Prior to joining Walkers, Oliver was a partner in the Investment Funds and Regulatory Team of another large offshore law firm in both the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. Prior to moving offshore, Oliver worked in the Corporate Department of Olswang LLP (now CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP).

Admitted in:
British Virgin Islands
Supreme Court of England and Wales (not practising)

Qualifications:
Legal Practice Course, The College of Law
Graduate Diploma in Law, The College of Law
Bachelor of Arts (2:1) in Economics, University of Durham (Hatfield College)

2020 Chambers Global Guide - (Investment Funds) Up and Coming - "Clients view him as "a great attorney" with a "good understanding of hedge funds." Another commentator added that he is "very knowledgeable, easy to work with and very up to date on the legal changes."

2020 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2019 Chambers Global Guide - (Investment Funds) Up and Coming

2019 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Investment Funds 

2019 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2018 IFLR 1000 – Highly Regarded

2018 Chambers and Partners – Up and Coming

Legal 500 – "very diligent, very thoughtful lawyer" and "very pleasant to deal with and someone to look out for"

ADVISORY

• An Update on the Offshore Funds Landscape - There have been a number of changes to the offshore funds landscape in recent months. Our global tea...
  
• BVI: Introduction of Registration Regime for Closed-Ended Funds - Summary - On 31 December 2019, the British Virgin Islands government enacted the Securities and Investment Bus...
  
• BVI: Introduction of Registration Regime for Closed-Ended Funds - On 31 December 2019, the British Virgin Islands government enacted the Securities and Investment Bus...
  
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ARTICLES

• Walkers contributes six chapters to Chambers FinTech Practice Guide 2020 - Walkers has provided six chapters to Chambers and Partners FinTech Practice Guide 2020. The guides ...
  
• Chambers Global Practice Guide 2020: Fintech – BVI: Law and Practice - Partners Lucy Frew and Oliver Bell and senior counsel Lodewijk van Setten have authored the "BVI Law...
  
• Walkers contributes six chapters to Chambers FinTech Practice Guide 2019 - Walkers has provided six chapters to Chambers and Partners FinTech Practice Guide 2019. The guides&n...
  
• Chambers FinTech Guide 2019: BVI - Partners Oliver Bell and Lucy Frew, along with senior counsel Lisa Penn-Lettsome and associate ...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers Sponsors Hedgeweek's Key Steps to Success - Walkers is sponsoring Hedgeweek's Key Steps to Success- Managing a Start-up or Emerging Hedge Fund i...
  
• Oliver Bell and Dorothy Scott to host webinar with IMDDA - Partners Oliver Bell and Dorothy Scott will be hosting a webinar with the Investment Management Due ...
  
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NEWS

• Walkers – Most Ranked Practices in Offshore (Chambers Global) - Walkers' practice groups have received the highest number of rankings for an offshore law firm in th...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals Private Equity Trends - Part 4 - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top investment fund managers and financi...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals Private Equity Trends - Part 3 - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top investment fund managers and financi...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals Hedge Fund Trends - Part 2 - HEDGE FUNDS - PART 2   From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top in...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals Hedge Fund Trends - Part 1 - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top investment fund managers and financi...
  
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