Prior to joining Walkers, Lisa worked as Acting Registrar of the High Court, Registrar of Companies, Magistrate and Supervisor of Elections for the Government of the British Virgin Islands and more recently spent five years as the Deputy Managing Director of the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission.

Admitted In:
British Virgin Islands

Qualifications:
Master of Laws, School of Financial Services, University of New South Wales
International Diploma in Compliance, University of Manchester Business School & International Compliance Association
Law degree with Honours, University of the West Indies

2019 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2019 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial

2019 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial

​2018 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2017 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial)

2016 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial)

​Lisa serves as one of two independent assessors for the British Virgin Islands' National Risk Assessment, launched in April 2014.

In February, 2006 Lisa was elected as President of the BVI Bar Association. She was also the first Chairman of the BVI’s Financial Investigations Agency. For over five years, she served as the Secretary of the BVI’s Reporting Authority established under the Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Act. Lisa is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, the International Compliance Association, and the Offshore Institute. She is also a member of the British Virgin Islands Reading Council and the International Reading Association. ​

ADVISORY

• BVI Updates in Respect of the Common Reporting Standard - An amendment to the existing BVI CRS legislation has been published which introduces new requirement...
  
• BVI BEPS Country-by-Country Reporting - The Government of the BVI has begun implementing the requirements from the “Transfer Pricing Docum...
  
• BVI Beneficial Ownership Developments - Legislation has been passed which will require each BVI licensed registered agent to establish and m...
  
• BVI Introduces Opt-In Regime for AIFMD Compliance - BVI, a key international domicile for investment funds, has introduced new regulations (the “AIFMD...
  
• Walkers BVI Now Approved Trademark Agent - It's official! Walkers (BVI) is now an approved Trade Mark Agent!The BVI's new Trade Mark Act, 2013 ...
  
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ARTICLES

• Mergers in a BVI Regulatory Context - When planning a restructuring that involves a merger where at least one of the merging entities is a...
  
• The BVI and the Global Push for Tax Transparency – When Life Gives You Lemons - ​With an examination of the issues surrounding the impact of the global push for tax transparency ...
  
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MEMO

• (BVI) Converting a Mutual Fund into an SPC – Practical Steps - Under the BVI Business Companies Act 2004, (as amended) ("BVI BC Act"), a company limited by shares ...
  
• (BVI) Ongoing Obligations of Approved Managers - The BVI Business Companies Act 2004 (the "Business Companies Act") imposes continuing obligations on...
  
• (BVI) Approved Manager Regime in the British Virgin Islands - The BVI Financial Services Commission (the "FSC") Approved Investment Manager Guidelines (the "Guide...
  
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NEWS

• Update on BVI Electronic Filing Network, VIRRGIN - The Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands announced on 20 March 2017 that it h...
  
• Walkers (BVI) Legal Scholarship Application Open - Walkers (BVI) is one of the most prestigious international law firms in the British Virgin Islands a...
  
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