Lilla joined Collas Crill in November 2025. She specialises in commercial litigation, contentious trusts, insolvency and restructuring.
Experience
Lilla is a very well-regarded, well-connected Bermudian litigator. She has extensive experience in the Bermuda legal market drawn from having represented clients through the years in complex, often high-profile cases, involving cross-border disputes, arbitration, foreign judgments, contentious trust disputes, and corporate insolvencies and restructurings.
Background
Lilla ran her own law firm, Zuill & Co, and previously worked for a number of years at another offshore law firm where she gained significant experience in the Hong Kong market before becoming their Bermuda Managing Partner.
Prior to her extensive career in law, Lilla spent more than a decade as a financial journalist in Manhattan and Bermuda, as a markets, IPO and then insurance and reinsurance correspondent.
Recent reported cases include:
In the matter of the X Trusts, Court of Appeal for Bermuda [2023] CA (Bda) 4 Civ;
Global Distressed Alpha Capital I Limited, Herman, Eddlestone, Court of Appeal for Bermuda [2023] CA (Bda) 12 Civ; and
In the matter of Fullsun International Holdings Group Co. Ltd. and in the matter of the Companies Act 1981, Bermuda Supreme Court, Companies (Winding-Up) [2022] SC.
Memberships
RISA Bermuda committee
"I bring a strong commercial awareness to matters having represented commercial clients in a wide range of matters and transactions. I have a strong track record of delivering results and value for my clients, having achieved favourable outcomes in a multitude of reported cases and matters."
Expertise
We live in an increasingly contentious world. When your business is involved in any kind of legal dispute it's crucial to work with lawyers who are hands-on, cost-effective and flexible enough to respond quickly and intuitively to your unique situation and needs.
For financially distressed companies in need of restructuring and reorganisation, or for those where the opportunity to do so has passed or failed, we work to achieve the most beneficial outcome in these difficult situations.
At whatever stage we are engaged, our involvement will assist in identifying the ongoing risks facing a client and to enable that client to continue to identify and effectively manage deteriorating relationships with creditors, financiers, investors or other interested parties.
Our multi-jurisdictional team brings a wealth of experience from a range of diverse backgrounds to give quick, accurate, commercial advice. We work across dispute resolution, restructuring, recovery and insolvency matters to ensure that clients get the full benefit of our know-how and experience across the world.
Restructuring takes many forms, and we have broad experience in reshaping businesses to the changing needs and demands of the market. The team possesses a hands-on and comprehensive grasp of the intricate challenges that may emerge in restructuring scenarios, whether involving mergers, acquisitions, reorganisations or recapitalisation activities.
Arbitration is increasingly being used as a cost-effective, confidential and efficient alternative to court litigation for solving commercial, construction and more frequently trust disputes. The global enforceability of arbitral awards and the successful adoption of virtual technology by most arbitration institutions makes it an attractive option for resolving disputes.
Our dedicated arbitration lawyers bring deep, cross-border experience in both international arbitration and mediation, combining strategic judgment with practical commercial awareness to work alongside and quickly determine the best approach for a successful conclusion. They are skilled at:
Assessing forum suitability
Managing complex stakeholder relationships
Shaping dispute resolution strategies that reflect clients’ broader business objectives
With offices in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and London as well as a strong track record across a wide range of sectors, our arbitration lawyers can advise you on every aspect of international arbitration, adapting their approach to each dispute while offering clear, commercially rooted guidance aimed at achieving durable, cost-effective outcomes.
Our merger appraisal team has developed a strong reputation as the trusted partner for high value, complex merger appraisals. We have acted for dissenting shareholders in the leading appraisal cases in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda.
Clients benefit from the wealth of experience of our integrated practice. The breadth and depth of our multi-jurisdictional team allows us to respond decisively to fast paced and complex merger appraisal litigation and gives our clients unparalleled access to legal developments across the jurisdictions. Our litigation and trial experience is marker-leading. Our team has a depth of experience in complex trial preparation, interlocutory hearings and strategic case management. We have extensive experience working with world-renowned, independent experts and have built strong relationships with 'best-in-class' leading counsel in the appraisal space.
