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Laura Kearns
Work Department
Trusts and Private Wealth; Private Client
Position
Laura Kearns TEP is a senior associate in the trusts and private wealth team at Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited.
Laura has significant experience advising on all aspects of private client work. Laura’s practice in the UK was focussed on lifetime and succession planning for individuals and families, often with an international element to their affairs. This included advising on complex trusts and estates, the preparation of Wills and mental capacity issues.
Laura now provides advice to individuals, fiduciaries and companies on all aspects of trust law, including the establishment and ongoing administration of trusts and their underlying entities, the restructuring and variation of trusts and related regulatory matters.
Career
Prior to joining Carey Olsen in 2022, Laura practiced as a solicitor in the UK. She trained with Withers LLP in London before qualifying into their Private Client team. She subsequently worked for regional firm Royds Withy King LLP, splitting her time between the London and Bath offices.
Laura is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, having been admitted to practice in October 2015. She graduated from Durham University in 2009 with a degree in History and later undertook both the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course at BBP Law School in London.
Memberships
Laura is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
Lawyer Rankings
Bermuda > Trusts/private client
The trusts and private wealth practice at Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited advises on a wide spectrum of trust matters, encompassing both contentious and non-contentious issues, including high-profile proceedings. Leading the practice and recognised as ‘a powerhouse of unquestionable ability,’ Keith Robinson has extensive experience in major trust cases, while Ashley Fife specialises in advising on trust restructurings, trust disputes and trust documentation. Claire van Overdijk KC, who took silk in 2023, is an expert in cross-border trust and estate disputes; and Stephanie Bernard has extensive experience in international and local estate planning arrangements, wealth management structures, and international and local pensions issues. Key senior associates include Laura Kearns, who has experience in lifetime and succession planning work, and Oliver MacKay, who excels in contentious trust matters.
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