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What the Team is Known For
Collas Crill advises high net worth individuals and fiduciaries on non-contentious trust matters.
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Collas Crill's International Private Client & Trusts team is led by Angela Calnan in Guernsey. It advises high net worth individuals, families and fiduciaries across a range of private client services.
The team advises families in respect of structure, creation of wills, capacity issues and probate, and individuals, family-controlled businesses and entrepreneurs, who are managing wealth across generations, on succession planning and transferring the control of assets. The team has particular expertise in acting for Middle Eastern clients. Collas Crill also advises trust companies on establishing, administering and winding down private wealth structures including liaising with the families behind these structures and any regulatory issues that may arise.
The firm expanded its new family law practice in January 2021, advising on all legal aspects of divorce, children and finance.
Strengths
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The Collas Crill team are astute and measured.
Collas Crill are always timely in preparing advice and drafting documents, which is essential in such a fast-paced environment.
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Collas Crill is experienced in dealing with complex offshore trust arrangements and litigation before the Guernsey courts relating to the same.
The Collas Crill team are astute and measured.
Collas Crill are always timely in preparing advice and drafting documents, which is essential in such a fast-paced environment.
Collas Crill is experienced in dealing with complex offshore trust arrangements and litigation before the Guernsey courts relating to the same.
Notable Practitioners
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Angela Calnan
Head of Trusts
Angela Calnan advises on the establishment and administration of Guernsey trusts and foundations. Calnan leads Collas Crill's international private client and trust team in Guernsey.
We really enjoy working with Angela. She is very responsive and adopts a very positive and pragmatic approach to instructions.
Angela Calnan is very dedicated to her clients and she forms strong relationships.
Cerisse Fisher
Cerisse Fisher regularly advises high net worth clients on a variety of trust-related matters.
Cerisse Fisher communicates her points well and is personable and knowledgeable. It is obvious that she cares about doing a really good job.
Cerisse provides extremely helpful guidance on complex legal matters and demonstrates high levels of service.
Elena Gogh
Elena Gogh advises high net worth clients on trust and wealth structuring, as well as fiduciary service providers on regulatory matters.
Elena Gogh provides a great level of service. She is always on a standby, ready to help, explain the options and develop strategy. She takes a result-oriented approach.
Elena Gogh is very personable and provides great attention to detail and efficient service.
Elena Gogh is a very professional with good knowledge of legal trust matters.
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Cerisse Fisher
David O'Hanlon
Jessica Burgess
Joanne Seal