Our dispute resolution specialists collaborate seamlessly with our corporate advisory and banking teams across jurisdictions to advise multinational corporations, trust companies, banks, funds, insurers, governments and directors.
We provide a global perspective, working closely with our clients to ensure that they are best placed to respond to customer issues, fraud risks, rapidly changing market conditions and regulatory demands.
Thanks to the depth of our experience and the resources of our team, we've acted on some of the largest pieces of litigation brought against directors offshore.
We're well placed to deal with the 'bet the farm' proceedings that can occur in these type of disputes and have represented parties involved in intra-company disputes, including executive, non-executive and independent directors, majority and minority shareholders, companies and liquidators. We understand that shareholder disputes are often not black and white and our team finds innovative and commercial alternatives to those which the Court may offer – taking a collaborative approach with our clients to ensure that the right result is achieved.
We represent beneficiaries, high-net-worth individuals, trustees, protectors and other power holders in a range of contentious and semi-contentious situations. Our lawyers have been at the forefront of the most complex, high-value private wealth litigation offshore.
We often deal with novel points of law, creating new and innovative solutions to meet the needs of our clients.
Given the international nature of private wealth, with clients and their assets spread across the world, we work as a joined-up global team so that our clients can benefit from the knowledge and experience wherever they may need it.
With offices in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey, our contentious private wealth lawyers combine courtroom skill with discreet client care, advising on jurisdictional strategy, interim relief and complex equitable claims.
We advise on all forms of shareholder disputes, from minority oppression and unfair prejudice claims to breaches of shareholder agreements and deadlock situations. Whether acting for individual shareholders, investors, directors or companies, we bring together dispute resolution and corporate advisory expertise to manage risk and protect value.
Our cross-border teams of offshore disputes lawyers are experienced in handling contentious matters involving joint ventures, family businesses, private equity and listed entities. Whether the dispute calls for negotiation, litigation or arbitration, we focus on delivering clear, commercial solutions that preserve reputations and support long-term business objectives.
Joint venture disputes require a careful balance of legal precision and commercial sensitivity. Our offshore disputes lawyers help clients navigate breakdowns in strategic partnerships – whether due to misaligned objectives, deadlock, breach of contract or minority oppression. Our cross-practice teams bring together dispute resolution, corporate and regulatory expertise to manage risks and protect our clients’ interests.
We act for corporates, founders, investors, funds and institutions in both contentious and pre-dispute situations, across a wide range of sectors and jurisdictions. From exit negotiations to arbitration or litigation, we focus on practical solutions that preserve value and support long-term business goals.
Partnership disputes often involve deeply personal and commercially sensitive issues. We act for partners, partnerships and incoming or outgoing stakeholders in disputes over profit share, management rights, breaches of duty and dissolution. Combining our litigation, corporate and regulatory expertise, our offshore disputes lawyers guide clients through complex negotiations and contentious proceedings, including in professional services, investment and family-owned business contexts.
With experience across multiple jurisdictions and partnership structures, we deliver clear, strategic advice focused on protecting relationships, resolving deadlock and preserving business value. Whether advising in the early stages of disagreement or in formal dispute resolution, we provide practical, outcome-driven support.
In regulatory disputes there are often fine lines between the usual wrangling with the regulator and something more serious – by matching our mix of experienced contentious and non-contentious lawyers to the particular problem at hand, we achieve better and more efficient outcomes.
As regulatory experts in the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey we frequently act on contentious matters and can leverage our experience to help clients achieve the highest regulatory standards and avoid common pitfalls.
We combine pragmatic risk assessment with rigorous legal advice and compliance guidance to reduce exposure and protect reputation, while drawing on our cross-jurisdictional knowledge to design remediation strategies, negotiate with regulators and, where necessary, litigate effectively.
Our collaborative approach ensures clients receive clear, actionable legal advice that balances regulatory obligations with commercial realities, delivers timely, proportionate solutions and supports remediation plans, helping prevent escalation into more serious enforcement action and preserve business continuity.
