Chris Duncan
Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Contentious Regulatory
- Corporate
- Corporate Disputes
- Corporate Regulation and Compliance
- Corporate Trust Structures
- Cybersecurity and Data Protection
- eGaming
- Family Office
- Fraud and Asset Tracing
- Intellectual Property
- IPOs and Equity Capital Markets
- Joint Ventures
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Relocating to the Cayman Islands
- Tax Related Disclosure Notices
- Trusts and Private Wealth View More
Profile
Chris Duncan is a partner in the corporate team, based in the Cayman Islands. He leads our fintech and digital assets group across both the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, being one of the few Cayman and BVI dual qualified advisors in the fintech space.
Chris advises clients on the full spectrum of fintech, crypto and digital assets matters, including, structuring and regulatory advice in connection with decentralised autonomous organisations (or DAOs), token issuances and early stage fundraising, centralised and decentralised exchanges, wallet providers and VC funds, NFT and gaming platforms and miningstaking operations. In addition, Chris advises clients in the regulated sector in connection with applications under both the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands VASP regimes. With a background in regulatory and tax investigations, Chris also regularly helps clients navigate requests and investigations from local and foreign regulators and authorities, leaning on his regulatory investigations background. Chris has published numerous articles and regularly speaks on panels, webinars and podcasts on all things fintech, crypto and web3.
Areas of Practice
- Contentious Regulatory
- Corporate
- Corporate Disputes
- Corporate Regulation and Compliance
- Corporate Trust Structures
- Cybersecurity and Data Protection
- eGaming
- Family Office
- Fraud and Asset Tracing
- Intellectual Property
- IPOs and Equity Capital Markets
- Joint Ventures
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Relocating to the Cayman Islands
- Tax Related Disclosure Notices
- Trusts and Private Wealth
Professional Career
Recent Experience Cayman trusts: A toolbox for tough timesFinTech and Blockchain in the CaribbeanInvesting in a New World - ESG considerations for settlors and trustees of Cayman Islands trustsWills and estates in the Cayman IslandsPrivate Client Guide 2023 - British Virgin Islands (Legal 500) Private Client Guide 2023 - Cayman Islands (Legal 500)Ten things every VASP should know about the BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022 Recent offshore regulatory updates in the fintech and digital/virtual assets sector BVI Blockchain Chapter (Mondaq)Cayman Blockchain Chapter (Mondaq)Five chapters authored for Legal 500 Private Client guides, 2023Carey Olsen leads offshore firms in Chambers High Net Worth 2023Carey Olsen attending Mainnet 2023 Carey Olsen advises Socket Technologies Limited on $5 million investment roundCarey Olsen advises Mauve on becoming the first regulated non-custodial virtual assets exchangeWhere to relocate virtual asset series - spotlight on Cayman Islands A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2024: British Virgin Islands (GLI chapter)A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2024: Cayman Islands (GLI chapter)Carey Olsen attending Digital Asset Summit 2024Carey Olsen's FinTech practice ranked Band 1 in Chambers 2024 GuideEarly-stage token investments: Careful drafting needed to avoid disputes
