About

Provided by Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen has one of the largest trusts and private wealth teams in the offshore world, and provides advice on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey to local and international clients and their advisers.

Our global reach, scale and experience mean that we are 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. We understand the longevity of trusts work, which is why we focus on building long-term relationships with our clients and their other advisers.

We represent professional trustees, private individuals and families, banks, financial institutions and charities from all over the world. International law firms and accountancy practices look to us for support on projects that require specialist advice on the laws and regulations of our jurisdictions.

Our lawyers work across a range of structures including private, corporate, charitable, purpose and commercial trusts, foundations, family offices, partnerships and companies.

With a fully integrated practice, we also represent trustees and beneficiaries in contentious matters and administrative applications that need to be made to the courts. Our 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.

Chambers Review

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Offshore: Trusts - Bermuda

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Carey Olsen is a leading provider of Bermuda trusts and tax advice, and is also notable for its handling of contentious cases.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Keith Robinson
Keith Robinson
Head of Offshore: Trusts
Star Individuals

Keith Robinson has a superb reputation for his handling of complex trust matters, and is particularly well known for being able to advise on contentious and noncontentious matters.

Keith Robinson is at the top of the go-to list in trust litigation.

Keith is the best lawyer in the jurisdiction. I will continue to use him whenever I need Bermuda counsel.

Keith Robinson is an excellent lawyer. He is highly respected for his experience, practical advice and sensibleness.

Keith Robinson is always available and ready to help in the most comprehensive and practical manner one could hope for.

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Stephanie Bernard
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Band 3

Stephanie Bernard is trusts counsel in the Bermuda team, well regarded particularly for pensions-related work. She brings her previous experience as a Canadian lawyer and in-house counsel at HSBC to her current practice.

Stephanie Bernard is really technically able and commercially astute. She turns things around quickly.

Stephanie Bernard has a very high level of understanding of our clients and their needs.

Laura Kearns
Associates to watch

Laura Kearns is an associate in the Carey Olsen trusts team, assisting partners on some high value and complex restructuring projects for high net worth clients. She is appreciated by peers and clients for her commendable knowledge and service delivery.

Laura is attentive and a keen problem-solver. Her services and advice are always of a very high standard.

Laura is an absolute rock star who consistently demonstrates her desire for excellent client delivery. She time and again comes through for the client.

Laura Kearns is very helpful, collaborative, efficient and personable.

Laura Kearns offers practical and efficient solutions to our trust matters.

Ranked Individuals at
Carey Olsen

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Bermuda

Offshore: Trusts

Keith Robinson
Keith Robinson
Head of Offshore: Trusts
Star Individuals
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Stephanie Bernard
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Band 3
Laura Kearns
Associates to watch

Members

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Cheri Minors

Claire van Overdijk

Keith Robinson

Keith Robinson

Head of Department

Laura Kearns

Marcus Symonds

Stephanie Bernard