Conyers Dill & Pearman has strengthened its trust and private client practice in Bermuda with the appointment of Brigit Morrison as associate.

Ms Morrison's expertise includes all aspects of trust law practice from initial consultation through to implementation, review, resettlement and restructure together with interpretation and trustee advisory opinion work. She will report to Alec Anderson, global head of trust and private client.

Ms Morrison formerly held the position of senior associate at Martelli McKegg Wells and Cormack in Auckland, New Zealand, operating within the trusts and estate team and specialising in trust asset planning and relationship property issues. Prior to that, she worked at Allen & Overy in London with a focus on pensions. She received her Bachelor of Law from Auckland University in 1989 and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand at Auckland in July 1990.

Ms Morrison said: "Conyers has one of the largest and most experienced trust and private client practices in the offshore sector and I look forward to joining the firm's Bermuda practice."

Conyers has been instrumental in driving through several important changes to Bermuda's trust laws, including the Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill 2009, which abolished the perpetuity period for Bermuda law trusts, and the Trusts (Special Provisions) Act 1989, which ensures that trusts governed by Bermuda law may only be set aside by the Bermuda courts.