Meet Our Team
Lawyers
Corporate
Nicholas Hoskins
Nicholas Hoskins is a Senior Counsel, Managing Director and the Chairman of Wakefield Quin Limited and has been with the Company since 1997, when it was Hector, Wakefield Dwyer and Pettingill.
Nicholas was born in Bermuda and educated in England. He is a member of Middle Temple, London and was called to the English Bar in 1992 and the Bermuda Bar in 1993.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4050
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Rod Forrest
Rod Forrest is a Director and Senior Counsel in the Corporate Department and has been with Wakefield Quin Limited (and its predecessor firm M.L.H. Quin & Co.) since 1996.
In his work in the area of investment funds Rod provides services to clients ranging from world leading hedge fund groups to single manager start-up funds. He is recommended for his work in this area in a number of journals and publications, including Chambers & Partners and Practical Law Company.
Prior to arriving in Bermuda, Rod worked as in-house Counsel in the Legal Services Division of a leading UK financial institution.
Rod was educated in Scotland and is admitted as a Solicitor in Scotland and as a Barrister and Attorney in Bermuda. He is a Member of The Law Society of Scotland (non-practising) and the Bermuda Bar Association.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4040
Fax: +1 441 494 4113
Ian Stone
Ian Stone is a Director and Senior Counsel in the Corporate Department of Wakefield Quin Limited and has been with Wakefield Quin Limited since 2004.
Ian sits on the board of a wide number of companies.
Prior to joining Wakefield Quin Limited, Ian was a Partner at Halliwells in Manchester until 1999 and Senior Corporate Counsel at Appleby in Bermuda from 1999 to 2004.
Ian was educated in Manchester, England and at Sheffield University and was called to the Bermuda Bar in 2004.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4060
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Erik Gotfredsen
Erik Gotfredsen is a Director, Senior Counsel and the Chief Executive Officer of Wakefield Quin Limited. Erik has been internationally recognized by Chambers Global and The Legal 500 as one of Bermuda’s leading corporate lawyers.
Before joining Wakefield Quin Limited in May 2014, Erik worked in the Corporate Department of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited in Bermuda from 2008 to 2014. Prior to arriving in Bermuda in 2008, Erik worked in the Real Estate Finance Group at Morrison & Foerster LLP in Tokyo, Japan and, before relocating to Tokyo, worked in the Corporate and Commercial Group at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP in Vancouver, Canada.
Erik is admitted as a solicitor in British Columbia, England and Wales, Ontario and Bermuda and has received his B.Com. and LL.B from the University of Victoria, Canada and his LL.M. from Kyushu University, Japan after being awarded a prestigious Monbukagakusho Scholarship by the Japanese government to study in Japan.
Erik is an active member of the Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association of Bermuda.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4017
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Jemima Fearnside
Jemima (known informally as Jemma) is a Senior Counsel in the Corporate Department at Wakefield Quin Limited and joined the firm in March 2012.
Educated in London and then at Leeds University, Oxford Brookes University (winning the Dame Helena Kennedy Law Prize for academic excellence) and London Guildhall University.
Jemima was admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales in early 2004 and qualified as a Notary Public in England and Wales in 2006. She holds a current practising certificate for each profession. She is conversant in German, French and Turkish.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4034
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Johann Oosthuizen
Johann Oosthuizen was born in Cape Town, South Africa and joined Wakefield Quin Limited in January 2014, as an Associate in the Corporate Department.
Johann has more than eight years experience advising corporate and trust clients on a wide range of commercial and regulatory matters. This includes the area of corporate finance, where he represents developers, retailers and banks advising them on loan and related security transactions.
Johann obtained B.Com (Law) and LLB degrees from the University of Stellenbosch and qualified as an attorney in South Africa in 2002. In 2003 he completed the requisite Commonwealth Lawyer conversion exams at BPP Law School in the City of London and was admitted as solicitor in England and Wales in the same year (currently not practicing in the UK). He worked at law firm BCL Burton Copeland in London focusing on the areas of commercial fraud and regulatory enforcement before moving to Bermuda in 2005. Prior to joining Wakefield Quin Limited, Johann was an Associate with Bermuda law firm King & Associates from 2005 to 2013.
