Bio
Luisa is a Senior Associate in Appleby’s Dispute Resolution department.
Luisa joined Appleby in 2018 as a trainee and was called to the Bermuda Bar in 2019. She has developed a broad practice within the Dispute Resolution department. Luisa has experience with both international and local clients on a wide variety of high value, multi-jurisdictional trust, banking, corporate/company law disputes, including shareholder fair value appraisal actions. She has appeared before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal as a junior to other members of the team on various significant trials and applications, including the first Bermuda trial of a shareholder fair value appraisal claim.
Bio
Luisa is a Senior Associate in Appleby’s Dispute Resolution department.
Luisa joined Appleby in 2018 as a trainee and was called to the Bermuda Bar in 2019. She has developed a broad practice within the Dispute Resolution department. Luisa has experience with both international and local clients on a wide variety of high value, multi-jurisdictional trust, banking, corporate/company law disputes, including shareholder fair value appraisal actions. She has appeared before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal as a junior to other members of the team on various significant trials and applications, including the first Bermuda trial of a shareholder fair value appraisal claim.
Work Highlights
- Appleby Bermuda advised in connection with the $13.3 billion take-private acquisition of Bermuda-based Triton International Limited (Triton) by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P (BIP) through BIP’s subsidiary Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (BIPC) and its institutional partners (Brookfield Infrastructure);
- IVANISHVILI & ORS V CREDIT SUISSE LIFE (BERMUDA) LIMITED: Acting for the defendant in claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and breach of common law duties brought by two policyholders and the ultimate beneficial owners of the policies, the former premier of Georgia and his family. The claims have a pleaded value in excess of $500 million;
- THE ESTATE OF HUNG WEN-HSIUNG: Proceedings are bought by one of the heirs of one of Taiwan’s most significant business empires. Our client is the Estate of Mr Hung. Mr Hung was an advisor to the founders and was involved in the establishment of their Bermuda Trusts. It is claimed that the Trusts are invalid under Bermuda law because the purposes are said to be for mixed charitable and non-charitable purposes and/or because of allegations of want of authority and/or undue influence;
- S V L: Advised and represented a committee of investors in proceedings to enforce $189 million in arbitral awards under the New York Convention, including freezing injunction and disclosure applications;
- RE A PVT LIMITED: Advised the directors of a private trust company in relation to the renegotiation of a loan agreement for the continued use of the trust’s main asset, a significant art collection currently on display in a major European museum.
- Appleby Bermuda advised in connection with the $13.3 billion take-private acquisition of Bermuda-based Triton International Limited (Triton) by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P (BIP) through BIP’s subsidiary Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (BIPC) and its institutional partners (Brookfield Infrastructure);
- IVANISHVILI & ORS V CREDIT SUISSE LIFE (BERMUDA) LIMITED: Acting for the defendant in claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and breach of common law duties brought by two policyholders and the ultimate beneficial owners of the policies, the former premier of Georgia and his family. The claims have a pleaded value in excess of $500 million;
- THE ESTATE OF HUNG WEN-HSIUNG: Proceedings are bought by one of the heirs of one of Taiwan’s most significant business empires. Our client is the Estate of Mr Hung. Mr Hung was an advisor to the founders and was involved in the establishment of their Bermuda Trusts. It is claimed that the Trusts are invalid under Bermuda law because the purposes are said to be for mixed charitable and non-charitable purposes and/or because of allegations of want of authority and/or undue influence;
- S V L: Advised and represented a committee of investors in proceedings to enforce $189 million in arbitral awards under the New York Convention, including freezing injunction and disclosure applications;
- RE A PVT LIMITED: Advised the directors of a private trust company in relation to the renegotiation of a loan agreement for the continued use of the trust’s main asset, a significant art collection currently on display in a major European museum.
Coverage & Insights
- Magistrates’ Court: a summary of procedure – The Royal Gazette, Legally Speaking – September 2019
- Public access to information: a review – The Royal Gazette, Legally Speaking – April 2019
- Magistrates’ Court: a summary of procedure – The Royal Gazette, Legally Speaking – September 2019
- Public access to information: a review – The Royal Gazette, Legally Speaking – April 2019
Qualifications & Education
- Royal Holloway, University of London (BA Classics)
- University of Law, London (GDL)
- BPP London (LPC)
- Royal Holloway, University of London (BA Classics)
- University of Law, London (GDL)
- BPP London (LPC)