Jeffrey P. Elkinson
Bermuda
Carey Olsen
Rosebank Centre, 5th Floor
11 Bermudiana Road
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
Tel: +1 441 542 4514
Email:
jeffrey.elkinson@careyolsen.com
Web:
www.careyolsen.com
Jeffrey Elkinson is a consultant with Carey Olsen in Bermuda. His practice covers Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, with specialism in trust, insurance/re-insurance and construction.
Jeffrey is an active arbitrator, mediator and counsel in domestic and international disputes with appointments from ICC, LCIA and CIArb and, in respect of domain names, HKIAC/ADNDRC. Jeffrey is a former (global) president of the CIArb and remains a course director for all the training courses of the CIArb.
Jeffrey also has considerable experience in administrative law, telecommunications and energy. Jeffrey has audience rights in numerous jurisdictions and a wealth of experience.
Jeffrey is a door tenant of Des Voeux Chambers, Hong Kong. He sits as an Assistant Judge of the Supreme Court of Bermuda. He is a Special Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Jeffrey is a regular speaker at global industry events and is a contributor and co-author of the Bermuda chapter of the ICAA Handbook, World Arbitration Reporter, Spitz’ Tax Havens of the World, Butterworths Offshore Cases and Materials and Offshore Commercial Law in Bermuda.
Jeffrey is recognized as a leading dispute resolution lawyer by Chambers Global, Legal 500, Legal Week’s The Private Client Global Elite and Who’s Who Legal Arbitration, Who’s Who Legal Asset Recovery and Who’s Who Thought Leaders Commercial Litigation.
He has spoken at many conferences and events and as a former President of CIArb, the global leader in dispute resolution, has addressed leading world dignitaries in their different countries, including Singapore, Dubai, Sierra Leone, BVI, London and Toronto
Jeffrey does an exceptional amount of pro bono work which includes chairing bodies such as the Professional Conduct Committee of Bermuda and the Police Complaints Authority. He is the legal advisor to the Bermuda Olympic Committee.
He is a course director for the CIArb and leads and conducts arbitration courses across the globe, including Hong Kong, Brazil, Singapore, Sierra Leone. He has written the definitive text on arbitration in Bermuda which is contained in World Arbitration Reporter.
Carey Olsen’s dispute resolution and litigation practice advises clients across the full range of contentious and semi-contentious matters.
The firm is widely recognised for its expertise in both international and domestic cases, including investment fund, corporate, commercial and civil disputes, as well as banking, financial services and trusts litigation. Its work also spans fraud and asset tracing claims, regulatory investigations, employment disputes and broader advisory matters.
Carey Olsen’s team has deep experience in handling claims against directors, disputes concerning directors’ duties, shareholder and investor activism, joint venture and M&A disputes, as well as matters arising from demergers and reorganisations. The firm frequently acts in derivative proceedings, unfair prejudice petitions, contested schemes of arrangement and insolvency proceedings. It also provides strategic board advisory services to distressed companies under financial or operational stress.
The firm acts for a broad client base that includes multinational corporations, financial institutions, banks, funds, insurers, trust companies, governments and private individuals. Carey Olsen regularly collaborates with leading international law firms on complex, high-value matters.
From mediation through to trial advocacy, Carey Olsen advises on the full lifecycle of disputes—from multi-party, cross-border litigation to domestic claims before local courts. The firm has also represented clients before the Privy Council, and many of its cases have set judicial precedents referenced in jurisdictions worldwide.
Carey Olsen is a leading offshore law firm advising on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey through a global network of nine international offices.
As a full-service firm, Carey Olsen operates across a broad range of practice areas, including banking and finance, corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity, trusts and private wealth, dispute resolution, insolvency and property law.
The firm’s clients include global financial institutions, investment funds, private equity firms, multinational corporations, public organisations, sovereign wealth funds, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, directors, trustees and private clients.
Carey Olsen collaborates with all major onshore law firms, accountancy firms and insolvency practitioners on corporate transactions and matters involving its jurisdictions.
The firm’s advice is delivered by an approachable and experienced team of internationally minded lawyers who work closely with clients to help them achieve their objectives. Carey Olsen combines the technical capabilities and resources to manage the most complex international transactions with a personal, client-focused approach.
Clients rely on Carey Olsen for advice and guidance grounded in a clear understanding of their goals, supported by technical excellence, commercial awareness and a commitment to exceptional client service.
“Jeffrey Elkinson is a seasoned Bermuda disputes lawyer with a wealth of experience acting on major litigation and arbitration matters. He frequently handles trust litigation proceedings.”