BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Law and Practice Contributed by: Chris Duncan and Katrina Lindsay, Carey Olsen
Carey Olsen is a leading offshore law firm ad - vising financial institutions, corporations and private clients on Bermuda, British Virgin Is - lands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law from a network of nine international offices. Carey Olsen works alongside all of the major onshore law firms, accountancy firms and in - solvency practitioners on corporate transac - tions and matters involving its jurisdictions. The firm is at the forefront of offshore regulatory and commercial advice and has the expertise to deal with regulatory and compliance require - ments effectively and efficiently and to provide
innovative solutions in relation to the technology used to support or enable banking and financial services. Carey Olsen has excellent relation - ships with the regulators in its jurisdictions. The team advises on the regulation of token sales and other virtual asset-related transactions, the regulation of fintech businesses, company in - corporations (including advising on the benefits of offshore jurisdictions), shareholder agree - ments, mining and pool agreements, joint ven - ture agreements, money exchange regulation, fintech, blockchain, and cryptocurrency-related taxation and disputes.
Authors
Chris Duncan is a key member of Carey Olsen’s global technology practice both in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Chris advises on the full spectrum of
Katrina Lindsay is an experienced corporate and finance lawyer and a key member of Carey Olsen’s growing virtual assets practice, where she advises clients
fintech, Web3 and digital assets matters, including the formation of foundation company structures and regulatory advice in connection with token issuances, centralised and decentralised exchanges, decentralised autonomous organisations, platforms, play-to- earn gaming and, increasingly, infrastructure projects and asset tokenisation. He also regularly assists with virtual asset service provider registration applications across the Cayman Islands and now the BVI. Chris is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners’ Fintech 2024 Guide and is regularly invited to speak at fintech conferences
engaged in all areas of Web3, fintech, and virtual assets ‒ ranging from token issuers, market makers and both centralised and decentralised cryptocurrency and crypto derivatives exchanges. Katrina is able to assist with all stages of a company’s life cycle, from incorporation and early-stage seed financing to regulatory reviews and applications for regulatory approval. She is also a member of the Virgin Islands Virtual Assets Association, founded to serve as a representative body for those in the financial services industry who are actively engaged in the virtual assets space.
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