Alison Gilbert

Partner

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Areas of expertise

Contentious Estates, Trusts Disputes, Elder Law, Relationship Property, Charitable Trusts, Estate Planning

Experience

Alison Gilbert leads our Private Client Team. She provides specialist legal advice on estate planning, the establishment and management of trusts and related asset management structures, relationship property and elder law. Alison has extensive experience in working with trustees and/or beneficiaries on trust disputes and contentious estate matters. She has broad experience working on complex and contentious family law matters including those relating to adult decision-making capacity.

Alison is the lead author of Lexis Nexis Succession - Practical Guidelines.

Alison has been consistently ranked as a private client lawyer in Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide 2018 - 2026.

Industry Membership

  • STEP
  • Trusts Special Interest Group
  • Estate and Tax Planning Council
  • Auckland Women Lawyers Association
  • Family Courts Association
  • Family Business Association
  • Life Member Life Education Trust