Steven White
Partner
Bermuda
Steven is Head of our Trust Disputes team and a member of our Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice.
He specialises in high-value commercial litigation, arbitration and enforcement actions. He focuses particularly on contentious insolvency and restructuring, trust disputes and corporate disputes. He is a barrister with over 20 years’ experience, as well as an experienced advocate.
Steven’s expertise includes cross-border insolvencies, schemes of arrangement, receiverships, asset recovery/tracing, and related corporate governance issues. He regularly advises liquidators and receivers, creditors and the boards of distressed companies. Steven also has experience of high-value trust litigation and court-approved restructurings.
Steven is ranked in Chambers Global 2022 for dispute resolution. He is also recommended as a leading individual by The Legal 500, and for asset recovery and as a future leader in commercial litigation by Who’s Who Legal.
Steven’s expertise includes cross-border insolvencies, schemes of arrangement, receiverships, asset recovery/tracing, and related corporate governance issues. He regularly advises liquidators and receivers, creditors and the boards of distressed companies. Steven also has experience of high-value trust litigation and court-approved restructurings.
Steven is ranked in Chambers Global 2022 for dispute resolution. He is also recommended as a leading individual by The Legal 500, and for asset recovery and as a future leader in commercial litigation by Who’s Who Legal.
Very responsive, detail orientated and professional.
Experience and recent work
Previously Steven was in the Dispute Resolution team at another global offshore law firm. Before relocating to Bermuda, he spent 10 years as a commercial and chancery barrister at a UK chambers.
Steven also spent three years in London as in-house counsel for a group of private healthcare companies, and 12 months as a legal assistant in the inquiry team of the Bloody Sunday inquiry.
Steven also spent three years in London as in-house counsel for a group of private healthcare companies, and 12 months as a legal assistant in the inquiry team of the Bloody Sunday inquiry.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Bermuda
- England & Wales (non-practicing)
Education:
- Fellow of INSOL International
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Skills, Inns of Court School of Law, City University, London
- Common Professional Examination, College of Law, York
- BA History Hons, Manchester University
Steven is a member of the Bermuda Bar Association, RISA (Bermuda), STEP (Bermuda), the Chancery Bar Association, and the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. He is Deputy Chair of the Bermuda Human Rights Tribunal.
In the UK, Steven was preferred panel counsel for the Equality & Human Rights Commission and acted pro hac as Attorney General's civil counsel. He retains a door tenancy at the Chambers of Robert Smith QC and Alistair MacDonald QC, New Park Court, Leeds & Newcastle.
In the UK, Steven was preferred panel counsel for the Equality & Human Rights Commission and acted pro hac as Attorney General's civil counsel. He retains a door tenancy at the Chambers of Robert Smith QC and Alistair MacDonald QC, New Park Court, Leeds & Newcastle.
2025 Legal 500 - Dispute Resolution - Leading Partner
Lexology Index - Recommended - Asset Recovery
2024 Chambers Global - Dispute Resolution - Band 3
Steven frequently contributes to legal and business publications and has published articles relating to Bermuda law in INSOL Quarterly, Chambers Global Guides, the Royal Gazette and Global Legal Insight.
Steven is also a regular speaker at Bermuda and international conferences and roundtables.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Fellow of INSOL International.
Recent directory quotes:
2023 Chambers Global Guide – Notable Practitioner – Dispute Resolution – "He does a good job for his clients. He's very thorough and very knowledgeable; definitely a safe pair of hands."
2023 Legal 500 – Leading Individual – Dispute Resolution
2022 Chambers Global Guide – Notable Practitioner – Dispute Resolution – "He has an incredible facility for digesting and comprehending complexity, and for accurately predicting how counterparties may respond to each strategy"
2022 Who's Who Legal – Recommended – Asset Recovery
2022 Legal 500 – Leading Individual – Dispute Resolution – "Very responsive, detail oriented and professional"
2021 Who's Who Legal – Recommended – Commercial Litigation - Future Leader
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