Practice Expertise

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Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance
  • Banking Regulation
  • Bermuda Stock Exchange
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Regulation and Compliance
  • Corporate Structuring
  • Cybersecurity and Data Protection
  • Debt Capital Markets
  • eGaming
  • Fund Finance
  • Fund Listings
  • Fund Regulation and Compliance
  • Funds Regulation and Compliance
  • Funds Strategies and Asset Classes
  • Intellectual Property
  • Investment Business
  • Investment Funds
  • IPOs and Equity Capital Markets
  • Joint Ventures
  • Listed Funds
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Regulatory
  • Restructuring and Winding Up
  • Structured Finance and Securitisation
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Profile

Steven's practice covers a broad spectrum of corporate, commercial and regulatory law with specific depth and experience in corporate governance and regulation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), finance, securities and restructuring.



A recognised specialist in the fintech and digital asset sector, Steven worked with the Bermuda government in the introduction and development of its digital asset legal and regulatory regime, and represents a significant number of digital asset companies headquartered, or with operations, in Bermuda. He also has particular expertise in infrastructure projects and the wider technology, telecommunications and energy sectors. 



Steven regularly represents clients on a wide variety of local and cross-jurisdictional corporate and regulatory transactions and restructurings as well as public offerings (IPOs), private placements and listings on the Bermuda, New York and London stock exchanges. He also advises on complex multinational joint ventures and private equity projects.



Steven has acted as a director on the boards of US and European listed companies as well as smaller entrepreneurial private companies and has advised on all aspects of business law that affect such entities. He is as comfortable advising technology start-ups as he is with the boards of international conglomerates.



Steven is frequently asked to speak and present on Bermuda legal and regulatory matters at conferences around the world with recent speaking engagements including:




Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance
  • Banking Regulation
  • Bermuda Stock Exchange
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Regulation and Compliance
  • Corporate Structuring
  • Cybersecurity and Data Protection
  • Debt Capital Markets
  • eGaming
  • Fund Finance
  • Fund Listings
  • Fund Regulation and Compliance
  • Funds Regulation and Compliance
  • Funds Strategies and Asset Classes
  • Intellectual Property
  • Investment Business
  • Investment Funds
  • IPOs and Equity Capital Markets
  • Joint Ventures
  • Listed Funds
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Regulatory
  • Restructuring and Winding Up
  • Structured Finance and Securitisation

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Recent Experience How legal service providers contribute to legislative reformFinTech and Blockchain in the CaribbeanLegislative and regulatory developments in Bermuda for Q4 2022Recent offshore regulatory updates in the fintech and digital/virtual assets sector Bermuda Blockchain Chapter (Mondaq)20 lawyers from Carey Olsen's Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands offices ranked in Chambers Global 2023Carey Olsen shortlisted twice in Hedgeweek's European Digital Assets Awards Bermuda launches consultation to consider introduction of OECD's Pillar Two FrameworkCarey Olsen attending International Tech Summit 2023Carey Olsen is attending Consensus 2023Carey Olsen will be speaking at the C5 Crypto & Digital Asset Recovery ConferenceCarey Olsen attending Submarine Networks World 2023 Carey Olsen sponsors the Bermuda Riskathon 2023Carey Olsen attending Mainnet 2023 Carey Olsen advises Mountain Protocol on obtaining Bermuda digital asset business licenceCarey Olsen lawyers recognised in latest IFLR1000 2023 rankings Carey Olsen to interview Google on new transatlantic subsea cable, NuvemCarey Olsen's Steven Rees Davies featured in Top 50 Crypto Professionals List22 Carey Olsen lawyers recognised in 2024 edition of The Legal 500 CaribbeanCarey Olsen Bermuda excels in latest rankings for The Legal 500 CaribbeanA guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2024: Bermuda (GLI chapter)Carey Olsen attending Digital Asset Summit 2024Bermuda Virtual Currencies Chapter (Mondaq)Carey Olsen's FinTech practice ranked Band 1 in Chambers 2024 GuideCarey Olsen's Steven Rees Davies recognised as leading FinTech and blockchain practitionerCarey Olsen admitted as listing sponsor for the Bermuda Stock Exchange



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