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Yuri is an Associate in Loeb Smith’s Hong Kong office. She has over 5-years cross-border legal services experience as an attorney in another jurisdiction where she advised on the formation and launch of investment funds, trusts and finance related matters. She speaks Mandarin, English and Korean.
Yuri specialises in advising on the formation and launch of investment funds in both Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands, and also on M&A, joint venture transactions, series financings, and other corporate involving various Cayman Islands or BVI trusts and company structures. For private clients, she also advises on various Cayman Islands and BVI trusts and foundations companies.
Latest Updates and News
INSIGHTS | 22 September 2026
Prediction markets and Cayman Islands regulation: gambling, betting or investment business?
Prediction markets have become an increasingly prominent part of the digital asset and decentralised finance landscape.
INSIGHTS | 14 September 2026
Hybrid fund in the Cayman Islands
A hybrid fund combines features of open-ended hedge fund and closed-ended private equity structures. Open-ended funds allow periodic redemptions at net asset value, focusing investments into liquid portfolios. Closed-ended funds lock up capital for a fixed term, and focus on investments into illiquid strategies (e.g. PE funds and…
INSIGHTS | 31 August 2026
Prediction markets and regulation in the BVI: gaming, betting or investment business?
Prediction markets have become an increasingly prominent part of the digital asset and decentralised finance landscape.
INSIGHTS | 18 August 2026
When PRC Tax Meets Offshore Trust Law: Reflections on the New Individual Income Tax Rules
Offshore trusts have never operated in a vacuum. A Cayman Islands or British Virgin Islands trust holding assets for a family with roots in mainland China has always had to function alongside the tax and regulatory regime of the settlor’s home jurisdiction, even where the trust itself is…
INSIGHTS | 22 July 2026
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…