Johann Oosthuizen
Johann Oosthuizen
Corporate
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4006
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Alex Evans
Alex Evans is a Senior Associate in the Corporate Department and joined Wakefield Quin in March 2021.
Alex has experience advising a broad range of clients, from start-ups and entrepreneurs to multi-national corporations, in a wide variety of sectors.
Before joining Wakefield Quin, Alex was an associate in the corporate and commercial department at Onside Law (a band one sports law boutique firm in London) and, prior to that, trained at and qualified into the corporate department at Bristows LLP.
Alex obtained a BSc (Hons) degree in Biochemistry from Nottingham University, and completed the ‘Graduate Diploma in Law’ and ‘Legal Practice Course’ at BPP Law School in London. Alex was called to the Bermuda Bar in December 2023.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494-4062
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Larina Kenny
Larina is an Associate in the Corporate Department and joined Wakefield Quin in July 2021.
Prior to joining Wakefield Quin, Larina was a solicitor in the Banking and Capital Markets department of Dillon Eustace LLP, a leading Irish law firm. She acted on a wide range of banking and financial transactions for Irish and international financial and corporate institutions and advised both lenders and borrowers on credit facilities and on security and enforcement issues. Larina also has extensive experience reviewing and advising on non-performing loan portfolios and has acted for purchasers, sellers and financiers of these assets.
Larina obtained a Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies (BBLS) and a Masters in Commercial Law (LLM) from the University of College Dublin and qualified as a solicitor in Ireland in 2010. Larina also obtained a Certificate in Compliance and Investment Funds from the Law Society of Ireland. Larina was called to the Bermuda Bar in December 2023.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494-4012
Fax: +1 441 494-4111
Kyra Dunstan
Kyra Dunstan joined Wakefield Quin full-time in October 2022, and is currently an Associate in the Corporate Department.
Before choosing a career in Law, Kyra obtained work experience in Deloitte Bermuda’s consulting practice and in insurance/reinsurance through the Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies (BFIS) and Willis Towers Watson.
Kyra is a member of the Bermuda Young Lawyers Group and volunteers with registered charity Masterworks Bermuda.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4043
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Litigation
Jai Pachai
Jai Pachai is a Senior Counsel at Wakefield Quin Limited and works in the Litigation Department where he specialises in civil and commercial litigation.
Jai was born in South Africa and educated in the United Kingdom, Central Africa and Canada. He obtained his BA, with distinction from the University of Malawi and his LLB from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Jai was admitted to the Bar of Nova Scotia Canada in 1980 and the Bermuda Bar in 1982. Jai has served on numerous boards including the Bar Council Disciplinary Committee, the Discipline Committee of the Medical Council, as Chairman of the Land Valuation Tribunal and on the Board of Trustees for the Government Golf Courses.
Jai currently sits as an Assistant Justice of the Supreme Court of Bermuda.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4020
Fax: +1 441 494 4112
Richard Horseman
Richard Horseman is a Director and Senior Counsel in the Litigation Department and has been with Wakefield Quin Limited since 2001.
commercial litigation, insolvency, corporate and shareholder disputes
shareholder and employment disputes
judicial review and administrative law claims
personal injury claims
trust and estate/probate litigation, as well as administration
With over twenty years of litigation experience, Richard has conducted several high profile cases and in 2013, Richard won an award as Bermuda’s most tenacious lawyer. Richard is also the head of the firm’s estate administration practice, practising probate and trust law, and has considerable experience advising on estate planning.
Richard is past President of the Bermuda Bar Council and also a sitting member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the Bermuda Bar Council which regulates the conduct of attorneys in Bermuda. In 2013, Richard was appointed a Human Rights Commissioner to adjudicate and chair human rights complaints which have proceeded to the Human Rights Tribunal.
Richard was called to the Bermuda Bar of the Supreme Court in 1997. Richard obtained his B.A. in business management from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1988 and his LL.B. (honours) from the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom in 1994. Richard placed in the top 1% of all law students in the United Kingdom who sat the bar examination in 1995.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4010
Fax: +1 441 494 4112
Debby Correia
Debby Correia is an Associate at Wakefield Quin Limited. Debby joined the firm in November 2009 as a pupil and continued with the firm as a barrister and attorney after being admitted in November 2010.
