The firm creates and acts as counsel to international financial institutions, including mutual funds, hedge funds, fund managers and insurance companies.  Representation may include inter alia advice as to choice of entity and jurisdiction, representation of promoters vis-à-vis regulators during the licensing process and throughout the life of the financial institution, preparation of key constitutional documents, preparation of prospectus and subscription documents, defence of the financial institution against hostile investors and other creditors, ongoing compliance and best practices, the structuring of external investment. 

Representative work:

Special counsel in engagement to assist new owners of Latvian commercial bank with removal of sanctions previously imposed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, under Title III of the USA Patriot Act.

General counsel to St. Lucia insurance company exploiting market opportunity to insure high deductible policies issued by insurance companies operating in mature insurance markets, including inter alia handling of the formation and licensing process, negotiation and drafting of insurance contracts and claims administration contracts.

General counsel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines mutual fund with major commodities investments, and to its Dutch and Swedish promoters and managers, including inter alia handling of the fund formation and licensing process, design of multi-class umbrella fund legal architecture, drafting and updating of prospectus, negotiation and drafting of fund management and fund administration agreements, management of investor disputes, management of regulator relations, structuring of major external investments.

General counsel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines mutual fund with major South American timber investments, including 7,525 hectares of Forest Stewardship Council certified Acacia mangium plantations, and 17,205 hectares of natural forest, and to the Zürich based Swiss-German promoters and managers of the fund, including inter alia handling of the fund formation and licensing process, design of unit trust legal architecture, drafting of trust deed and scheme particulars, negotiation and drafting of fund management and fund administration agreements, management of investor disputes, management of regulator relations, structuring of major external investments.

General counsel to British Virgin Islands mutual fund with major Taiwan real estate investments, and to its Japanese investment bank promoter and manager, including inter alia management of disputes with investors, auditor and administrator, and maintenance of fund license.

Creation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines mutual fund with novel segregated cell legal structure for Geneva based private bank.