Chambers Review
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Trusts - Jersey
What the Team is Known For
Carey Olsen specialises in trust matters in Jersey. It has a strong team for contentious and non-contentious Jersey trust structuring, and is well regarded in the jurisdiction.
Strengths
Carey Olsen is one of my go-to firms for Jersey litigation.
Carey Olsen has hard-working, knowledgeable attorneys with a great deal of experience in trust matters.
Carey Olsen has a breadth of experience across the private client and corporate world, and is a go-to legal adviser.
Carey Olsen is made up of high-calibre, client-facing professionals who maintain a strong commercial focus.
Carey Olsen is very technically strong and has the resources to deal with client matters. It is an international law firm with great depth and breadth.
Notable practitioners
Alexa Saunders is a trusts lawyer in Jersey specialising in non-contentious matters. She is head of the trusts and private wealth team at Carey Olsen in Jersey and has a well-regarded practice.
Alexa Saunders is a superb lawyer. She is brilliant: user-friendly, hard-working and a real team player. She has great people skills. When she talks, everyone listens.
Alexa Saunders has a level of charm and sophistication only surpassed by the quality of her advocacy.
Alexa Saunders provides amazing service.
Alexa Saunders takes on exciting opportunities rather than run-of-the-mill work, and shows expertise in light of these complex opportunities.
Keith Dixon is engaged in a range of trusts work including establishment and restructuring.
Keith Dixon is very responsive and easy to deal with.
Keith Dixon is very good - knowledgeable, hard-working and interested in getting good results. He is engaged in understanding the whole picture.
Robert Dobbyn is exceptionally bright and extremely easy-going - the perfect combination for a lawyer.
Robert Dobbyn always makes us feel that he has all the time we need. He is technically excellent and pragmatic in his approach.
Robert Dobbyn is particularly user-friendly with private clients.
Robert Dobbyn is a go-to trust lawyer when available. He is sensible, pragmatic, clear and concise in providing legal frameworks for structuring.
Sarah Farrow is counsel at the firm and advises clients on a range of trusts and private wealth matters, including structuring and wealth planning.
Sarah Farrow provides an amazing service.
Carla Plater is a senior associate at Carey Olsen. She often handles high-value trust matters, including those that involve restructuring, cross-border tax disclosure and succession advice.
Carla Plater is helpful, available, friendly and pragmatic.
Carla Plater is a great lawyer who focuses on her clients with skill.
Carla Plater is honing her skills to be a force for the future. She is approachable and easy to work with.