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Stuarts Humphries

FinTech Legal

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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.

Industries (16)

  • Token Offerings
  • Blockchain
  • Web 3.0
  • DeFi
  • Investment Funds
  • NFTs
  • InsureTech
  • FinTech
  • AML
  • Exchanges
  • Foundation Companies
  • Cayman Special Economic Zone Companies
  • SEZC's
  • Company Formation and Incorporation
  • Technology
  • Crypto

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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

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  • 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.

Strengths

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  • Stuarts Humphries is very responsive to every request.

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  • Stuarts Humphries provides efficient, comprehensive advisory and professional services.

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  • Stuarts Humphries strength is its knowledge of VASP regulations.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Chris Humphries
    Chris Humphries

    Chris Humphries

    Chris Humphries is managing partner and head of Stuarts Humphries' FinTech practice. He has expertise in corporate and commercial, investment funds and regulatory compliance matters, with a focus on the FinTech industry.

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  • Jonathan McLean
    Jonathan McLean

    Jonathan McLean

    Jonathan McLean is a partner at Stuarts Humphries and the firm's head of banking and regulatory. He provides FinTech clients with advice on tokenised assets, CIMA regulations and VASP licence applications.

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