FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2025 : British Virgin Islands
Band 2
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+1 284 852 7300About
Provided by Ogier
Ogier has established itself as the market leader in the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands for advising on decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs), decentralised finance (DeFi), digital and blockchain-related platforms and digital assets generally. We also assist with creating, structuring and launching crypto and blockchain-related funds across our jurisdictions.
Our global, and multi-jurisdictional, team assists clients with creating, launching, funding and evolving their digital and decentralised projects and implementing blockchain and cryptocurrency related investment products.
With experts across our jurisdictions - including BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg - we bring a global perspective to our work with clients, which includes launching cryptocurrency and blockchain related funds, both hedge and venture capital, plus private sales, airdrops and grants of tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and a variety of fundraising.
With a multi-disciplinary approach that brings together our sector-leading funds, corporate, finance, tax and regulatory experts, our dedicated team offers clients exceptional market insight, whatever your diverse needs.
We also provide truly expert disputes advice in relation to crypto matters where our best-in-class disputes and litigation practices leverage our unparalleled experience in this area to advise clients in some of the highest profile disputes and recoveries.
Chambers Review
Ogier's digital, blockchain and FinTech practice handles a wide range of work, including the issuing of cryptocurrency tokens. The team also works with clients on structuring and regulatory matters, IP and fundraising mandates.
Work Highlights
- Ogier supported Moon Laboratories (Masa) in establishing an offshore token issuing entity in the British Virgin Islands.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are very helpful. They provide professional advice and they are always there to help us quite quickly and they try to find solutions, sometimes in a difficult situation."
"Our business has some unique nuances to it that the Ogier team was able to help us problem solve for."
"They are very helpful. They provide professional advice and they are always there to help us quite quickly and they try to find solutions, sometimes in a difficult situation."
"Our business has some unique nuances to it that the Ogier team was able to help us problem solve for."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Killourhy is Ogier's head of BVI corporate department and an expert in blockchain and FinTech matters. He regularly advises cryptocurrency companies on token issuances and regulatory matters.
"What Mike Killourhy doesn't know isn't worth knowing. He is our go-to lawyer in the BVI on all matters crypto, DeFi, corporate and finance."
David Mathews is counsel in Ogier's corporate and finance team with significant expertise in FinTech matters. He acts for many BVI-based token issuers, platform businesses and FinTech investors.
"David Mathews is very proactive, responsive and sensible in his advice."
"His feedback is second to none. He is responsive, holistic and very commercial in his application and understanding of the VASP Act."
"David is probably one of the best FinTech lawyers we have ever worked with both in the BVI and internationally. His knowledge is unrivalled. David's drafting skills are also superb."