Biography

Alan Wright is a member of the Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring team in our Bermuda office. He advises on all aspects of contentious insolvency and restructuring, trust and private client litigation, commercial disputes, fraud and asset tracing, arbitration, and regulatory matters, acting for liquidators, creditors, lenders, directors, shareholders, and high-net-worth individuals across a broad range of sectors.

Alan has particular expertise in complex cross-border liquidations and restructuring proceedings, contentious creditor enforcement, forensic investigations, and claims against directors and officers. He also advises on trust disputes, including breach of trust claims, trustee removal and the construction and rectification of trust instruments, as well as international arbitrations, the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, civil fraud claims, and asset recovery. He has experience advising clients on regulatory investigations and enforcement matters, administrative law, and judicial review proceedings.

Before joining Harneys in 2026, Alan practised at Bowmans in Cape Town, South Africa for over 14 years, progressing from candidate attorney to senior associate in the firm’s dispute resolution department. He is admitted as a legal practitioner in South Africa with rights of appearance in the High Court.

Alan has presented at conferences on trust and insolvency law. He has been shortlisted for the International Bar Association’s Pro Bono Award, and has dedicated considerable time to pro bono work, including three high-profile matters on behalf of the South African Human Rights Commission.