Raymond Davern is Head of the Trust and Private Client practice in the British Virgin Islands office of Conyers Dill & Pearman. Raymond joined Conyers in 2010.

He advises on and establishes the entire range of trust and private client structures available under British Virgin Islands law.

Professional Background

• 1 New Square, Chancery Litigation
• 13 Old Square, Chancery Litigation
• Lecturer on the Law of Trusts, King’s College, London

Education

• Oxford University, BA (Hons) Jurisprudence First Class, 1987

Bar Admissions

• England & Wales, Megarry Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn, 1987 - 1988
• Bar of England & Wales, 1988 (not currently practising)
• Cayman Islands, Attorney-at-Law, 2009 (not currently practising)

Industry Associations

• Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
• Accredited Mediator
• Member of the BVI IFC trusts steering group

Industry Accolades

• Recognised for leading work in Latin America, Latin Lawyer 250 2012
• Recognised trust & private client lawyer, Legal 500 2011
• Endorsed as a leading private client lawyer, PLC Which Lawyer 2011
• CityWealth Leaders List 2011

Languages

• French
• Spanish

Articles

• Flexible succession planning for MENA families using Cayman and BVI trusts
• Shares in BVI Business Companies: Avoiding a Succession Problem
• Legislating on Purpose: A Critical Evaluation of Statutory Purpose Trusts in the BVI
• Trust & Private Client in the BVI: Nature’s Little Secrets
• 2010 in The British Virgin Islands: A Year of Trust & Private Client Expansion for Law Firms
• What “Special” means in the context of the Virgin Islands Special Trusts Act
• BVI and Cayman Islands: Recent Developments in the International Trusts Sphere

Press Releases

• Conyers hosts Trusts Forum in London
• London Circle of Business Leaders Meets to discuss BVI outlook
• Conyers Grows Global Private Client Practice with BVI launch, Cayman Expansion

Deals & Cases

• Conyers acts in Schahin $270 million oil rig financing - October 2010