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Loeb Smith Attorneys’ Partner Robert Farrell awarded “Banking & Finance Expert of the Year in the Cayman Islands” at The Lawyer Network Annual Awards 2026
17 June 2026 . 4 min readCayman Islands (17 June 2026) We are thrilled to announce that Partner Robert Farrell has been awarded the Banking & Finance Expert of the Year in the Cayman Islands 2026 by The Lawyer Network Annual Awards, an event marking excellence for the world’s leading lawyers across the globe. One client noted: “Robert Farrell is a brilliant professional whose dedication is at such a high level it feels as though he is part of our internal team.”
Robert’s recent work reflects the increasingly sophisticated nature of offshore banking & finance work. He routinely advises on debt finance arrangements involving international real estate assets, shipping finance and cross-border corporate lending structures. He also advises on regulatory issues arising in connection with financing transactions, including compliance with statutory “economic substance” obligations applicable to “finance and leasing” businesses and “banking” businesses.
Robert specialises in cross-border financing transactions, investment fund finance, restructuring and special situations, advising lenders, borrowers and investment managers and provides legal advice to banks, private credit institutions, private equity sponsors and corporate borrowers on a broad range of financing transactions across such sectors as healthcare, hospitality, real estate and infrastructure.
Robert is admitted in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, and England & Wales (non-practising), and brings a commercially focused perspective supported by qualifications in Financial Accounting from Harvard Business School and Real Estate Finance from the London School of Economics.
Read more about Robert published on The Lawyer Network – Lawyer Referral, Corporate Commercial Law, Find a Lawyer, Legal Network

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News | 17 June 2026
Loeb Smith Attorneys’ Partner Robert Farrell awarded “Banking & Finance Expert of the Year in the Cayman Islands” at The Lawyer Network Annual Awards 2026
Partner Robert Farrell has been awarded the Banking & Finance Expert of the Year in the Cayman Islands 2026 by The Lawyer Network Annual Awards, an event marking excellence for the world's leading lawyers across the globe.

News | 10 June 2026
We Won! Loeb Smith Attorneys was voted “Law Firm of the Year: Client Services” at the Hedgeweek® Global Digital Assets Awards
Loeb Smith Attorneys was voted "Law Firm of the Year: Client Services" at the Hedgeweek® Global Digital Assets Awards

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Loeb Smith Attorney’s Partner Vanisha Harjani recognised on ALB Offshore Client Choice 2026’s list
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Hong Kong Capital Finance Corporation Limited (HKCFC) historic HK capital markets transaction with Loeb Smith Attorneys acting as BVI counsel wins the Significant Deals 2026 – Best Securitization (North Asia- Hong Kong) at The Asset Triple A Awards
Hong Kong (12 February 2026) Off the back of winning the Best Structured Finance Deal of the Year (Hong Kong) at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2025, Loeb Smith is proud to announce that Hong Kong Capital Finance Corporation Limited (HKCFC)’s residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) transaction, as arranged by...

