Lawyers in Gibraltar
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Shlomo Levy
Shlomo specialises in high-value transactional and structuring work, servicing ultra-high net-worth individuals from around the world with expertise in international and cross border tax matters. Shlomo achieved a BSc (Hons) in Liberal Arts (1st Class) during his time at a research institute of Talmudic Law in Jerusalem. He subsequently converted this degree to a Law degree at the University of Law in London by undertaking the GDL, graduating with distinction in 2019. Shlomo completed the LPC in tandem with a LLM, passing with distinction in 2020. Shlomo joined Hassans in November 2020 and in a short period of time has shown his strong leadership skills. Shlomo is a key driver in engaging and advising new clients due to his ability to think out of the box and provide clients with novel solutions. Shlomo is a trusted adviser to his clients who rely on his commercial nous, clear critical thinking and exceptional problem-solving abilities. He provides his clients with highly-focused personal and professional attention. In recognition of the value he brings to Hassans, Shlomo joined the partnership in July 2024. Some of his notable matters include the purchase of a $275 million mezzanine loan and the purchase of land in Gibraltar to be developed into St Michael’s Citadel.
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Stephanie Acris
Stephanie joined Hassans in December 2013 and is a Partner in the firms Property Department. Stephanie studied law at Kingston University, London followed by the Legal Practice Course with Distinction at The University of Law. She qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in December 2015. Stephanie is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
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Steven Caetano
Partner
ISOLAS LLP
Stuart Dalmedo
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ISOLAS LLP
Tania Rahmany
Tania is a Partner in Hassans’ Corporate and Commercial Department. Having joined the firm in 2015, Tania completed training seats in the Corporate and Commercial team, the Litigation team, and at the firms’ associated trust and company management arm, Line Group Limited. Throughout this time, Tania has gained experience in transactional work involving Gibraltar-based structures, largely for UK and European commercial property investments. Tania also advises on corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, flotations of companies on recognised stock exchanges, and the incorporation and uses of Gibraltar foundations, and can assist with the Gibraltar tax aspects of any such transaction. Tania’s practice also involves commercial advisory work, including advising major wholesalers and retailers on trading arrangements in Gibraltar, and on intellectual property registration and enforcement. Tania is also frequently sought out for tax advisory work, and advises high net worth individuals and multinational corporate groups on tax obligations arising from particular business activities or a particular type of structure. She has also worked with a number of financial institutions in relation to their obligations under automatic exchange of information legislation, such as FATCA, CRS and DAC 6. In addition to her Corporate and Commercial practice, Tania regularly assists the Department of the Environment of HM Government of Gibraltar on matters of environmental law, including legislative drafting in the fields of conservation, animal welfare and climate change. She is also advising the Department on mechanisms for the financing and trading of climate-related projects. Tania Rahmany has advised both the Gibraltar Port Authority and Gibraltar Maritime Administration on statutory obligations arising from IMO instruments. Tania also has experience in legislative drafting in different sectors, most recently including drafting legislation relating to Maritime Shipping and the Port. As part of the Commercial Team, Tania also drafts and advises on commercial agreements used in a shipping context. Tania is a member of the Law Society and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and was admitted as a solicitor in Gibraltar, England and Wales in 2017.
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Tim Garcia
Tim Garcia is a Partner of Hassans International Law Firm Limited (since 2014) and leads our team specialising in international cross-border corporate, commercial and tax work. His clients are primarily ‘blue-chip’ multinationals, major private equity houses, and substantial family offices, who rely on him as a considered, innovative and practical advisor, as well as trusted non-executive director for many of their entities. The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (as regulator) have also recently admitted him as a licensed insolvency practitioner with the ability to act as liquidator for members’ voluntary, solvent liquidations (with Tim having also afforded extensive legal advisory assistance in the conduct of ~ 100 voluntary liquidations of Gibcos, many with cross-border elements). His expertise (which also covers all Gibraltar tax aspects as well as its interplay with a large variety of jurisdictions with which Gibraltar companies and individuals may interact) includes corporate substance and governance, structuring, servicing and divestment of investments, employee stock options, re-domiciliations, relocations (and establishment by way of branch or otherwise) of businesses and individuals to Gibraltar (in both the corporate and private client space), cross-border mergers, M&A, financing and re-structuring transactions (including in Chapter 11 scenarios), liquidations and broader insolvency aspects, limited partnerships, as well as a whole range of general commercial transactions. Some of his recent work highlights include his role as lead Gibraltar adviser on: PE (and wider Gibraltar) tax analysis and memorandum of advice to a luxury vehicles company regarding intended changes to their business model (involving Spain and Gibraltar); Gibraltar insolvency analysis in relation to group practices involving a Gibraltar operating company part of a leading professional crypto exchange and services provider; a business combination of a SPAC with a leading technology and investment group in the digital assets sector (within which a Gibraltar company plays a primary role); the establishment of a place of business in Gibraltar for a dual NYSE and LSE listed leading commercial legal finance provider; an acquisition by way of merger of substantial interests in a bitcoin mining group by an information technology company; a