International law firm Carey Olsen is a finalist in three categories at the 2021/22 Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Private Client Awards.

The firm said it has been shortlisted for International Legal Team of the Year, Contentious Trusts and Estates Team of the Year, and Private Client Legal Team of the Year.

Carey Olsen said the awards are widely recognised as the most prestigious in the private client and wealth management industry, adding that they look to highlight excellence among private client lawyers, accountants, barristers, bankers, trust managers and financial advisers.

It said Carey Olsen is the only offshore law firm with multiple nominations across the 23 categories. In total, STEP received 297 entries for this year's awards.

Keith Robinson, partner and head of Carey Olsen Bermuda's trusts and private wealth practice, said: "To be named a finalist in three categories at the STEP Private Client Awards is an incredibly strong endorsement of the quality of our trusts and private wealth team at Carey Olsen, and the quality of the instructions from our clients to whom we owe our continued thanks."

Winners of the STEP awards will be announced at a virtual ceremony on September 23.