About

Provided by Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen is the largest law firm in Jersey with 20-plus partners and 90-plus associates. We offer our clients the full range of corporate and finance, investment funds, dispute resolution and litigation, trust and private wealth as well as property legal advice.

We work alongside all of the major international law firms, accountancy firms and insolvency practitioners and our clients include global financial institutions, investment funds, private equity houses, multi-national corporations, sovereign wealth funds, high net worth individuals, family offices, directors, trustees and private clients.

Carey Olsen has experienced the largest growth of any Jersey law firm in the number of investment funds it advises, according to Monterey Insight's 2018 Jersey Fund Report.

The 26th edition of 

Monterey Insight's Jersey Funds Report, published in February 2021, confirmed Carey Olsen as the leading legal adviser to Jersey's investment funds sector. It showed that 

Carey Olsen had substantially increased its market share and now advises 33% of all Jersey serviced funds and 35% of all Jersey domiciled funds advised by law firms in the island.


Confirmation of Carey Olsen as Jersey's leading law firm for investment funds follows 10 years of considerable client growth in the sector, including a 115% increase since 2010 in the number of Jersey serviced funds it provides legal advice to and a 91% increase in the number of Jersey domiciled funds.

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What the Team is Known For

Carey Olsen provides a deep roster of experienced practitioners who handle a broad range of matters relating to private equity, digital assets, real estate and infrastructure funds. The firm offers particular skill in advising hedge funds on transactional matters and ongoing fund management issues. It is frequently engaged on the formation of new funds with innovative structures.

Work Highlights

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  • Carey Olsen advised Feldberg Capital on Jersey law aspects in connection with the establishment and launch of the ReForm Fund.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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James Mulholland
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James Mulholland
Head of Investment Funds
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James Mulholland is co-head of Carey Olsen's Jersey investment funds department. He is frequently sought after by funds, principally in the real estate space, where he advises on formation, investment and operational issues.

James is client-focused and consistently delivers quality advice.

His overall market perspective and insights are particularly helpful.

Robert Milner
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Robert Milner
Head of Investment Funds
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Robert Milner is co-head of Carey Olsen's Jersey investment funds department. He is particularly well known for his work on real asset funds. As well as working with asset managers on establishing funds, he also advises the funds on their investments.

Robert goes the extra mile for client satisfaction.

Chris Griffin
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Chris Griffin
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Chris Griffin has a notable funds practice and advises clients on the formation of private equity funds and hedge funds. He has niche expertise in relation to cryptocurrency.

Chris is very responsive and pragmatic.

Daniel O'Connor
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Daniel O'Connor
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Daniel O'Connor is well regarded for his advice to asset managers on their Jersey structures. He regularly works with onshore colleagues on the market's largest fund-raises.

Daniel is very understanding of all commercial issues.

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Claire Le Quesne
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Claire Le Quesne frequently advises on corporate real estate and investment fund matters, with experience across the UK and Europe.

Claire is an excellent partner and I appreciate her thoughtful guidance. She is really tuned in to business requirements.

Nienke Malan
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Nienke Malan
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Nienke Malan has a developing practice in the space and is noted for her work on Jersey fund launches.

Nienke is good at communicating and finding commercial solutions.

Ranked Lawyers at
Carey Olsen

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James Mulholland
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James Mulholland
Head of Investment Funds
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Robert Milner
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Robert Milner
Head of Investment Funds
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Chris Griffin
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Chris Griffin
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Daniel O'Connor
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Daniel O'Connor
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Claire Le Quesne
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Nienke Malan
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Nienke Malan
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Up and Coming

Members

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Andrea Steel

Arindam Madhuryya

Claire Le Quesne

Colin Masterton

Fiona Dalton

James Mulholland

James Mulholland

Head of Department

Mark Slater

Nienke Malan

Robert Milner

Robert Milner

Head of Department

Russell Layton

Sophie Hancock

Thomas MacAdie