Konrad Friedlaender
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Trusts
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About
Provided by Konrad Friedlaender
Practice Areas
Trusts and Private Wealth; Employment, Pensions and Incentives; Private Client; Regulatory; Dispute Resolution and Litigation; Corporate
Konrad is a consultant in the trusts and private wealth department and specialises in contentious and non-contentious trust matters, pensions, employee benefit schemes and share option schemes.
He advises on the establishment and administration of complex private and corporate trust structures as well as all regulatory matters relevant to the trust and company administration sector. He has advised on the establishment and continues to be adviser to some of the largest endowments and philanthropies established on the island.
Konrad also advises on the structuring and establishment of corporate vehicles and has a particular interest in non-contentious insurance matters and insurance regulation.
Career
Konrad qualified as a South African attorney and conveyancer in 1984, and as a Notary Public in 1985. He is also a Solicitor of England and Wales and was called to the Guernsey Bar in 2005. Prior to joining Carey Olsen in 2001, Konrad was a partner in the firm Jan S de Villiers (now incorporated with Werksmans), a leading Cape Town legal practice, where he was head of litigation. He became a partner in 2006.
Chambers Review
Global
Konrad Friedlaender is a consultant at the firm who advises on complex cross-border trusts matters, as well as employee benefit schemes and pensions. He is particularly well regarded for his technical expertise.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Konrad brings a practical and balanced approach to all issues and can see things from many angles - fiduciary, commercial, and regulatory. He is also an excellent diplomat who can help defuse challenging situations."
"Konrad is just fantastic - one of the most knowledgeable and thoughtful, considered lawyers around."
"Konrad is very experienced and hard-working."
"Konrad brings a practical and balanced approach to all issues and can see things from many angles - fiduciary, commercial, and regulatory. He is also an excellent diplomat who can help defuse challenging situations."
"Konrad is just fantastic - one of the most knowledgeable and thoughtful, considered lawyers around."
"Konrad is very experienced and hard-working."