Andrea Steel > Carey Olsen LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Carey Olsen LLP
Forum St Paul’s
33 Gutter Lane
LONDON
EC2V 8AS
England
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Work Department

Corporate, Investment Funds

Position

Andrea has considerable expertise in a wide range of fund structuring, formation, administration and regulatory matters, with particular knowledge of private equity and real estate funds. She has a track record of building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and demonstrating commitment to organisational aims, values and strategies.

Career

Andrea returned to Carey Olsen in 2019, having spent her early career with the firm. She qualified as a Jersey advocate in 2000. Prior to joining Carey Olsen, she spent 13 years working in-house at two of the leading European fund administration firms, heading up their in-house legal teams. During this time, she guided her internal clients through a raft of local and international legal and regulatory change. This has provided her with a unique commercial insight into all aspects of running a regulated financial services business, including managing relationships with external counsel.

Lawyer Rankings

Jersey > Investment funds

Carey Olsen specialises in supporting Jersey-domiciled funds with the gamut of funds-related matters, advising on the fundraising for launch, closing of funds, and related structuring matters. The firm counts a number of notable private equity and secondaries, real estate, hedge and digital asset funds among its clients. Robert Milner, who acts for both boutique and institutional fund managers, leads the practice alongside private and real estate funds specialist James Mulholland. Daniel O’Connor focuses on the formation and structuring of new funds, in addition to offshore transactions, while Christopher Griffin handles transactional and regulatory issues, including guiding funds through Jersey’s approval process. Claire Le Quesne, Andrea Steel and Nienke Malan advise on real estate and investment funds, regulatory issues, and cross-border and collective investment vehicles.