Practice Expertise

  • Corporate
  • Dispute Resolution And Litigation
  • Regulatory
  • Cybersecurity and Data Protection
  • Corporate Disputes
  • Corporate Regulation and Compliance
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Areas of Practice

  • Corporate
  • Corporate Disputes
  • Corporate Regulation and Compliance
  • Cybersecurity and Data Protection
  • Dispute Resolution And Litigation
  • Regulatory
  • Employee Incentives
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Pensions and Incentives
  • Employment, Pensions And Incentives
  • Insurance and Personal Injury
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Notarial Services
  • Pensions
  • Private Client
  • Taxation And Economic Substance
  • Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements
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Profile

Michael Hanson is the managing partner of Carey Olsen Bermuda. His core practice is centred on human capital and regulatory law where he advises the largest insurance and reinsurance, banks and professional services businesses on the island.

Michael has particular and significant expertise in multijurisdictional crisis management, corporate, employment and regulatory investigations, complex executive disputes and executive benefit and incentive programs. Michael also has a more general practice advising clients on commercial contract claims, reinsurance and coverage disputes and shareholder disputes.

Michael is ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global and Legal 500 describing him as "highly rated", "very knowledgeable" and that "his responsiveness is unbelievable!".

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate
  • Corporate Disputes
  • Corporate Regulation and Compliance
  • Cybersecurity and Data Protection
  • Dispute Resolution And Litigation
  • Regulatory
  • Employee Incentives
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Pensions and Incentives
  • Employment, Pensions And Incentives
  • Insurance and Personal Injury
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Notarial Services
  • Pensions
  • Private Client
  • Taxation And Economic Substance
  • Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

Prior to joining Carey Olsen in 2017, Michael was partner and head of the employment and immigration at another offshore law firm in Bermuda.

Michael is a former Chair of the Human Rights Commission in Bermuda under the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1981. Michael is on the board of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce and is Chair of the Bermuda Development Agency.

 

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited is a company limited by shares incorporated in Bermuda and approved and recognised under the Bermuda Bar (Professional Companies) Rules 2009. The use of the title “Partner” is merely to denote seniority. Services are provided on the basis of our current terms of business, which can be viewed at: www.careyolsen.com/terms-business.

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