divestment and optimised repatriation of proceeds of container-ship interests by a leading NYSE listed global alternative investment management firm; a technical and extensive restructuring of an NYSE listed American manufacturing company, including carefully managed liquidation processes in light of potential Chinese indirect transfer tax considerations; extensive and technical Gibraltar law advice and assistance (including regarding financial assistance and related directors’ duties considerations) in the context of a USCo’s purchase of a trading Gibco part of a software company group; the repatriation of returns of capital to investors (including UK investors) in circumstances where the form and mechanism of such repatriation was critical to the potential tax treatment of the same in the hands of certain of the recipients (so as to make it plain that it was indeed truly a return of capital and not a distribution, which could otherwise have attracted adverse tax consequences); a Gibraltar court-sanctioned share premium reduction for a group entity of an AIM listed leading global Talent Acquisition and Managed Workforce Solutions provider; a complex (in lieu of challenges to ultimately reconcile differences between the respective common law and civil law systems) re-domiciliation by way of continuation into Switzerland of a hitherto Gibraltar vehicle (with a net value of circa USD300 million) within a leading, international medical device company; Gibraltar legal/tax advisory and corporate administrative assistance with the redomiciliation by way of continuation of a Gibco to Italy for a leading wind power operator in Italy and one of the leaders on the European market; and an intra-group Gibraltar court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement (for an Oslo Stock Exchange listed subsea engineering, construction and services company serving the offshore energy industry) allowing for the merger of two Gibraltar entities by the parent’s absorption of its subsidiary without its liquidation, such as to avoid (by way of deferral and transference to the resulting merged entity) the crystallising of a pure accounting loss in a manner acceptable under international accounting standards. Career Tim is a University of Nottingham graduate (which included an Erasmus year studying Spanish Law at the Universitat de Valencia in Spain) and endeavours to balance his workload with his young family and his various musical and sporting interests (having represented Gibraltar internationally in both). Tim completed his Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Courts School of Law in London. A member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple and inaugural Chairman of the Gibraltar Law Students Association, Tim was called to the Bar in England & Wales and Gibraltar in 2006, joining Hassans in the same year.
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Tony Provasoli
Tony Provasoli specialises in financial services and leads the Hassans' Financial Services team. Tony has been legal adviser to the Gibraltar Government on privatisation of the telephone and water departments, as well as on the transposition into Gibraltar law of telecoms-related European Union directives and other matters related to wireless telegraphy.
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Valerie Holliday
Valerie Holliday is a partner in the Banking and Financial Services Department of Hassans. She specialises in banking, financial services regulation and licensing and the restructure and reorganisation of credit institutions. Valerie acts for banks and other financial services institutions on a broad range of Gibraltar and international matters. Valerie has contributed to the drafting of financial services and banking legislation, including liaising with regulatory and political bodies for the purposes of devising and ensuring appropriate transposition of EU legislation. Valerie has also specialised on the legal and regulatory matters affecting electronic money and payments services providers. She has advised on the setting up of electronic money institutions in Gibraltar and regularly advises on regulatory matters affecting this industry and the payments sector. She also advises on MIFID related matters, acting for investment managers, brokers and advisors. She has provided extensive advice on Brexit-related regulatory matters, including business continuity and contingency planning. Valerie is ranked by Chambers and Partners Global 2023 and appears in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame 2023. Career Attended Inns of Court School of law, as a member of the Middle Temple, before being called to the Bar in London and then in Gibraltar in 1994.
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Vikram Nagrani
Vikram is a longstanding Partner in Hassans’ Corporate and Commercial department and part of the Fintech Team. Corporate & Commercial Work With roots firmly seated in Hassans’ Corporate and Commercial Department for almost two decades, Vikram has substantial experience in all aspects of corporate transactional work and commercial projects, specialising in investment and finance structures as well as large corporate mergers and acquisitions. Vikram has advised numerous multinational companies on corporate matters and their international transactional work. In addition, he is very experienced in cross-border structures and transactions. Vikram also acts as an executive director on the boards of many internationally recognised companies, including on the board for many years on what was the acquisition and holding vehicle for the Walgreens Boots Alliance business. Chambers & Partners Global, Chambers & Partners Europe and by Legal 500 have over the years reported sources saying the following about Vikram: “Fantastic to deal with.” “Thoughtful and considered.” “An excellent lawyer with good commercial experience.” “He cuts to the chase, delivers and has a good understanding of what you want.” “He always prepares contracts in a very simple way to understand… he is extremely accessible.” “He has extensive experience working with the firm’s international clients in cross-border transactions.” Private Client As a fully qualified Trusts and Estate Practitioner, Vikram advises certain high net worth individuals and families on their personal and business matters, and assists with the structuring of personal wealth and business assets. Vikram also acts as an executive director for some of the Firm’s largest private clients, building close relationships with his clients and deeply understanding their businesses in order to provide real and effective management and control. He