Debby was awarded the Women in Law Award by Lawyer Monthly in 2014.
Debby previously worked at Appleby (Bermuda) Limited, originally as a corporate administrator and thereafter in its Knowledge Management Department as an analyst, where she managed the firm’s database of legal precedents and know-how guides.
Debby obtained her LL.B. at the University of Kent in the United Kingdom and her LL.M. from BPP University College in Leeds. She also teaches Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILex) courses at Bermuda College.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4083
Fax: +1 441 494 4112
John Hindess
John Hindess is a Senior Associate in the Litigation Department. John has over 11 years’ experience and specialises in civil and commercial litigation, including the following areas:
- Contractual disputes of all kinds;
- Employment disputes;
- Debt collection;
- Negligence and Personal injury;
- Property disputes;
- Estate administration and disputes;
- Human rights;
- Defamation proceedings;
- Shareholder disputes;
- Medical negligence; and,
- Construction.
John is a current director on the Consumer Affairs Board for Bermuda. Johan is a past Board Member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Bermuda and Employment Assistance Program and Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Bermuda. John is also a current member of the Employment and Labour Tribunal for Bermuda and regularly adjudicates employment disputes.
John previously spent 8 years at Marshall Diel & Myers Limited in Bermuda, prior to which he practiced for 3 years in Canada with a focus on commercial litigation.
John obtained his Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Queen’s University in Canada and his LLB from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. He was called to the Bar in British Columbia, Canada in 2011 and subsequently moved home to Bermuda and was called to the Bermuda Bar in 2014.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4046
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Terry-Lynn V. Griffiths
Terry-Lynn V. Griffiths, Associate, completed her Pupillage with the Bermuda Government’s Ministry of Legal Affairs, during which time she assisted Crown Counsel with the conduct of administrative law and judicial review proceedings.
Terry-Lynn obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management and Organizational Studies from the University of Western Ontario, a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of London, and completed the Legal Practice Course with commendation at BPP University in Leeds. Prior to qualifying as an attorney, Terry-Lynn worked as a Senior Associate with an investment manager and has gained experience in the areas of company formations in Bermuda and the state of Delaware. She has also gained experience with the liquidation of Bermuda registered companies, applications for changes to issued share capital, and various other corporate secretarial matters.
Terry-Lynn is an active volunteer on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity Bermuda.
Property
Michelle Stone
Michelle Stone is a Director and Head of Property at Wakefield Quin Limited. Her practice is ranked as Band One in Bermuda, by The Legal500.
Michelle specialises in both commercial and residential property law, with particular emphasis on assisting property developers, local and non-Bermudian clients acquiring high end residential property and/or fractional interests in developments linked to hotels, bank security and dealing with the property requirements of the hotel sector. Michelle was the lead contributor to the Bermuda section of the Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guides, Real Estate 2023: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/real-estate-2023/bermuda.
Born in England, Michelle obtained her law degree at Durham University and completed her Law Society final exams at Chester College of Law. She was admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales in September 1992 (no longer practicing in the UK) and was admitted as an Attorney and Barrister in Bermuda in 1999 and 2003 respectively.
Michelle joined Wakefield Quin Limited in 2005 having previously worked for Bermuda law firm Appleby and for UK National practices, Hammonds and Addleshaw Booth & Co.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4080
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Scott Swainson
Scott Swainson is a Senior Counsel in the Property Department of Wakefield Quin Limited. Scott regularly advises both local and non-Bermudian clients on sophisticated commercial and residential property transactions.
Before joining Wakefield Quin Limited in April 2018, Scott was a Partner and Group Head of Property at Appleby where he was responsible for the firm’s Bermuda property practice for more than 15 years.
Scott regularly speaks on property-related matters and is internationally recognized as one of Bermuda’s leading property lawyers.
Scott is a member of the Bermuda Bar Association. He graduated from Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada with Bachelor of Arts in History and earned a Bachelor of Laws at University of Kent at Canterbury in England.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4094
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Celia Tuzo
Celia Tuzo is an Associate in the Property Department of Wakefield Quin Limited. Celia joined Wakefield Quin Limited in May 2017.
