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Carey Olsen

High Net Worth Guide 2024

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Firm Details

Group Managing Partners: Michael Hanson and Simon Marks

Managing Partners: Michael Hanson (Bermuda), Alex Hall-Taylor (British Virgin Islands), Sam Dawson (Cayman Islands), Tom Carey (Guernsey), Michael Padarin (Hong Kong), Simon Marks (Jersey), Anthony McKenzie (Singapore)

Number of partners: 83

Number of lawyers: 300+

Staff worldwide: 650+

Languages: The firm accommodates a wide range of languages

Firm Overview:

Carey Olsen is one of the leading offshore law firms and has one of the largest trusts and private wealth legal teams in the offshore world. The team has 55 partners and associates advising in this sector on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey to local and international clients and their advisers.

The offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, with growing private wealth practices, also ensure that clients in Asia are advised on both contentious and non-contentious trusts and private wealth matters.

The firm's global reach, scale and experience makes it perfectly positioned to assist and advise on the most demanding and complex cases concerning wealth planning and asset protection as well as the more straightforward day-to-day instructions. Carey Olsen understands the longevity of trusts and private client work, which is why it focuses on building long-term relationships with its clients and their other advisers.

Carey Olsen represents professional trustees, private individuals and families, banks, financial institutions and charities from all over the world. International law firms and accountancy practices look at the firm for support on projects that require specialist advice on the laws and regulations of its jurisdictions.

The team of lawyers work across a range of structures including private, corporate, charitable, purpose and commercial trusts, foundations, family offices, partnerships and companies. They advise on settlor reserved powers, pension and employee benefit schemes, wills and matters of inheritance, international estate planning and regulatory advice.

With a fully integrated practice, trustees, executors and beneficiaries are also represented in contentious matters such as breach of trust actions, estate disputes, and other administrative applications that need to be made to the courts. The team's contentious trust lawyers have appeared in many significant offshore trust cases to come before the courts, including representing clients before the Privy Council in the UK.

Many of the firm's lawyers are recognised by the legal directories as leaders in their jurisdictions for their trusts and private wealth advice. The firm was named "Offshore Law Firm of the Year" in 2023 2024 at the Chambers HNW awards - the last two times the category has been awarded.

Carey Olsen is also a full service law firm working across banking and finance, corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity, trusts and private wealth, dispute resolution, insolvency and property law. For further information on the services offered please visit www.careyolsen.com.

Ranked Offices

Provided by Carey Olsen

UK - Head office
Bermuda
  • Pembroke
    Rosebank Centre, 5th Floor, 11 Bermudiana Road, Pembroke, Pembroke, Bermuda, HM 08
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Cayman Islands
  • George Town
    P.O. Box 10008, Willow House, Cricket Square, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, KY1-1001
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UK
  • St Peter Port
    PO Box 98, Carey House, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, UK, GY1 4BZ
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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Carey Olsen

Global Practice Guide
Kyle Masters
Oliver MacKay
Sam Stevens
Michael Frith
Authored by
Kyle Masters, Oliver MacKay, Sam Stevens, Michael Frith
Article • Sep 2024
Global Practice Guide
Sam Dawson
Peter Sherwood
Denis Olarou
Authored by
Sam Dawson, Peter Sherwood, Denis Olarou
Article • Aug 2024
Global Practice Guide
Sophie Hancock
David Patterson
Tshogofatso Dhlamini
Mike Kushner
Christopher Griffin
Authored by
Sophie Hancock, David Patterson, Tshogofatso Dhlamini, Mike Kushner, Christopher Griffin
Article • Mar 2024

All contributions provided by Carey Olsen

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Title and authorsContent typePublication dateMedia type
Fintech 2024 | Guernsey | Law and Practice
Authored by: Tom Carey, Matthew Brehaut
Global Practice Guide Mar 2024 Article
Fintech 2024 | Bermuda | Law and Practice
Authored by: Alexandra Fox, Charissa Ball, Steven Rees Davies
Global Practice Guide Mar 2024 Article
Fintech 2024 | British Virgin Islands | Law and Practice
Authored by: Elizabeth Kileen, Chris Duncan, Katrina Lindsay
Global Practice Guide Mar 2024 Article
Investment Funds 2024 | Jersey | Law and Practice
Authored by: Nienke Malan, Christopher Griffin
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article
Investment Funds 2024 | Guernsey | Law and Practice
Authored by: Matthew Brehaut
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article
Litigation 2024 | Jersey | Law and Practice
Authored by: Marcus Pallot, Dean Robson, Christopher Tan
Global Practice Guide Oct 2023 Article

Carey Olsen rankings

High Net Worth Guide 2024
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Bermuda
Offshore: Trusts
1 Department
5 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Offshore: Trusts
1
Offshore: Trusts
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Keith Robinson
Keith Robinson
Head of Offshore: Trusts
Star Individuals
Ashley Fife
2
Ashley Fife
2
Band 2
3
Claire van Overdijk KC
3
Band 3
3
Stephanie Bernard
3
Band 3
Laura Kearns
Associates to watch
British Virgin Islands
Offshore: Trusts
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Graham Stoute
Graham Stoute
Cayman Islands expertise based abroad
Cayman Islands
Offshore: Trusts
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Offshore: Trusts
1
Offshore: Trusts
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Bernadette Carey
1
Bernadette Carey
Head of Offshore: Trusts
1
Band 1
Graham Stoute
3
Graham Stoute
3
Band 3
Guernsey
Offshore: Trusts
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Offshore: Trusts
1
Offshore: Trusts
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Konrad Friedlaender
S
Konrad Friedlaender
S
Senior Statespeople
Natasha Kapp
1
Natasha Kapp
1
Band 1
Russell Clark
1
Russell Clark
Head of Offshore: Trusts
1
Band 1
Patricia Montgomery
3
Patricia Montgomery
3
Band 3
Jersey
Offshore: Trusts
1 Department
6 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Offshore: Trusts
1
Offshore: Trusts
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Alexa Saunders
1
Alexa Saunders
1
Band 1
Andreas Kistler
1
Andreas Kistler
1
Band 1
Keith Dixon
2
Keith Dixon
2
Band 2
Robert Dobbyn
2
Robert Dobbyn
2
Band 2
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