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Russell Clark

Russell Clark

Global 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Trusts and Private Wealth; Private Client; Regulatory; Family Office; Relocation Services; Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements; Banking and Finance; Dispute Resolution and Litigation

Russell Clark heads up the trusts and private wealth team in Guernsey. He advises on both contentious and non-contentious trust and private wealth matters, and advises private clients on succession, estate planning and family governance.

Russell is the managing partner of the firm's Guernsey office and is also a Notary Public. He advises on Guernsey, Alderney and Sark law.

Russell has been named as one of the 2021 eprivateclient 50 Most Influential.

Career

Russell was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales before returning to Guernsey where he qualified as an advocate in 1997. He was made partner in 2001. Russell became a Notary Public in 2006.

Professional Memberships

Russell is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), having previously been Chairman of the STEP Guernsey Branch Technical Committee and a Branch Committee member for 18 years. He remains involved in assisting the STEP Technical Committee.

He is also a member of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL) and the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Trusts - Guernsey

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Russell Clark leads Carey Olsen's Guernsey trusts and private wealth practice and is well known for handling contentious and non-contentious estate, succession and trust matters.

Strengths

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  • Russell Clark is a leader in his field with exceptional knowledge and experience.

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  • Russell is able to get to the heart of complex issues with a practical and commercial view.

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