Ian is a partner of m•advisory, advising on Cayman Islands legal matters from London. 

He has been a lawyer for over 25 years, having worked in London, the Channel Islands and the Cayman Islands with strong specialty skills in legal, business strategy, global team and risk management.  Ian advises on the Cayman Islands and UK legal and regulatory aspects of the establishment and regulation of investment managers and investment funds (hedge, private equity and crypto and digital asset funds) as well as promoters of crypto/digital asset and blockchain offerings, disputes, cross-border finance and general corporate and commercial work.

Ian has significant experience and expertise in the following areas:

•  Corporate and Commercial
•  Capital and Debt Markets
•  Banking and Finance
•  Investment Funds, including crypto and digital assets
•  Regulatory and Compliance

Background and qualifications

Ian began his legal career at Clifford Chance in London as a trainee and qualified into the debt capital markets group. After 8 years at Clifford Chance, he moved to Walkers in the Cayman Islands in 2001, where he became a partner in 2008. He joined Appleby in the Cayman Islands in 2013 as a Partner and Global Head of Investment Funds. Headhunted by Harneys, Cayman Islands he joined them in 2017 and became an Equity Partner and Joint Global Head of Investment Funds. He formed Intertrust Law, Cayman Islands, as an Equity Partner and Global Managing Partner in 2020 before relocating to the UK and joining Cummings Pepperdine LLP,  as a Co-Owner and Partner in March 2022.