FinTech Legal - Cayman Islands
What the team is known for
The firm's blockchain and digital assets offering brings together lawyers from its banking, corporate and investment funds practices. Harneys regularly works with major asset issuers, exchanges and service providers, and the Cayman investment funds team has considerable experience advising on digital asset fund formation and distributed ledger technology regulatory matters.
Strengths
"Harneys are the best in the business when handling complex virtual asset-related issues."
"The team at Harneys is extremely knowledgeable and able to distil/synthesise issues into actionable advice."
"Well coordinated team, good at assessing which kind and level of counsel we need without sacrificing quality or speed."
Work highlights
Harneys advised AURA FAT Projects Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, on its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market exchange, which raised USD115 million.
Notable practitioners
Matt Taber is head of the firm's FinTech practice in the Cayman Islands. He has expertise in investment funds and regulatory matters, with a focus on crypto and other digital assets. "Matt Taber is very responsive to communications and clearly quite knowledgeable." "Matt Taber is extremely knowledgeable about the digital asset space and really understands the needs of his clients."
Marc Piano is counsel in Harneys' transactional team. He has extensive experience in blockchain matters and is commended for his understanding of virtual assets and other FinTech issues. "Marc's approach to any engagement is holistic, thorough and professional. His depth of experience with respect to virtual asset projects is second to none." "Marc Piano is an exceptional lawyer, intelligent, engaging, and a true team player."
