Conyers Dill & Pearman has appointed litigation lawyer Scott Pearman and the corporate lawyer Niel Jones in the firm’s Bermuda office.

Pearman joins from Ely Place Chambers in London, where he was a barrister for 13 years specialising in commercial litigation. He provides advocacy and advice on all aspects of civil and commercial law, with a focus on dispute resolution relating to business and commerce, insurance and reinsurance, trust and chancery, employment and discrimination, arbitration, and the law relating to media and information.

He has particular expertise in financial misselling and professional negligence cases relating to investments, financial advisors and financial institutions, the firm said.

Jones joins Conyers’ Bermuda corporate department from the firm’s Moscow office, where he has been based since its launch in 2008, having previously worked in Conyers’ Bermuda office since 2005. Jones' practice focuses on banking and finance, capital markets, aviation and mergers and acquisitions. His clients include banks, multinational companies and private equity groups on cross border and multi-jurisdictional transactions.