Henry Mander

Office Location

Cayman Islands

Short Biography

Henry is an experienced international private client lawyer and Global Head of the Private Wealth team at Harneys. He advises on all areas on Cayman and BVI trusts and succession planning structures, acting for a wide variety of UHNWs, family offices and trustees. He has particular expertise in relation to the use of STAR and VISTA trusts for holding family business. In recent years, he has provide expert testimony on Cayman trusts laws to courts and arbitration panels and has acted as the court appointed representative for certain beneficiaries in complex international trust proceedings.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

The Brasserie, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Never judge a book by its cover

What was your first job?

Working on a conveyor belt in a ring binder factory

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

A Very Private Life by Michael Frayn

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

A good number of restructuring exercises following tax changes in Brazil and the new government in Argentina