Gary Smith

合伙人

开曼群岛 / 英属维尔京群岛 / 香港

简介

Gary 是洛布史密斯投资基金组的合伙人，并负责领导和协调该团队。他曾在英国担任私募股权/并购律师多年，于 2009 年搬到开曼群岛，担任公司及投资基金律师。

Chambers & Partners Global 将 Gary Smith 列为开曼群岛顶级投资基金律师之一。评价中称他为“聪明、团队合作且勤勉”的律师（Chambers 2014），并因“保持强大的客户关系，在北美和亚洲受到高度认可”而备受赞赏（Chambers 2017）。“他的知识令人印象深刻，创意出色，同时非常耐心且聪明”（Chambers 2018）

经验

Gary 拥有以下经验和专业领域：

- Gary 曾在美国纽约南区破产法院向法官 Robert E. Gerber 提供关于开曼投资基金的专家证据。他还撰写了大量关于开曼群岛及英属维尔京群岛法律事务的文章和出版物，包括：Lexology 发布的《Fund Management – Cayman Islands》（2021/2022）；PLC Cross-Border Investment Funds Handbook 发布的《Investment Funds – Cayman Islands》（2012）；International Corporate Rescue Vol. 9 (2012) Issue 6 发布的《Cayman Islands’ Court of Appeal Re-affirms the Status of Segregated Portfolio Companies》；PLC Global Guide for Private Equity and Venture Capital 2015/2016 发布的《Fiduciary duties of a general partner of a Cayman exempted limited partnership》。2022 年，他被列入 Asia Business Law Journal 的顶级离岸律师 A-List。名单基于对亚洲公司法务及国内外律所以亚洲为重点的合伙人进行的广泛调研和提名。 https://law.asia/the-a-list-top-offshore-lawyers-2022/

- Gary 的执业重点主要是离岸投资基金的设立和启动，特别是对冲基金、私募股权基金及区块链技术投资基金。他还提供并购、公司、公司融资及私募股权投资的咨询服务，为公司、银行、投资基金管理人、内部法务、在岸律师、高净值个人及保险公司提供开曼群岛和英属维尔京群岛法律建议，处理日常法律事务及复杂战略事务。

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