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Stuarts Humphries Offices
Kensington House, 69 Dr. Roy’s Drive
P.0 Box 2510
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
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Mr Jonathan McLean
Work Department
Banking and Regulatory
Position
Jon is a Partner and Head of the Banking and Regulatory Practice Groups at Stuarts Humphries. Jon is also a member of the Specialist Investment Funds, Fintech and Local Practice Groups.
Career
Jon has an extensive practice and advises clients on all banking, finance, licensing, regulatory, funds fintech, corporate and commercial matters across a broad range of sectors. He also has substantial experience in local matters having advised on many aviation, real estate and shipping matters as well as major infrastructure projects in the Cayman Islands.
Jon regularly represents clients on a broad range of finance and corporate transactions including joint ventures, restructurings, public listings, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, credit facilitates, secured lending, debt finance, securitisations and structured products, initial public offerings, corporate finance, capital market and other transactional work. Jon’s regulatory practice includes advising on licencing and registration, economic substance, data protection, anti-money laundering, beneficial ownership and FATCA and CRS requirements. He also regularly advises fund sponsors, fintech start-ups and other stakeholders on the structuring and formation of hedge and private equity funds and security token offerings and initial coin offerings; the day-to-day administration of funds from a Cayman Islands law perspective (including, for example, corporate governance and fiduciary duties, investor issues, matters pertaining to illiquid portfolios and portfolio transactions); the restructuring, wind-down and liquidation of funds and other entities; and the regulatory framework governing banks, trusts, virtual asset service providers, funds and their managers in the Cayman Islands. Jon’s clients include major banks and trusts, financial institutions, publicly listed and private entities, investment houses, administrators, high-net-worth individuals, fintech companies and international law firms.
Jon joined the firm in 2019 having previously worked for Kirkland and Ellis in London and other international law firms.
Jon has been recognised as a highly regarded individual in IFLR 1000 for investment funds and is a notary public in the Cayman Islands.
Languages
English
Memberships
- The Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association
- Notary Public of the Cayman Islands
Education
- College of Law (LPC) – Commendation (Commercial Stream)
- University of Birmingham (GDLS) – Commendation
- Carleton University (BA) – Honours in Law with a concentration in Business Law
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Banking, finance and capital markets
Stuarts Humphries
is regularly sought out by banks, financial institutions and businesses for advice on all aspects of banking and finance matters, including assistance with secured and unsecured, domestic and multi-jurisdictional financing mandates, financial structuring transactions involving debt, equity and structured products, aircraft financings, and CDO issues. The group is jointly led by investment funds and fintech expert Chris Humphries and banking and regulatory practice head Jonathan McLean, and also includes corporate head Megan Wright, who regularly advises leading US, European and South American banks and investment managers, and has substantial knowledge of cryptocurrencies and fintech issues.
Cayman Islands > Corporate and commercial
Stuarts Humphries provides comprehensive advice to financial institutions, investment managers and US, European and South American banks on cross-border M&A, SPACs and restructurings. As head of the corporate practice, Megan Wright is sought out by a varied client roster for corporate, commercial, find, finance and fintech advice. Chris Humphries is a key player in corporate and commercial transactions, where he regularly acts for investment managers, promoters and international investors, while Jonathan McLean is noted for his expertise in cryptocurrency funds and digital asset structures.
Cayman Islands > Real estate
Stuarts Humphries routinely advises leading banks, real estate developers, brokers and agencies on the lease, purchase, sale and development of commercial and residential properties in Cayman. Head of the team Buck Grizzel specialises in matters involving hotels, large commercial buildings and multi-unit residential developments, while Jonathan McLean is noted for his expertise in residential and commercial property finance matters and lease agreements.
Cayman Islands > Investment funds
With its boutique investment funds, corporate, fintech, litigation and regulatory offering, Stuarts Humphries is well placed to handle mandates at the intersection of these various areas of specialism; recently, the team has been actively involved with the registration of funds for blockchain, STOs, DAOs and cryptocurrencies. Chris Humphries is the key senior contact, and is ably supported by Jonathan McLean and Megan Wright.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets Cayman Islands
- Corporate and commercial Cayman Islands
- Investment funds Cayman Islands
- Real estate Cayman Islands