Walkers appoints Ellison to Bermuda office
Walkers has appointed Bermudian Jack Ellison as a senior associate in its Bermuda office.
The former underwriter for Amlin and Brit was previously an associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) London working in the corporate insurance and financial services team.
Ellison, a former Bermuda rugby international, advised large multinational (re)insurance groups with a Bermuda nexus on high profile strategic M&A projects and restructurings at Willkie Farr.
He also provided advice on a variety of ILS transactions spanning collateralised reinsurance, sidecars and catastrophe bonds.
His areas of specialisation at Walkers are insurance linked securities (ILS), mergers and acquisitions, intra-group reorganisations, equity and debt financings, corporate governance and re/insurance regulation.
Walkers’ head of insurance in Bermuda Sarah Demerling said: “As we continue to grow our top tier insurance practice in the Bermuda office, we’re very excited to have Jack join us to complement our global (re) insurance offering.
“In particular, given his recent onshore ILS experience and his industry background in general, he is a great addition to the team.”
In other legal news, Max Tetlow has rejoined Appleby as a partner from Carey Olsen.
Tetlow, who worked at Appleby from 2014 to 2018 before working in Australia and at Carey Olsen in London and Bermuda, specialise in corporate and insurance law.
He has advised insurance companies and intermediaries on insurance transactions, regulatory capital issuances, strategic acquisitions and exits. His expertise extends to advising local and international clients on matters relating to lending, structured finance including insurance-linked securities, fund finance, asset finance and debt capital markets.
Tetlow said: “I am thrilled to return to Appleby’s premier insurance team and corporate practice, where I started my career. Appleby is recognised as a leading legal service provider in Bermuda and globally, and I look forward to working with excellent colleagues to provide the best service to Appleby’s clients.”
Brad Adderley, Bermuda managing partner, said: “We are excited to welcome Max back to our dynamic and growing group. Our insurance practice remains the leading practice in Bermuda with one of the largest corporate departments on the island – we continue to grow thanks to the outstanding work of our highly-skilled and very dedicated team of lawyers who are focused on providing the upmost in client service and solutions.
“Max’s commerciality, extensive corporate experience and collaborative and team-oriented nature, is a great fit for our office and our pursuit to attract, retain and reward the best legal talent in Bermuda.”
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