial assistance to The Reading Clinic, a not-for profit, registered charity founded in 1968. TRC has grown from providing specialised tutoring based in the founder’s home to offering literacy and math programmes to meet the needs of children with specific learning disabilities.
Supportive Therapy for AIDS Persons and Their Relatives (STAR)
Since 1998, we have participated in STAR’s annual Holiday Donation Drive by assisting families with food hampers, fruit baskets, gifts, vouchers and Christmas trees. STAR has provided comprehensive support to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families since 1986.
Dedicated to ending homelessness in Bermuda, we made a financial contribution to charitable organisation ‘Home’ which opened in 2021 to help individuals and families receive shelter, health and social services, and to track progress in preventing, reducing and ending homelessness.
Saving Children and Revealing Secrets (SCARS)
We sponsored and fundraised for SCARS’ annual ‘Kayak 4 Kids’, where kayakers and paddleboarders fundraise to circumnavigate Bermuda on a 40-mile journey. SCARS’ mission is to reduce the risk of child sexual abuse by raising public awareness, educating the adult population in prevention, and supporting policies and procedures to best protect children.
BERMUDA HOSPITAL VACCINATION CLINIC
In April 2021, we donated $25,000 to assist with operating costs for the King Edward Memorial Hospital Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic.
An organisation with more than 30 years in Bermuda, our financial support has helped the charity in their mission to promote gender equality and to support women facing life challenges with information, appropriate referrals, confidential counseling, and educational and training programmes.
We participate in the annual International Women’s Day Bermuda celebration, highlighting women in our community who make a positive impact. The fundraising event helps to raise money for the Women’s Resource Centre.
We supported WeSpeak, an organisation for women by women in Bermuda, in its establishment and registration as a charity, through sponsorship of a local event and with some of our women partners currently serving as coaches. WeSpeak seeks to focus on women’s professional development helping to give women the confidence to speak up and speak out in their corporate communities.
Whilst Covid-19 restrictions were in place in 2020 and 2021, we purchased gift cards from a restaurant group as part of an effort to support workers in the struggling hospitality industry; the gift cards were given to our employees.
BERMUDA SOCIETY OF ARTS (BSoA)
We provide pro bono support to BSoA, the oldest established arts organisation in Bermuda, whose mission is to nurture the growth of visual art and artists by providing a superior venue to showcase local artists’ work and helping to prepare them for international exposure.
We partnered with SailGP and other sponsors in 2021 to support Earth Hour – a worldwide movement organised annually in Bermuda by local charity Greenrock -- to advocate for our planet, and raise awareness of nature loss and climate change.
BERMUDA BALL HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (BBHA)
Started in the late 1990s as a group of Canadian fans playing ‘pick-up’ hockey, our sponsorship helps BBHA, a charity which now consists of two leagues, a national team and a youth programme.
BERMUDA FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
Featuring international and local performing artists from a range of disciplines, we served as a corporate sponsor of this annual event which also provides outreach programmes for students and seniors.
We proudly sponsored and volunteered for this historical and popular mainstay on Bermuda’s cultural events calendar for 14 years – with five years as title sponsor -- which sees more than 1,000 runners participating annually.
We sponsored this local event– part of the TED global community devoted to spreading ideas - which featured video and live speakers to spark deep discussions and connections in small groups.
We proudly supported YouthNet, which operated for 25 years, in its efforts to empower students to make positive life choices through school-based mentoring.
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