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Anna Bruce-Smith
Work Department
Private Client & Trust
Position
Director
Career
Anna Bruce-Smith is a Director in the Private Client & Trust department of Conyers Dill & Pearman in the Bermuda office. Anna joined Conyers in 2014 after practicing at a London law firm for over five years.
Anna’s practice covers all areas of private client and trust law with particular focus on international and local trusts and estate planning arrangements. Anna’s expertise includes advising on the establishment of international trust structures and private trust company structures, trust restructuring matters, providing advice to individual and corporate trustees about their duties and obligations and advising on general matters of trust law interpretation.
Anna is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and was recognised in the 2020 edition of Who’s Who Legal Private Client: Lawyers (Global Leader).
Memberships
- Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- Member of the Bermuda BDA Trust Focus Group
- Member of the Private Client Practitioner Top 35 Under 35 Group in 2011, 2012 and 2013
Education
- BPP Law School, London, 2004-2006
- University of Sheffield, BA (Hons), 2000-2003
Lawyer Rankings
Bermuda > Trusts/private client
Conyers‘ private client and trust team has extensive experience in advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals, including local and multinational clients and is praised by clients as ‘the best team in Bermuda‘. It’s expertise spans matters involving private trust companies, including trust establishments, trust restructurings and the strategic use of trusts in commercial applications. Co-leading the team, Craig MacIntyre specialises in non-contentious matters, while Helen Cooper is an expert in trust company structures, and Ben Adamson is a key name for litigation. Karen Corless is recognised as ‘knowledgeable, dedicated, and hardworking’ with a focus on international and local estate planning arrangements. Directors Scott Pearman and Anna Bruce-Smith are both key contacts alongside senior associate Davina Hargun; between them, they cover the full spectrum of private client and trust issues concerning legal and administrative trust matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution
- Insurance/reinsurance
- Trusts/private client