Wakefield Quin Announces Legal Scholarship Awards
- August 2018
Wakefield Quin (WQ) has awarded its 2018 Legal Scholarships to Ojeda Smith and Aqueelah Simmons. Ms. Smith, a summer intern for WQ, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom in July…
Independent Directors: A Value Proposition
- August 2018
Wakefield Quin Limited (WQ) is proud to have contributed to HFM’s recent Bermuda 2018 Special Report. The Bermuda spotlight covered news on Bermuda leads in private equity, ILS products, family office, and digital assets; on regulatory hot topics; and on…
Lending and Taking Security in Bermuda: An overview
- August 2018
Wakefield Quin Limited is proud to have contributed the Bermuda chapter on Lending and Taking Security to the Practical Law Global Guide. The publication was written by Erik L. Gotfredsen, Senior Counsel and Shareholder, and is available online. The Guide…
Bermuda Chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide to Lending & Secured Finance 2018
- April 2018
Wakefield Quin Limited is proud to have contributed the Bermuda Chapter in the sixth edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Lending & Secured Finance 2018. The publication was written by Erik Gotfredsen and Jemima Fearnside and is available…
Wakefield Quin hires Swainson
- April 2018
Scott Swainson has joined Wakefield Quin Ltd’s property department as senior counsel. Mr. Swainson was previously a partner and the group head of Appleby’s property department in Bermuda for over 15 years. Source: The Royal Gazette – to read full…
Into the guts of the Bribery Act
- January 2018
Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries, so said in November 2017 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Action against Corruption and Economic Crime. Source: The Royal Gazette – click here…
Wakefield Quin advises Savannah Petroleum PLC on credit facility to Seven Energy
- December 2017
Wakefield Quin advised client Savannah Petroleum PLC on Bermuda law financing and security matters relating to a credit facility to Seven Energy, a leading integrated gas company in south east Nigeria, with upstream oil and gas interests in the region….
Wakefield Quin advises ATN International on its major equity investment in Fireminds
- September 2017
Wakefield Quin advised ATN International, Inc. in its acquisition of the controlling interest in Fireminds, an innovative technology solutions company focused on global software development and managed cloud services. Proceeds of the investment are to be used to enhance Fireminds…
Wakefield Quin Ltd and HCS Law Ltd to merge
- May 2017
Wakefield Quin Ltd and HCS Law Ltd. announced their agreement to merge into one law firm to continue in the name of Wakefield Quin Ltd with effect from the 12th of May 2017. HCS Law Ltd is a boutique Bermuda…
Wakefield Quin advises Gencom on its acquisition of Tuckers Point Hotel and Spa
- May 2017
Wakefield Quin represented Gencom Real Estate Services Corporation in its acquisition of Tuckers Point Hotel and Spa, which is a premier multi-purpose facility that includes a real estate development operation and one of Bermuda’s leading golf courses. The Wakefield Quin…