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Visibility Rankings  | | #90 out of 185 lawyers in HAMILTON HM HX, BERMUDA | | #127,687 out of 893,079 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Insurance; Reinsurance; Financial Services Law; Trusts; Computer Software Law; Intellectual Property | | | Education | Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario (B.A., 1973; B.Ed., 1974; M.P.A., 1975; LL.B., 1981) | | | Admitted | 1981, Ontario; 1983, Bermuda | |
| Memberships | Canadian Bar Association; BIBA Sub-Committee on Computer Software and Intellectual Property (Chairman). | | | Languages | English | | | Born | Bermuda | | | Biography | Former Government Leader of the Senate and Minister of Legislative Affairs & Women's Issues, 1995-1997. Government Member of Bermuda Senate, 1987-1990. Former Appointments in the Senate: Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, 1994-1995; Parliamentary Secretary for Labour and Home Affairs, Health, Social Services and Housing, 1988-1990; Parliamentary Secretary for Public Works, Housing and the Environment, 1987-1988. Elected to Governing Council of Queen's University, 1988. Elected to Board of Trustees of Queen's University, 1990. Former Associate with Appleby, Spurling & Kempe, Bermuda, 1983-1988. Assistant to Chairman of Ontario Securities Commission, 1982. Chairman, Matheson Investment Management (Bermuda) Limited. Editor, Bermuda Bar Review. Author: "Bermuda: Stable Base for Global Operations of Japanese Businesses," Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business, Vol. 19, No. 12, 1991 and Vol. 20, No. 1, 1992; "Bermuda — Your Bridge to International Business," published by Bank of Bermuda, 1993; "Law Affecting Computers"; "Proposed Immigration Act Amendments"; "California Court Assumes Jurisdiction"; "Commentary on Bermuda Cases"; "Obligations of Directors to Creditors Before Liquidation," Bermuda Bar Review, Spring 1986; "Bermuda's Tax Treaty with the U.S.A.," Bermuda Bar Review, Summer 1986; "Bermuda", Computer Law Association's International Update, April, 1986; "The Framework of the United Kingdom Securities Industry", "The Framework of West Germany's Securities Industry", "The Framework of Australia's Securities Industry", in Ontario Securities Commission Report on Institutional Ownership of Securities Firms, published by Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer, 1983. Chairperson, Women's Advisory Council to The Premier of Bermuda, 1987-1990. Legal Advisor to The Bermuda Computer Society and Member of The Computer Law Association, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.A. Bermuda Stock Exchange Councillor; Member, Government Task Force on International Business, 1992—. | | | ISLN | 904768037 | |
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