"Ashley is a regulatory specialist, he is very good to work with. He is really one of the top experts in this area. Not only in Bermuda, but with a good knowledge and interest in worldwide standards."

Chambers and Partners HNW

"He is extremely knowledgeable, very commercial and has provided very meaningful assistance in the last year."

Chambers and Partners HNW

"We are very reliant on him, his manner with staff is exemplary and he is a very talented lawyer."

Chambers and Partners HNW

"Ashley is probably the most understated and intelligent lawyer I have come across in the trust industry. He is extremely thoughtful, coupling commercial sensibility with an academic approach."

Chambers and Partners HNW

"Ashley provides comprehensive and practical legal advice in a reliable, prompt and effective manner."

Chambers and Partners HNW

About

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D: +1 441 542 4514

C: +1 441 705 2944

E: ashley.fife@careyolsen.com

Laws Practised:

Bermuda

Location:

Bermuda

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Ashley Fife TEP is counsel in the trusts and private wealth team of Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited.

He provides advice in relation to the structuring, restructuring and administration of private and commercial trusts and their underlying entities. Ashley advises in respect of the formation of family offices and regulatory issues impacting upon trustees, corporate service providers, trusts and underlying entities e.g. FATCA and CRS, beneficial ownership registers, anti-money laundering/terrorist financing and economic substance requirements.

Ashley is also featured in the Private Client Global Elite Directory, a respected global directory of the world's top private client and trust and estates litigation talent.

Career

Ashley has extensive experience having been first admitted to practice as a solicitor and barrister in New South Wales, Australia in 2000 before being admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2007 and as a barrister in Bermuda in 2015. Before moving to Bermuda in 2013, he was Head of Legal at the Jersey office of Equity Trust (now known as TMF) in Jersey where he worked for 6 years.

Ashley holds a Bachelor of Laws from Wollongong University, NSW, Australia and a Masters of Laws (specialising in taxation, commercial and corporate law) from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is former Chair of the Bermuda branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), a committee member of the STEP 'International Client' Special Interest Group, and a member of Bermuda's Trust Law Reform Committee and Trust Focus Group. Ashley regularly presents in Bermuda as well as abroad and contributes articles to leading journals on his areas of expertise. In 2023, Ashley received the STEP Founder's Award which is presented annually to individuals who have made an exceptional and outstanding long-term contribution to the Society.

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited is a company limited by shares incorporated in Bermuda and approved and recognised under the Bermuda Bar (Professional Companies) Rules 2009. The use of the title “Partner” is merely to denote seniority. Services are provided on the basis of our current terms of business, which can be viewed at: www.careyolsen.com/terms-business.

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Awards and accolades

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Ashley is ranked in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide. Ashley is also featured in the Private Client Global Elite Directory, a respected global directory of the world's top private client and trust and estates litigation talent.