Nancy Chien > Bedell Cristin > St Helier, Jersey > Lawyer Profile

Bedell Cristin
PO BOX 75, 26 NEW STREET
ST HELIER
JE2 3RA
Jersey

Work Department

  • International Private Client
  • Pensions & Employee Incentives
  • Regulatory & Compliance

Position

Nancy is head of Bedell Cristin’s International Private Client practice in Jersey.

Nancy has extensive experience in a wide range of offshore matters in both the private client area as well as the corporate sphere. In the private client context, Nancy advises ultra-high net worth families, family offices and intermediaries on all aspects of private client structuring including the use of trusts and foundations, as well as related corporate law issues (including where such vehicles are used for philanthropic purposes). She has considerable experience with high value and complex structures which enable the clients to retain a degree of control over their family assets and achieve effective succession planning.

In the corporate area, Nancy is one of the only Jersey lawyers with specific experience in pensions and employee incentive arrangements (having previously worked for Ashurst in London). She is the chairperson of the Jersey Pensions Association and is working closely with the Jersey government to enhance Jersey’s offering of end of service gratuity plans and international savings vehicles.

Nancy also has considerable experience in regulatory matters affecting offshore vehicles and service providers, including FATCA, the common reporting standard (CRS) and economic substance.

Languages

Fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese

Memberships

  • Advocate – Jersey,
  • Solicitor – England & Wales (non-practising),
  • Barrister – New Zealand,
  • Solicitor – BVI,
  • Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP),
  • Chairperson of the Jersey Pensions Association
  • Member of the technical committee STEP Jersey

Lawyer Rankings

Jersey > Private client, trusts and tax

(Leading individuals)

Nancy ChienBedell Cristin

Bedell Cristin assists HNWIs seeking to set up or restructure trusts and foundations based in Jersey, in addition to advising on regulatory matters, employee incentive arrangements, and wills and probate issues. Practice head Nancy Chien is noted for her expertise in structuring offshore trusts and foundations, with a strong client base in the UAE and Far East, which she also advises on matters concerning succession planning. Edward Bennett‘s practice encompasses trust and foundation structures, international estate planning, and relateed corporate and commercial issues. Bennett frequently works alongside Kirsten Brass, who was promoted to senior associate in September 2022. Donna Withers heads the firm’s wills and probate team, as well as providing support to vulnerable clients. Sevyn Kalsi joined from Walkers in April 2023, and focuses on advising HNWIs on the establishment of family offices and trust companies.