Matthew Rhodes

Matthew is an associate in the dispute resolution and litigation team as well as the trusts and private wealth team at Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited. 

Matthew's practice has a particular focus on commercial, trust, estate and insolvency litigation. In commercial disputes, Matthew assists companies, directors, shareholders, liquidators, administrators and creditors in achieving successful outcomes both in and out of Court. He has particular expertise in applications for interim relief, including injunctions, freezing orders, preservation orders and Anton Piller orders, and in the enforcement of judgments on both a domestic and cross-border basis. 

In addition, he also has expertise in high-value trust and estate litigation and court approved trust restructurings, often with a multi-jurisdictional element. Matthew represents global businesses, trustees, beneficiaries, settlors and protectors in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious cases before the Bermuda courts. He is currently working towards obtaining his TEP designation with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Matthew obtained an LLB from the Victoria University of Wellington, along with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science. He was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2018. 

Prior to joining Carey Olsen Bermuda, Matthew was a senior associate at a leading New Zealand law firm where he practiced general civil litigation, with a focus on commercial and contentious trust disputes. In New Zealand, Matthew has appeared in the District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal, often as junior counsel to leading barristers and King's Counsel.