Practice Expertise

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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
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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 mining staking 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.



Chris is ranked in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide and ranked in band 1 by Chambers and Partners FinTech. He also features in the 2024 Private Client Global Elite Directory.


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

Significant Accomplishments
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 trustsAn overview of Cayman Islands foundation companiesCarey 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 disputesPrivate Client Guide 2024 - Cayman Islands (Legal 500)Five chapters authored for Legal 500 Private Client guides, 2024Carey Olsen lawyers named among top private client advisers by Private Client Global EliteCarey Olsen names four new partners in the Cayman IslandsCarey Olsen attending Consensus 2024



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