Carey Olsen

Group Managing Partners: Michael Hanson and Simon Marks

Managing Partners:Michael Hanson (Bermuda), Alex Hall-Taylor (British Virgin Islands), Sam Dawson (Cayman Islands), Tom Carey (Guernsey), Simon Marks (Jersey), Michael Padarin (Hong Kong), Jasmine Amaria (London), Anthony McKenzie (Singapore)

Number of partners: 83

Number of lawyers: 300+

Total number of staff worldwide: 650+

Languages:The firm accommodates a wide range of languages 

Firm Overview: 

With a heritage that dates back to 1898, Carey Olsen is an established offshore law firm. The firm advises financial institutions, corporations and private clients on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey from a network of nine international offices.

Carey Olsen lawyers are at the forefront of offshore regulatory and commercial advice in the jurisdictions in which they operate and understand the opportunities, challenges and solutions financial technology presents for financial institutions, businesses, investors and start-ups.

The firms provide its technology clients with integrated cross-practice expertise, often across several jurisdictions, to deliver innovative solutions to help them achieve their goals and manage regulatory and compliance requirements effectively and efficiently.

By providing tailored advice, the firm is able to protect its clients' interests throughout development and testing phases, foresee and resolve potential regulatory and compliance issues, and help drive value and businesses to grow.

Leveraging off Carey Olsen's market-leading corporate and equity capital markets practice, the firm has also supported Fintech businesses through Series A and Series B fundraising rounds, as well as advising technology companies, their owners and investors on IPOs and other exits.

Clients appreciate the firm's unrivalled client-base across all technology industry participants, which includes global technology and telecoms companies, major financial institutions, through to start-ups and private investors. The firm's client list also includes some of the most innovative technology and digital asset funds, such as the World's first Bitcoin fund and novel Medtech funds.