Robert Farrell

Partner

  • British Virgin Islands / Cayman Islands
Robert Farrell, Partner

Overview

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.

Experience

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.

Latest Updates and News

What are the key laws and rules that govern Cayman Islands’ investment funds?
INSIGHTS | 28 August 2025

What are the key laws and rules that govern Cayman Islands’ investment funds?

The Mutual Funds Act (for open-ended funds) and the Private Funds Act (for closed-ended funds) are the two main statutes relevant to the regulation of investment funds in the Cayman Islands.  The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) is the regulatory body responsible for compliance with these laws and…

Beneficial Ownership requirements in the British Virgin Islands: Registration and “legitimate interest” access
INSIGHTS | 27 August 2025

Beneficial Ownership requirements in the British Virgin Islands: Registration and “legitimate interest” access

The registration of beneficial ownership information in respect of British Virgin Islands (the “BVI”) companies and the potential for that information to be disclosed subsequently has long been the subject of speculation and understandable concern by owners of companies and other relevant entities in the BVI.

An overview of remedies in British Virgin Islands crypto asset disputes
INSIGHTS | 20 August 2025

An overview of remedies in British Virgin Islands crypto asset disputes

The rapid development of the digital assets space and Web 3.0 ecosystem over the last 10 years has meant that courts around the world have been faced with an ever-increasing number of disputes in this space. This includes the courts in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). The cases…

STAR Trusts and Foundation Companies – Developing uses in the Digital Asset space
INSIGHTS | 28 July 2025

STAR Trusts and Foundation Companies – Developing uses in the Digital Asset space

By way of an update on our recent publication (which can be found here) that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had determined that the Cayman Islands has substantively fulfilled its action plan, and following completion of a recent on-site visit by the FATF, the Cayman Islands has…

The Cayman Islands Clarifies Tokenised Funds Rules
INSIGHTS | 24 July 2025

The Cayman Islands Clarifies Tokenised Funds Rules

The Cayman Islands has taken a material step forward in balancing responsible digital asset innovation with the introduction of the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (the “Amendment Bill”) which, if passed into law, will make key amendments to the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act (2024 Revision)…

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