Harneys maintains top-band Chambers HNW 2026 rankings across BVI, Cayman and Jersey
The results reflect the continued strength and growing breadth of the firm’s offshore trust practice, bringing together market-leading expertise from both its Private Wealth and Dispute Resolution teams.
BVI Managing Partner Claire Goldstein was newly ranked in BVI, with one client describing her as “exceptional” and noting that “she has seen everything… she is very senior, but she is able to get into the detail. She has a very subtle mind.” Henry Mander maintained his recognition for Foreign Expertise, based abroad in the UK, across both the BVI and Cayman Islands trusts, with a client commenting that he “is very astute and he is very on top of the law.” In Cayman, Partners Charles Moore and Esmond Brown maintained their rankings for offshore trusts in Cayman Islands.
In Jersey, Managing Partner Nicola Roberts was newly ranked in Band 1 for Jersey Offshore: Trusts Litigation, with a client praising her as “very senior and very calm and unflappable” and noting that “she can see the best pragmatic way forward.” Katherine Neal was promoted to Band 1 for offshore trusts, with a client describing her as “my go-to lawyer” who “invariably manages to think above and beyond just the immediate instructions and to provide solutions to any given situation,” and Imogen Thomas was newly recognised as an Associate to Watch.
Henry Mander, Global Head of Private Wealth, commented: “These results are a real testament to the strength and depth of our Private Wealth team across the BVI, Cayman, and Jersey. Maintaining our rankings in BVI and Cayman reflects the trust our clients place in us year after year, while our newly ranked position in Jersey marks an exciting step forward for the team there. We are especially proud to see Claire, Nicola, and Imogen recognised individually this year, alongside Katherine, who has now been individually ranked for the ninth year. It reflects a team that is not only maintaining its standing but building real momentum across our offshore trusts practice.”
Chambers High Net Worth ranks the leading and most dedicated lawyers and law firms for international private wealth management work. These extensive and market-leading recommendations, rankings, and insights are based on an in-depth analysis of more than 55 countries around the world, including every major private wealth market.
Harneys’ Private Wealth team provides comprehensive advisory services to professional trustees, high net worth individuals and their families, financial institutions, and charities, covering the full spectrum of private client matters. The team works closely with their clients’ onshore tax and legal advisors to provide personal, commercially sensitive, and pragmatic advice. They ensure that the offshore elements of a structure are fully suitable and sufficiently flexible to adapt and evolve to clients’ changing needs.
