Chambers Review
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Offshore: Trusts - Cayman Islands
What the Team is Known For
Appleby is well regarded for its contentious and advisory trust work, including complex trust and foundation structuring, estate planning and philanthropic ventures.
Strengths
Appleby are quite practical in their advice and grasp issues quite quickly, which is helpful in multi-jurisdictional cases.
Appleby has an incredibly knowledgeable senior team.
Appleby has good depth for complex matters.
Appleby's skill in handling complex legal challenges and offering clear, straightforward guidance is incredibly valuable.
Notable practitioners
Carlos de Serpa Pimentel is a truly outstanding lawyer.
Carlo de Serpa Pimentel is respected by the industry as a whole and by the Cayman court.
Carlos de Serpa Pimentel is pragmatic, very calm and reassuring.
Carlos de Serpa Pimentel is seen as the standard bearer for partner level private wealth lawyers in Cayman.
The way in which Carlos de Serpa Pimentel deals with clients is unbelievable. His bedside manner is fantastic and he is very eloquent.
Esmond Brown advises on a range of noncontentious private client matters. He is counsel in the private client and trusts team, and is regarded as a rising star in the jurisdiction.
Esmond Brown is a very strong lawyer that can deal with a wide variety of issues and matters.
At his level, Esmond Brown is a match for any lawyer on the island.
Esmond Brown is excellent.