Robert Briant > Conyers > Tortola, British Virgin Islands > Lawyer Profile

With a ‘solution-focused mindset’, Conyers‘ corporate practice continues to advise on some of the most complex M&A and corporate transactions in the jurisdiction, spanning the engineering, technology, telecoms, energy and healthcare sectors. Highly regarded for his wide-ranging experience in all aspects of corporate and commercial law, Robert Briant heads up the practice and has notable expertise in M&A, joint ventures and investment vehicles. Other key figures within the team include the ‘exceptional’ Anton Goldstein and Rachael Pape, who are noted for their transactional capabilities. Counsel Nicholas Kuria is a highly experienced practitioner whose corporate practice sees him acting for a variety of clients.

With expertise across the energy, telecoms, financial services and real estate development sectors, Conyers stands out in the BVI banking and finance market for advising a deep roster of blue-chip international clients on highly complex finance and capital market transactions. Head of the practice Robert Briant is noted for his expertise in big-ticket M&A deals, joint ventures and investment vehicles, while Anton Goldstein’s broad practice includes capital markets mandates, finance work, investment fund matters and PE issues. The ‘highly commercial and pragmatic’ Rachael Pape has recently acted on several prominent finance and capital markets transactions in the BVI, and also regularly advises on cross-border regulations; she was promoted to the partnership in mid-2023. Counsel Nicholas Kuria is sought out by technology, media and telecoms, financial services and insurance clients.

Conyers‘ investment funds practice stands out in the BVI market for its expertise in advising top-tier hedge fund sponsors and private equity houses on formation, structuring, establishment and management issues relating to segregated portfolio companies and hybrid funds. Transactional law expert Robert Briant leads the practice and routinely acts for hedge funds and private equity funds seeking to establish joint venture companies and investment vehicles. Another key contact is Anton Goldstein, who is noted for advising on some of the largest deals in the BVI. A broad spectrum of corporations, leading international banks and financial institutions turn to Rachael Pape for her specialism in investment funds and cross-border regulatory guidance, while counsel Nicholas Kuria’s practice focuses on the technology, media and telecoms, financial services and insurance sectors.