Carey Olsen has promoted Elliot Aron, Joanna Caen and Lizzie Chamberlain to its partnership with effect from 1 July 2026.
Elliot Aron is part of the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Litigation team in Guernsey, Joanna Caen works in Trusts and Private Wealth in Guernsey, and Lizzie Chamberlain is a member of the Banking and Finance team in Jersey.
Elliot (pictured) is a member of the firm’s dispute resolution and litigation group in Guernsey. He advises international and local clients on contentious matters, with a focus on complex, high-value commercial and trust disputes. Elliot has represented clients in both domestic and foreign courts, handling cases with challenging international and cross-border elements. After studying law at the University of Oxford and training at a Magic Circle law firm, Elliot qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2010. He was subsequently called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2013 and admitted as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey in 2024.
Joanna supports families, individuals, trustees and other professionals serving high and ultra-high net worth families with asset planning, philanthropy, family company structures, dispute resolution and mental capacity issues. She was previously managing director of Praxis’ Hong Kong office and a partner leading the private wealth team – China at Herbert Smith Freehills (now HSF Kramer). Joanna is qualified in New Zealand (2007), Hong Kong (2016), and England and Wales (2024). She is actively involved in STEP, having chaired its Hong Kong branch and now serving on the Guernsey branch and the Contentious Trusts and Estates Special Interest Group Steering Committee. Joanna was admitted as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey in 2025.
Based in Jersey, Lizzie acts for both lenders and borrowers on a range of debt finance transactions, including real estate finance, leveraged finance and general corporate lending. Lizzie also supports clients with deal structuring, refinancing and debt restructuring. Before joining Carey Olsen in 2022, Lizzie spent 10 years in Macfarlanes’ banking and finance practice. She was admitted as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey in 2024.
Alongside Elliot, Joanna and Lizzie, Carey Olsen has promoted Shane Westin (Corporate, Cayman Islands) and Amelia Tan (Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Singapore) to the partnership, bringing the total number of partners across the Carey Olsen group to 94.