After 20 years working in the legal profession, Celia obtained her LL.B. from the University of Kent in Canterbury in July 2012 and completed her Legal Practice Course at the University of Kent in London Bloomsbury in July 2014.
Whilst a member of HCS Law Ltd., Celia was called to the Bermuda Bar in October 2015 and enrolled as a Notary Public in October 2016.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4036
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Katrina Dickson
Katrina Dickson is an Associate in the Corporate and Property Departments of Wakefield Quin Limited. Katrina joined the firm as a Pupil in 2014 and qualified as an Associate in 2015.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4054
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Isabel Chung
Isabel Chung (known as Issy) joined the Property Department as a paralegal reporting to the Head of Department, supporting the firm’s continued growth.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4061
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Corporate and Financial
Corporate Administration and Director Services
Laura Knox
Laura Knox is Chief Operating Officer of Wakefield Quin’s financial services entities.
Beginning in 2012, Laura held the position of Associate Director at DMS Offshore Investment Services in the Cayman Islands. Prior to this, she audited investment funds and private equity vehicles with Deloitte’s Chicago office, and started her funds career in 2004, spending seven years working with two leading Cayman Islands fund administrators.
Laura qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Grant Thornton in 2003, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Prince Edward Island, holds membership with Chartered Professional Accountants Bermuda and Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, and is an affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). She is Co-Chair of the Education and Events Committee of Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Bermuda, a member of 100 Women in Finance, and a member of the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) Asset Management Working Group.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4088
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Marlies Smith
Marlies Smith is a Chartered Secretary with over 14 years of experience in the legal and corporate services sector.
Marlies holds an honours Bachelors Degree from the University of Toronto and is an Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4058
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Penelope Cox
Penny Cox is a Senior Corporate Administrator in the Corporate Department and has been with M Q Services Ltd. since 2001.
Penny has successfully completed Part 1 of the Institute of Legal Executives qualification.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4047
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Roslyn White
Roslyn White is a Corporate Administrator with M Q Services Ltd. She manages a large portfolio of both local and exempt companies.
Roslyn has successfully completed Corporate Procedures I and II and the Corporate Administration Training Program at Appleby.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4059
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Joy Eve
Joy Eve is a Corporate Administrator with M Q Services Ltd. managing a portfolio of local companies.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4026
Fax: +1 494 4111
Joanna Bascombe
Joanna joined M Q Services Ltd. in October 2022, from another Bermuda corporate service provider.
Elzette Olivier
Elzette Olivier is a Corporate Administrator at M Q Services Ltd.
Prior to joining M Q Services Ltd., Elzette worked at a global professional services business with expertise in fund and corporate services internationally, where she administered a comprehensive portfolio of closed and open-ended funds across a broad range of asset classes and sectors. Elzette specializes in the administration of private investment vehicles, including limited partnerships and segregated accounts companies.
Elzette holds a Master’s Degree in Corporate Law from the University of Pretoria and is an admitted attorney of South Africa.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4074
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Fund Administration and Compliance
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Brian McDevitt
Brian McDevitt has served as Harbour Financial Services Limited’s Chief Operating Officer and Vice President since October 2012.
Brian holds a Bachelor of Business Studies in Accounting from the Technological University of Dublin, Ireland.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4018
Fax: +1 441 494 4113
Denise Hernandez
Denise Hernandez is a Fund/Corporate Administrator for Harbour Financial Services Limited.
Prior to joining M Q Services Ltd. Denise was employed at HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited as an Associate Relationship Manager and Management Services Supervisor and prior to that as a Corporate Administrator at Conyers Dill & Pearman, Bermuda. Denise has over 17 years of experience in the fund, legal and corporate services sector.
Denise holds an ICSA Diploma in Offshore Finance & Administration, Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Florida International University and an Associate of Arts Degree from Miami Dade College in Florida.
Contact:
Tel: +1 441 494 4098
Fax: +1 441 494 4111
Rowena Cespedes
Rowena Cespedes is a Consultant to Harbour Financial Services Ltd.
Immediately prior to her role with Harbour, Rowena gained ten years’ experience as Account Manager at Opus Fund Services Ltd. and Altree Fund Services in Bermuda.
Rowena has completed programmes in Accounting and Computer Applications and Investment Funds Operations in Toronto, Canada. Outside of work, Rowena enjoys badminton and competed for Bermuda in the Island Games.
