FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2024 : British Virgin Islands
Band 2
Email address
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+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 fund-raising mandates.
Work Highlights
- Ogier advised Van Eck Associates on the forthcoming launch of a gold-backed semi-fungible token. Each token, when launched, will represent a single, unique gold bar held in a Swiss vault, and the tokens will be fungible only with other tokens representing the same weight and quality of gold.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We have just found Ogier to be the standout for FinTech work."
"The Ogier team has an incredible range of knowledge, skills and abilities."
"We have just found Ogier to be the standout for FinTech work."
"The Ogier team has an incredible range of knowledge, skills and abilities."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Killourhy is Ogier's head of BVI corporate and an expert in blockchain and FinTech matters. Killourhy regularly advises cryptocurrency companies on token issuances and regulatory matters.
"Mike is very well thought of in BVI circles and has a deep legal knowledge which he has now turned to blockchain and FinTech. He is always a pleasure to work with."
"Michael Killourhy has been able to handle communications well; he always hits it out of the park and manages expectations really well."
David Mathews is a senior associate in the firm'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 an incredible lawyer to work with; his understanding of the FinTech space, particularly in crypto/DeFi, is second to none."
"David Mathews is amazingly responsive and genuinely enjoys working in the FinTech space - he will continue to flourish as he evolves with his growing client base."