Carey Olsen > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Firm Profile

‘Knowledge of the legal market and framework, proactive, highly responsive and engaging.’

‘It is the top team in Guernsey in terms of experience and depth. Likely to remain so due to really exceptional response times. Our broader group deal with law firms around the world and is always complimentary about Carey Olsen.’

‘We work with Annette Alexander’s team almost exclusively and would prefer not to deal with anyone else. Annette is super responsive, which makes all the difference.’

‘They provide an excellent service, are quick to respond to our requests and provide a very well thought out, reasonably priced service.’

‘They are pragmatic and help us navigate our way through numerous listing and de-listing processes across the portfolio, often at quite short notice.’

‘They are always very responsive and provide clear, well laid out advice.’

‘I consulted Rachel Jones in connection with my planning appeal. She came highly recommended, and was a crucial component of my succeeding. She quickly absorbed the issues and drafted the case, which I presented. She was focused and incisive, besides being cheerful throughout. Her advice, when sought, was both sensibly practical and reasonably restrained.’

‘The team is undoubtedly the market leader in the offshore M&A world. Their lawyers are responsive and proactive in their approach and their technical excellence (whilst expected) is constantly delivered. I wouldn’t go anywhere else.’

‘Andrew Boyce is a market leader and genuinely an expert in his field. He is always available and presents a team approach that means there is no transaction that is too big for them to service.’

‘The team is exceptionally helpful with our Guernsey legal requirements – they know our funds inside out and provide highly valued support.’

‘The team is very commercial, quick to understand complex legal structures and provide well thought through legal advice. They are always very quick to respond and ensure that changes to capital structures at the holdco level are registered by our fund administrator properly, providing them with the necessary paperwork and challenge if this is not undertaken in a timely manner.’

‘Very good ability to handle multi-jurisdictional disputes, co-ordinating input from local teams where necessary.’

‘Elaine Gray is a stand-out partner who takes strategic control of a case and navigates it to the best outcome for the clients.’

‘Robin Gist and Mark Dunster – very responsive and alert to issues and with deep connections to industry and government. We know they are always a step ahead and can bring wide experience into play. Robin also turned around some urgent advice and documentation same day/next day for us which was hugely appreciated with some challenging situations and deadlines.’

‘David Jones is the standout restructuring partner at Carey Olson – as well as in the Channel Islands. His ability to see the bigger picture in contentious matters makes him the go-to lawyer for complex cases. David also has the ability to select his team from a broad bench to ensure that specific points of law are dealt with by team members with relevant experience enabling him to provide timely, accurate and commercial advice.’

‘Carey Olsen’s litigation team is widely regarded as THE Guernsey contentious practice – their key capability is the consistent quality across the whole of their team.’

‘Tim Corfield rightly receives plaudits as one of the top litigators in the jurisdiction. Tim is unstinting in his work ethic, super sharp in his commercial understanding of the cases he deals with, thorough in his forensic analysis, elegant in his drafting, and persuasive in his advocacy.’

‘City-standard advice, excellent advocacy and a team that works together very cohesively and effectively.’

‘Elaine Gray is a standout advocate – certainly the pick of the advocates I’ve seen in action.’

‘Carey Olsen has a strong employment team that is able to work across industries and sectors from financial services to the not-for-profit sector.’

‘I work with Elaine Gray and find her really easy to deal with. She provides clear and concise advice and has personal experience of virtually any scenario related to employment matters.’

‘The team is very responsive, technically strong and has a vast range of knowledge and experience in the field. Their advice is always clear, concise and reliable. The team also hold regular seminars, keeping their clients up to date on employment law and abreast of any changes.’

‘I have worked predominantly with Lois Madden, who is extremely knowledgeable. She is proactive and guiding in her approach and offers invaluable advice which is clear, concise and reliable.’

‘They know the law and make suggestions that suit commercial needs.’

‘The team composition was very knowledgeable about all areas of my particular case. They worked with me in a professional and sympathetic manner. Lois Madden and Robin Gist represented my case in the Royal Court and their team dynamic and presentation skills were admirable.’

‘The Carey Olsen team provides exceptional employment briefings, which are provided on relevant topics on a regular basis. The team makes the material engaging, and relevant to their audience. The team also provides cross-jurisdictional updates, which is very helpful as most employers are pan-Island.’

‘Lois Madden supported us on a complicated employee relations matter recently. Lois had an excellent understanding of employment law and understood the complexities of our unique business. She was clear and concise in her advice and approached the matter with empathy for all parties, leading to a positive outcome.’

‘Andrew Boyce and Rachel de la Haye are exceptional lawyers who are able to provide very swift and high quality advice! Definitely the team to choose for anything fund related in Guernsey.’

‘They see a large part of the market and are very experienced.’

‘David Crosland is excellent, he is the go-to person in Guernsey.’

‘The team have their finger on the pulse of local practices, which gives a deep experience on which to draw.’

‘Annette Alexander is my go to. Always ready to take my call and always able to provide pragmatic advice, even at short notice.’

‘Ahead of the game on industry developments and commercially-minded in finding workable solutions. Willing and able to accommodate unusual and bespoke requests in a timely and economic manner. Helpful and responsive, able to deal with multiple projects on a variety of fronts.’

‘Excellent availability and responsiveness of the lead partner, and other senior team members, and very pragmatic focus. Senior associates also of very good quality and capable. Excellent team ethic and morale, stemming from the commendable management of the lead partner.’

‘Annette Alexander is an exceptional external counsel. She is commercially driven and also very knowledgable about Guernsey law, she always provides advice on time and the quality of the deliverables is outstanding.’

‘For me, the strongest private client and trust team in Guernsey; long experience, deep knowledge, excellent connections to industry and government to give us practical, value for money advice. The team always looks at matters from different angles and balances extensive fiduciary knowledge with strong commercial awareness, to provide sound advice.’

‘I have worked with Konrad Friedlaender for many years and his legal knowledge, commercial awareness, practical approach and calmness are strengths he brings to all matters. He is also a diplomat, and I have seen him defuse many challenging situations with third parties. I have no hesitation bringing him into meetings and calls, to work though issues and find solutions.’

‘Russell Clark is always there to protect and defend our interests, clear communication and excellent at balancing fiduciary and commercial considerations. ‘

‘Their personal service and breadth of expertise always delivers.’

‘They are extremely personable and collaborative. I also found them to be pragmatic and technically strong.’

‘Natasha Kapp was very impressive in a complex matter.’

‘The team at Carey Olsen have provided fantastic legal support over many years. Their advice on trust matters is always first rate, demonstrating both their technical knowledge and their understanding of the dynamics involved between trustee, settlor and beneficiaries.’

‘Konrad Friedlaender and Natasha Kapp particularly stand out as we have worked closely with them on trust matters for many years, during which time we have appreciated their knowledge of the historic trust and family issues, and their ability to apply that together with their technical knowledge in providing very high quality and often very practical legal advice and support.’