Mr Jeffrey Kirk > Appleby > Tortola, British Virgin Islands > Lawyer Profile
Appleby Offices
JAYLA PLACE, WICKHAM'S CAY 1
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Mr Jeffrey Kirk
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Jeffrey Kirk is the managing partner of the Appleby British Virgin Islands office and he leads the BVI office Corporate Practice Group. He advises on public and private M&A, capital markets, banking & finance, FinTech including digital assets, investment funds & services, private equity, (re)insurance and other corporate matters. He is also the global head of the Appleby Islamic Finance Practice Group. Jeffrey has worked in the Appleby London, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands and BVI offices and has extensive experience advising on the laws of the BVI, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.
His pre-Appleby experience includes being in practice at leading London law firms; in-house counsel at Lloyd´s of London and his South African experience includes practicing in a leading regional South African law firm, being in-house counsel at an international asset management group and general counsel for a leading underwriting firm.
Languages
English
Memberships
Education
- University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
- BPP Law School, London (England)
Personal
In the 2020 Chambers Global listings, Jeffrey was ranked as an eminent practitioner and is regarded by commentators as a “sensible operator” and was held in high regard for his depth of knowledge and long-standing client relationships. In 2019, Chambers Global described Jeffrey as “articulate and precise” as well as being the “consummate all-rounder”. In 2018 they noted that he is praised by interviewees as a “brilliant lawyer” who is “articulate and picks things up easily.” Having formerly practised in the firm´s Hong Kong office, he is particularly noted for his expertise working with Asia-based clients, and is hailed by sources for his “service-oriented advice.” In other previous years’ editions of Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers Global, he was rated for his debt capital markets expertise and gained affirmation from clients as being “very prompt, practical and responsive. He combines legal expertise with commercial understanding” and that “He stands out for his insurance and reinsurance expertise.”
He has also been ranked as a leading individual by The Legal 500 since 2014, which noted that he stands out for his “responsiveness and ability to deal with demanding clients.” IFLR1000 has also ranked Jeffrey as “highly regarded”.
Lawyer Rankings
British Virgin Islands > Corporate and commercial
(Leading individuals)Advising on projects across Asia, Latin America and Africa, Appleby‘s BVI office is regularly instructed on cross-border M&A transactions. Practice chair Jeffrey Kirk regularly handles multi-million-dollar M&A deals and corporate restructurings, while Andrew Jowett, who divides his time between BVI and Jersey, acts for various blue-chip and private companies in the energy sector. Further notable figures in the team also include Shana Simmonds, who has recently been involved in multi-jurisdictional transactions related to private equity takeovers and fintech companies; and David Clark, who frequently provides support for the team on cross-border financing matters, particularly those with Bermuda connections. ‘Proactive and solution-focused’ M&A specialist Brittany Cummings and Stuart Fee are key names at senior associate level.
British Virgin Islands > Banking, finance and capital markets
Appleby fields a robust cross-departmental team of specialists, who routinely handle high-profile multi-jurisdictional matters and advise borrowers and lenders on blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital asset and fintech mandates. Another strong focus of the practice is on international asset finance transactions, particularly in the aviation and shipping industries. Managing partner Jeffrey Kirk is also global head of the Islamic finance practice group, while Andrew Jowett’s expertise lies the mining, oil and gas, energy and natural resources sectors. Shana Simmonds is also a key name in the practice with expertise in secured and structured financings and private equity transactions, acting for a range of global and domestic financial institutions and securities providers.
British Virgin Islands > Regulatory and compliance
Praised for its ‘exceptional subject matter expertise and experience in digital assets and fund work’, Appleby‘s BVI regulatory team is spearheaded by Jeffrey Kirk and regularly advises clients in the emerging technologies, virtual asset and data management sectors on a host of regulatory issues related to blockchain, cryptocurrencies and digital assets. ‘Blending regulatory knowledge with commercial savvy’, Andrew Jowett divides his time between Jersey and the BVI and advises on securities and investment business, fintech, blockchain, digital asset and crypto mandates and the tokenisation of real world assets, while counsel Stuart Fee‘s broad practice encompasses the regulatory elements of blockchain-based token offerings, DeFi structures and smart contract projects. Shana Simmonds handles regulatory issues relating to corporate transactions, and senior associate Brittany Cummings is another key name for corporate-related regulatory matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals British Virgin Islands > Corporate and commercial
- Corporate and commercial British Virgin Islands
- Banking, finance and capital markets British Virgin Islands
- Regulatory and compliance British Virgin Islands