Russell Clark

Partner

Russell heads up the trusts and private wealth department in Carey Olsen’s Guernsey office advising on both contentious and non-contentious trust matters. He also advises private clients on succession and estate planning.

Russell is a member of ACTAPS, STEP and the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.

He was named "Lawyer of the Year - Channel Islands, Isle of Man" in 2019 and in 2020 at the Citywealth IFC awards. He also features as one of the world’s top 25 pre-eminent trusts and estates legal practitioners as part of the ‘Best of the Best’ Expert Guide each year since 2011. He is ranked as a leading individual in both the Legal 500 and Chambers directories for trusts and private wealth in Guernsey and was recognised in Legal Week's Private Client Global Elite listings 2019.

Russell is the managing partner of the firm's Guernsey office and is also a Notary Public.

Russell advises on Guernsey, Alderney and Sark law.

Career

Russell was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales before returning to Guernsey where he qualified as an advocate in 1997. He was made partner in 2001. Russell became a Notary Public in 2006.

Russell is also a member of Carey Olsen LLP, which is the firm’s London office.