Stuarts Humphries, FinTech Legal | Chambers FinTech Profile

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Provided by Stuarts Humphries

Firm Overview

Stuarts is an award-winning offshore legal practice offering fully integrated corporate and commercial legal advice. The firm specialisies in Fintech and Investment Funds offering timely, exceptional legal advice and representation to its clients. Stuarts acts for leading financial institutions, prominent investment managers, fortune 500 companies and several of the world’s leading high-net individuals, successfully navigating highly complex fintech areas such as blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, trading platforms, insuretech, regulatory, funds, DeFi platforms, DAO's, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other token issuing entities.

Our experienced FinTech attorneys offer expert legal advice in the following areas:

Investment funds, administrators and other service providers on the use of Blockchain technology and smart contracts;
Establishment of ‘crypto related funds’ in the Cayman Islands;
Token Offerings and establishing Cayman Islands Companies and Foundations to conduct Token Offerings and other digital products;
Incorporating Cayman Islands companies to hold Cryptocurrencies;
Advising on the anti-money laundering regulations and 'Know Your Client' challenges associated with accepting cryptocurrencies as a means of payment of subscription monies; and
Advising on how changes to participants and service providers can be reflected once a Blockchain or smart contract is launched.

Chambers Review

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FinTech Legal - Cayman Islands

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Stuarts Humphries advises FinTech clients on corporate and regulatory compliance matters, investment funds work and cryptocurrency issues, such as token offerings.

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Work Highlights

Stuarts Humphries acted as Cayman Islands counsel on the launch of Bitcoin Scaling Labs, advising on the incorporation and structuring of the company and its seed funding round.