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Carey Olsen is at the forefront of providing legal advice and solutions to our clients across the blockchain, digital asset and tokenisation sector in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Our technology lawyers embrace new challenges and opportunities and have advised on many innovative digital asset projects, including the launch of the first Bitcoin investment fund, the first Ethereum denominated fund, the world’s first digital asset exchange traded fund, as well as ground-breaking trading platforms, digital asset issuances, digital asset denominated insurance products, decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols and decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs).

Our advice includes digital/virtual asset and insurtech regulatory and licensing applications, company incorporations, financings, M&A, capital markets and transaction support, fund formation (both fiat and digital asset denominated), token and stablecoin issuances and regulation, corporate structuring, restructuring, migrations, corporate governance, shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, data protection and GDPR, mining and pool agreements, taxation as well as regulatory investigations and dispute resolution.

As a full-service firm, we draw on specialists from across our corporate, banking and finance, investment fund, regulatory, private client, employment, litigation practices to advise on the wider elements of a transaction as needed.

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What the Team is Known For

Carey Olsen's cross-jurisdictional FinTech practice advises clients on Bermuda, BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey law matters relating to regulatory and licensing, payments and data protection matters. Its multidisciplinary team also handles M&A deals, investment mandates and IP work.

Work Highlights

  • Carey Olsen helped BlueX obtain an investment business licence from the Jersey Financial Services Commission, enabling BlueX to operate a new platform for FX transactions.

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Chris Griffin leads Carey Olsen's FinTech practice and is its lead lawyer for FinTech and cryptocurrency matters in Jersey. He is an expert in Jersey financial regulation and has worked on many market-firsts in this market.

Chris is pragmatic in his approach, commercially aware, and has deep interest in his subject areas.

Chris has always been very pragmatic and respectful. He knows his stuff and is a great communicator.

Chris is an excellent lawyer with a razor-sharp ability to cut through the noise and deliver solutions.

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