ROD S. ATTRIDE-STIRLING

Senior Partner
rod.attride-stirling@aswlaw.com
Direct Tel: 441 296 8314

Professional Education
University of Maryland (A.S., 1987); University of Buckingham (LL.B. Hons,1989); College of Law , UK Solicitors' Finals (1991).

Admitted
Barrister & Attorney, Bermuda (1992); Justice of the Peace; Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths, Bermuda .

Member
Bermuda Bar Council, Bermuda Bar Association, International Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, ARIAS (US), AIDA (US), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Specialisation
Complex Civil Litigation, Corporate and Commercial Arbitration, Insurance and Reinsurance. His experience includes:

• Litigating and arbitrating controversial claims, including claims involving insurance and reinsurance companies (including captives, retrocessionaires, managers, and brokers
• Litigating substantial telecoms company disputes, including disputes arising in transnational insolvency proceedings
• Advising in relation to policy wording for insurance and reinsurance companies
  

Languages
Spanish (fluent), French (working knowledge).

Publications and Presentations Include

• International Commercial Arbitration in Bermuda
• Problems that can arise when captive insurance companies dispute (or should dispute) claims made by their parent.
• Reinsurance in Bermuda, September 11 Issues for Bermuda Reinsurers For InBrief Magazine
• Author of the Bermuda Chapter of " International Insurance Law and Regulation " published by Oceana Publications.

Reported Cases Include:
Re ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited [1999] Bda LR 69 ; Golden Accumulator Ltd and others v. Bermuda Monetary Authority [2004] Bda LR 67; OAO "CT-Mobile" v. IPOC International Growth Fund Limited [2006] Bda LR 53; Universal Reinsurance Co. Ltd v. Holden & Co Inc and Employers OneSource Inc (2006) Bda LR 26

Mr. Attride-Stirling is listed in the Euromoney Expert Guide to the World's Leading Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers ( www.expertguides.com ) . He is: a member of the Insurance Advisory Committee, the US/Bermuda Tax Convention Advisory Committee, the International Business Forum (all three are Bermuda Government advisory bodies), Bermuda Bar Council (President) and Chairman of the Mental Health Tribunal ( Bermuda ). He is a Board Member of AIDA (US) (Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances). He was formerly Chairman of the Bermuda Human Rights Commission and Chairman of the Investment Business Act Review Committee.

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