Robert is a Partner based in Loeb Smith’s office in the Cayman Islands. Robert relocated to the Cayman Islands from the UK in 2021 where he practiced as a Banking & Finance lawyer for 12 years. Robert now advises on a broad range of matters covering corporate (including M&A) commercial, banking & finance, investment funds, crypto and securities investment business matters.

In addition to his legal qualifications, Robert also has qualifications from the London School of Economics & Political Science in Real Estate Economics and Finance.

Robert has the following experience and expertise:

• Corporate – advising on cross-border M&A, statutory mergers, joint ventures, acquisitions, reorganizations, private equity and merger take privates;
• Commercial – undertaking general commercial advisory work ranging from trade and business licensing, local companies control licensing, strategic advice on economic substance compliance, consignment agreements, services agreements and IP licensing;
• Banking & Finance – advising lenders and borrowers on international finance transactions, including advising on local security registration requirements and providing legal opinions to international lenders on local law matters;
• Investment Funds – advising on the formation and launch of investment funds across a broad range of strategies and sectors (including cryptocurrency / digital asset funds), as well as portfolio investments and financing throughout the life of the investment fund; and
• Crypto / Web3.0 – advising on client’s regulatory status under local ‘VASP’ legislation and applying for registrations and licenses as required.

Unlike many lawyers, Robert can ‘evaluate the numbers’, enabling him to provide advice in a commercially relevant context.