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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 is praised as one of ‘the leading private client and trusts team in Bermuda’. Its client roster includes ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and corporate clients who are seeking assistance with their private trust companies and high-value businesses. The department’s trust-related expertise spans across advising on the establishment of trusts, domestic and cross-border restructurings, and administration matters. On the private client side, its offering encompasses expertise in inheritance and private investment structures, charitable and philanthropic structures, inter-generational asset transfers, and regulatory matters surrounding cross-border transactions. ‘Superb trusts lawyer’ Ben Adamson leads the practice alongside co-heads Craig MacIntyre and Helen Cooper, both of whom are praised as ‘preeminent’. ‘Exceptional private client partner’ Anna Bruce-Smith focuses on international and local trust mandates and estate planning arrangements, and senior associate Davina Hargun is another notable team member.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution
- Insurance/reinsurance
- Trusts/private client