is well regarded as a trusted advisor to high net worth individuals and families. As Chambers & Partners Europe reported from one source: “If you’re not in the country and don’t see the lawyer personally, you need to trust the person who is there; he is very responsive and responsible, which is convenient for us.” DLT/Blockchain Vikram has a deep knowledge in all Distributed Ledger Technology matters, including AML/KYC issues, token issuances, security token offerings and licence applications under Gibraltar’s DLT Providers Regulations. He has also assisted with the development of the DLT regulatory framework in Gibraltar, including being involved in the drafting of Regulatory Guidance Notes to Gibraltar’s Distributed Ledger Technology Regulations and assisting with the draft regulatory framework for Tokens in Gibraltar. Vikram has co-authored two Manuals on Virtual Currencies for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, intended as training and educational manuals for law enforcement agencies and for regulators. He has participated in several notable fora and has also contributed to various international events and initiatives as a speaker and is considered a thought leader in the space.” Vikram also serves as a Board Member of the Avalanche Foundation alongside some notable names in the Crypto industry. Chambers Fintech reported from one source: “He is extremely knowledgeable, detail-orientated, and one of the highest quality professionals I’ve worked with. His service is outstanding.” Rankings Vikram has for several years been consistently ranked by Chambers & Partners Global, Chambers & Partners Europe and by Legal 500 EMEA as a “Leading Lawyer” for Corporate, Commercial and TMT and FinTech. Notable work Some of the noteworthy Gibraltar law matters that Vikram has worked on are as follows: Acting on the £11.7 billion management buyout of the Alliance Boots Plc, and its subsequent merger with Walgreens. Leading the Gibraltar team on the first Gibraltar European cross-border merger of two listed e-gaming companies to create the world’s then-largest online gaming company in Gibraltar, the shares of which are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Acting for a global retailer in respect of a bond refinance (transaction value in excess of US$400 million). Leading the Gibraltar team on the simultaneous European cross-border mergers of three Gibraltar companies that formed part of the corporate group of a global luxury hotel resort brand into a legal entity incorporated in another European Member State. Advising on and establishing a Gibraltar structure to facilitate the acquisition and financing of a German bank by certain private investors. Advising on and assisting on the Gibraltar corporate aspects of a €1 billion bond issue by a global packaging company. Acting for one of the world’s largest paper manufacturers on all Gibraltar aspects of a European-wide restructure and US$1 billion financing and, establishing a Gibraltar corporate structure to facilitate the same. Acting for a joint venture partner in connection with the provision of finance and the acquisition of shares in a Cypriot company to act as the holding company of a group owning and developing numerous property portfolios in Bulgaria and Romania. Advising on and establishing a Gibraltar corporate structure for the acquisition of three Boeing 747 freighter aircraft. Advising a global luxury hotel brand on all Gibraltar aspects of a European-wide approx. US$1.2 billion financing and restructure and, establishing a Gibraltar corporate structure to facilitate the same. Advising a globally notable family. Background A graduate of Cardiff University, Vikram attended Cardiff Law School as a member of the Middle Temple and was called to the Bar in England and Wales and in Gibraltar in 2001. Vikram is a qualified and full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and, is also a qualified and practising Notary Public in Gibraltar. In addition, Vikram is an Executive MBA graduate of Cranfield School of Management. Outside the office, Vikram served as a long-standing president of the Gibraltar Hindu Community for 12 years and, as a member of the Gibraltar Police Authority (a statutory body that oversees and ensures the probity and efficiency of the Royal Gibraltar Police) for over a decade. Vikram is presently a Governor of the University of Gibraltar. Vikram is passionate about environmental and sustainability matters and regularly assists in the Firm’s environmental and sustainability initiatives, including the establishment of The Hassans Environmental Trust.
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Yvonne Chu
Yvonne Chu became a partner in Hassans’ Financial Services and Banking Team in July 2005. Yvonne commenced her practice at Hassans in commercial litigation back in 1993. She then joined the Financial Services and Banking Team in 2000, specialising in corporate banking and structured finance. Yvonne has extensive legal experience in corporate lending transactions and has developed significant experience in all related aspects of banking and finance, having advised on secured and unsecured syndicated loans, international securities offerings and structured capital market transactions, including repackaging and securitisation for major financial institutions. Yvonne is also an insurance lawyer, having advised on lending and security structures for Gibraltar insurers. She has led on mergers and acquisitions transactions involving insurance companies and advises on licensing, regulatory and legal requirements of these companies. She is also the appointed Gibraltar General Representative for Lloyd’s. The other areas of growth in the financial sectors that Yvonne is responsible for are collective investment schemes. She has set up numerous experienced investor funds since its inception in 2005 using both the limited partnership structures and protected cell companies. Yvonne frequently advises on cross border collective investment schemes and securities offerings and is familiar with capital market work, having frequently been instructed to advise financial institutions, including prime brokers on the enforceability of derivative transactions documented under ISDA, FOA and GMSLA Master Agreements and the applicability of netting and set-off provisions of these agreements under Gibraltar law. Yvonne is an FSC approved director and sits on the board of a private equity fund and also the board of a Gibraltar insurance company. Yvonne is the partner responsible for shipping finance and advises regularly on maritime related security transactions.
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