Former journalist and Bermudian lawyer Lilla Zuill has been appointed Local Managing Partner for Collas Crill as the firm expands its services to another British Overseas Territory, Bermuda. Photo:Collas Crill

Collas Crill is a leading offshore law firm with existing offices in the Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, and London. The firm is known for its stable legal environment and judiciary, strong infrastructure, and ideal geographic position.Photo: Internet Source

Leading offshore law firm

Collas Crill is a leading offshore law firm with existing offices in the Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, and London. The firm is known for its stable legal environment and judiciary, strong infrastructure, and ideal geographic position.

Appointment of local managing partner

In a press statement, Collas Crill announced the appointment of Lilla Zuill to lead its Bermuda office as Local Managing Partner. 

"Lilla ran her own law firm, Zuill & Co.LTD, and previously worked for a number of years at another offshore law firm where she gained significant experience in the Hong Kong market before becoming their Bermuda Managing Partner," the company reaffirmed.

Zuill expertiste 

Zuill specialises in commercial litigation, contentious trusts, insolvency, and restructuring. She has represented clients in complex, often high-profile cases involving cross-border disputes, arbitration, foreign judgments, contentious trust disputes, as well as corporate insolvencies and restructurings.

The statement adds that, at Collas Crill, Lilla will be part of the global litigation and dispute resolution team, collaborating closely with Partner Rocco Cecere, who leads the litigation team in the Cayman Islands.

'Seamless service' across all jurisdictions

Rocco stated, "Our litigation and merger appraisal team are already involved with a considerable amount of work in respect of merger appraisal litigation in Bermuda and have been involved in a number of precedent-setting cases over the last few years. We have market-leading experience in this space, and we believe that having a Collas Crill presence in Bermuda, with Lilla at the helm, will provide our clients with a more seamless service across all our jurisdictions."

Zuill expressed her enthusiasm about joining Collas Crill

Reflecting on her appointment, Zuill said, "This development will provide access to greater resources in and out of Bermuda, most notably to Collas Crill’s network of market-leading lawyers, including in the areas of contentious trust disputes, merger appraisal actions, insolvency and restructuring, and commercial disputes, both in Bermuda as we grow and expand, and across the other jurisdictions in which the Group operates."

She expressed her enthusiasm about joining Collas Crill and mentioned that she has thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the partnership, making this an exciting development for her, Collas Crill, and her clients.

Collas Crill continues to grow

Group Managing Partner Jason Romer commented on this significant milestone, stating, "This is a really exciting step for Collas Crill and another important milestone as we continue to grow our global firm. As a market-leading offshore litigation practice, we will continue to focus on delivering exceptional service to our existing clients in the first instance and expand from there. Lilla is a very well-regarded, well-connected Bermudian litigator and we are all looking forward to working with her to deliver what our clients have been asking for."