Marina Tosheva
Marina Tosheva is an Account Manager consulting with Harbour Financial Services Ltd.
Prior to joining the Wakefield Quin group in February 2024, Marina served as Account Manager in Apex Group Ltd. She holds twelve years’ experience in fund accounting and investor services functions gained with international financial services entities including TMF Group and Custom House Global Fund Services (acquired by Apex Group Ltd.).
Marina was a member of 2023 Women’s Accelerator Programme and Innovation Think Tank Committee of Apex Group Ltd. Away from work, she enjoys reading, drawing, and long walks in nature with her dog.
Ashley Roberts
Ashley Roberts joined Wakefield Quin Limited in January 2017 as Group Compliance Officer.
Ashley has a Diploma in Accounting and Business from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and completed the Canadian Securities Course through the Canadian Securities Institute. She is an Associate Member of the International Compliance Association and a member of the Regulatory Compliance Association.
Winchester Global Trust Company Limited
Neil de ste Croix
Neil de ste Croix, BEM is a Director of Winchester Global Trust Company Limited.
Outside of work, Neil serves as head coach of a junior triathlon club, and is a board member of the Bermuda Triathlon Association, with responsibility for youth development. He was awarded a British Empire Medal by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2018 in recognition of his service to sport in Bermuda.
Jahni Lindsay
Jahni Lindsay is a Certified Management Accountant and joined the Winchester Group in July 2008 as Financial Controller and Vice-President.
William Maycock
William Maycock, Consultant, has played a leading role in the development of financial services in Bermuda over the past fifty years.
Mr. Maycock has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University, a Masters in Business Administration from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, and is a registered Trust and Estate
David Goodwin
David Goodwin, Consultant, has spent more than thirty years involved in banking and trust administration in the Bermuda market.
David was educated at Broadhembury College in the United Kingdom and is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Bankers.
Trust Management
Heather Martin
Heather Martin is Trust Officer at Winchester Global Trust Company Limited (Church Bay Trust Co. Ltd).
Previously, Heather acted as Trust Administrator at Conyers Trust Company (Bermuda) Limited.
Away from work, Heather enjoys boating and Pilates.
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Natalie Millar
Natalie Millar joined Winchester in October 2014. She holds the position of Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer and Trust Accountant.
Prior to joining Winchester, Natalie worked at Credit Suisse Trust Limited, Guernsey, Royal Bank Of Canada Trust Company (Cayman) Limited, Lombard Odier Trust (Bermuda) Limited and Cidel Bank & Trust Inc., Barbados.
Natalie is a member of Chartered Professional Accountants of Bermuda, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland. Outside of the office, Natalie volunteers her time at a local charity where she acts as Treasurer and is on the board of Friends of the College, Bermuda College.
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Lolita Robison
Lolita Robinson, TEP, is a Trust Officer with career experience spanning more than sixteen years across trust, corporate secretarial, and compliance matters.
Lolita brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in managing local and high net worth client portfolios. She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and holds Corporate Procedures Certifications I and II. Away from the office, Lolita enjoys exercising and is an active volunteer at Bermuda sporting events.
Robert Tailford
Robert Tailford is Trust Officer at Winchester. His career spans nearly twenty years managing trusts, corporate secretarial, and compliance matters.
Robert is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Outside of the office, Robert is an avid hiker, snorkeler and bicyclist.
Rosa Cordeiro
Rosa M. C. Cordeiro, CPA, CMA is Manager, Client Accounting. Rosa’s career spans more than thirty years providing accounts for trusts, companies, and investment funds.
Rosa is a member of Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Bermuda.
Abigail Correia
Abigail Correia joined Church Bay Trust Co. Ltd. (now Winchester) in August 2015 as Trust Administrator.
Abby earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of the West of England and is a graduate of Saltus Grammar School in Bermuda. Outside of the office, Abby is a member of the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society (BMDS) and an active volunteer with the environmental care group Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB).
Calisha Outerbridge
Calisha Outerbridge joined Winchester Global Trust Co. Ltd. in July 2012 as Assistant Financial Controller.
Calisha has more than fifteen years’ experience in accounting roles and operations management, with a focus on trust clients.
