Mr Jonathan Garcia > ISOLAS LLP > Gibraltar, Gibraltar > Lawyer Profile
ISOLAS LLP Offices
PORTLAND HOUSE, GLACIS ROAD
Gibraltar
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Mr Jonathan Garcia
Work Department
Financial Services / Corporate/Investment Funds
Position
Partner
Career
Overview
Jonathan is a Partner at ISOLAS with a wealth of experience across the financial services, corporate advisory, regulatory and DLT practice areas.
He specialises in financial services and corporate advisory, while also advising family offices and larger private clients. He has undertaken extensive work on international collective investment schemes, advising on a variety of solutions to an international client base which includes investment managers and banks.
Jonathan has co-authored a number of articles and chapters in high-profile industry publications, such as the U.S. Chamber of Digital Commerce’s ‘Understanding Digital Tokens: Market Overviews, and Proposed Guidelines for Policymakers and Practitioners’, Legal 500 Gibraltar: Alternative Investment Funds and the Global Legal Insights’ Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Regulations . He also regularly writes on topical issues relating to collective investment schemes.
Banking & Regulatory
Jonathan advises regulated entities on day-to-day legal and regulatory developments affecting them. He is also regularly involved in various forms of corporate and real estate finance, including corporate restructuring, structured financing and corporate refinancing.
Jonathan was extensively involved advising the Authorised Administrator appointed by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) in connection with the first ever administration of a long-established group of company managers and professional trustees regulated in Gibraltar, which were subsequently wound up pursuant to the Financial Services Commission Act 2007. He has also co-advised GSX Limited, the Gibraltar Stock Exchange, through its licensing procedure.
Jonathan also spent six months on a part-time secondment at the GFSC.
Company Law
Jonathan sat on the Company Law Reform Committee established by the Gibraltar Finance Centre Council, which led to a full-scale review of Gibraltar’s company legislation. He has also advised HM Government of Gibraltar on the introduction of legislation that allows for Limited Liability Partnerships and drafted appropriate legislation. He is authorised by the GFSC to provide directorship services and as an Insolvency Practitioner under the Insolvency Act 2011.
Funds & Investment Services
Jonathan has undertaken extensive work on collective investment schemes, advising on a variety of solutions to a client base which includes local and international investment managers, banks and family offices.
He sits on the board of the Gibraltar Funds and Investment Association (GFIA) as Head of the Technical Comittee which is the local body that represents the funds and investments industry, as it considers updates to legislative positions and innovative products in both the traditional asset class as well as the digital asset space. As part of this, he sits on a number of Government/Regulator working groups dealing with a variety of issues.
Fintech
As part of his DLT practice, Jonathan continues to advise various blockchain businesses and start-ups on everything from raising finance to obtaining regulatory authorisation for carrying out their business activities.
He participated in the Blockchain Bundesverband (Association for the Promotion of Blockchain Technology in Germany) working group on Token Regulation and was one of the founding members of thinkBLOCKtank, a Luxembourg based non-profit organisation, bringing together some of the most respected Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology experts from more than 15 countries, aiming to provide policy recommendations at an EU and worldwide level which will allow a proper regulated and prosperous ecosystem in regards to Digital Assets.
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
The Gibraltar Legal Council
U.S. Chamber of Digital Commerce
thinkBlocktank
Education
City University London (ICSL)
Kingston University
Leisure
Jonathan enjoys hitting the gym and travelling.
Lawyer Rankings
Gibraltar > Fintech
(Leading partners)The ‘well connected’ team at ISOLAS LLP
harnesses extensive experience in the fintech sector, with particularly robust regulatory expertise. A key focus for the team involves advising industry groups dedicated to the development of the regulatory and commercial framework for DLT companies, as well as acting on behalf of clients seeking regulatory authorisation. This expertise is bolstered by the return of senior partner Albert J Isola CBE
, following his tenure as Minister from 2013 to 2023, during which time he introduced the legislation for the regulation of the DLT industry. Isola leads the team alongside Jonathan Garcia, a specialist in the financial services, corporate advisory, regulatory and DLT practice areas. Stuart Dalmedo and Shakira Marsh-Finch are other key contacts.
Gibraltar > Investment funds
(Leading partners)The team at ISOLAS LLP advises on a number of investment fund applications in the jurisdiction, as well as actively contributing to the development of the regulatory and commercial framework supporting Gibraltar’s funds sector. This is reflected in the recent appointment of practice head Jonathan Garcia as Chair of the Gibraltar Funds & Investment Association (GFIA). Senior partner Albert J Isola CBE returned to the practice in 2023, following his tenure as Minister from 2013 to 2023.
Gibraltar > Commercial, corporate and M&A
ISOLAS LLP is well-equipped to advise on a range of commercial matters, harnessing notable expertise in gaming licensing, insurance and general corporate matters, as well as the DLT/fintech space. Senior partner Peter Isola is heavily involved in corporate governance matters, Jonathan Garcia leads in the funds and fintech sector, whilst Christian Caetano is a key contact for insurance and cross-border M&A matters. Steven Caetano comes highly recommended, with a strong reputation in the gaming and M&A arenas. In October 2023, Albert J Isola CBE returned to the firm, following a sabbatical serving as a Government Minister from 2013 to 2023.
Gibraltar > TMT
The highly regarded ISOLAS LLP leverages the deep sector expertise of its team to assist major telecommunication and gaming companies, as well as advising HM Government of Gibraltar on gaming legislation and licensing regulations. The team is led by senior partner Peter Isola, widely recognised as a leading figure in Gibraltar’s gaming sector; e-gaming expert Steven Caetano; and Jonathan Garcia, a specialist in financial services, corporate advisory, regulatory and DLT matters. Albert J Isola CBE has returned as senior partner, following a 10 year tenure as a Government Minister, notably responsible for financial services and gaming from 2013 to 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech Gibraltar
- Leading partners Gibraltar > Investment funds
- Leading partners Gibraltar > Fintech
- TMT Gibraltar
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Gibraltar
- Investment funds Gibraltar