Andrew specialises in all aspects of Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands international wealth structuring for individuals and financial institutions.
He is well recognised with awards and distinctions, including a STEP Founder's Award and being named in the 2023 Private Client Global Elite; a "Leading Individual" in Who's Who Legal 2023; as "highly praised" in Chambers High Net Worth 2024; as "a seasoned professional" in the IFLR1000 2023 and he is named in the 2022 Citiwealth 100 International Private Client Litigation Lawyers.
Legal 500 Caribbean 2024 notes that he is the "go-to lawyer for any
trust related matters under the laws of the Cayman Islands".
He is past chairman of STEP Cayman; the co-chairman of the STEP Cayman Legislative Committee, a founding board member of the STEP LatAm Conference and the STEP Cayman International Wealth
Structuring Forum; a member of the International Tax Planning Association and The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, an overseas member of the Chancery Bar Association and a fellow
of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Andrew is the editor of the STEP Directory Cayman Section and contributes the Cayman Section of International Trust Precedents, the BVI Section of International Succession Law, the BVI and Cayman
Sections of Globe Law and Business Private Trust Companies and the BVI Section of Globe Law and Business Power of Attorney Legislation.
Prior to joining Bedell Cristin, Andrew was a partner and head of the global wealth structuring group at another major Cayman Islands firm for sixteen years where he joined after thirteen years at a major
London law firm.
Professional
- Attorney-at-law - Cayman Islands
- Solicitor - British Virgin Islands
- Solicitor - England and Wales (non-practising)
- TEP - (Trust and Estates Practitioner)
- Co-Chair STEP Cayman Islands Legislative Committee
Areas of Expertise
Industry Focus
- Editor STEP Directory Cayman Islands Section
- Contributor International Trust Precedents Cayman Islands Section
- Contributor International Succession Law British Virgin Islands Section
- Contributor Globe Law and Business Private Trust Companies British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands Section
Credentials
- Private Client Global Elite List - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019
- Leading Individual - Legal 500 Caribbean 2023
- Band 2 - Chambers High Net Worth 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
- Named in Citywealth’s Top 100 Trust Litigators List 2020
- 'Highly regarded' in investment funds and mergers & acquisition - IFLR1000 2022, 2021
