Esmond Brown

Private Wealth

Esmond Brown is a partner in our Private Wealth team based in the Cayman Islands. He specialises in advising international high-net-worth individuals and families on wealth planning, as well as assisting trustees and private banks with all aspects of trusts, including their establishment, restructuring, administration, and succession planning. His expertise also extends to Wills, Probate, and estate planning matters.

Esmond has significant experience with Cayman Islands Foundation Companies, introduced in October 2017, and has advised clients on their use for succession planning and as issuing vehicles in initial coin offerings. In addition to his non-contentious work, he handles contentious trust and private client applications in the Cayman Court.

Before joining Harneys in 2026, Esmond was a partner in the Private Client & Trusts team at another leading offshore law firm in the Cayman Islands. Earlier in his career, Esmond worked as an Associate in the Fiduciary department of an offshore law firm in Guernsey, where he gained extensive experience in offshore trusts.