Experienced Legal Advisors Committed to Your Success.
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With Global Expertise
— About Us
Spencer West BVI in association with
HPA Lawyers Limited
Experienced international lawyers and partner firms providing top-tier assistance
As the BVI office of Spencer West, we offer high-quality legal services with a global reach through our team of over 250 experts located worldwide. From complex corporate transactions to global litigation, our experienced team is here to help.
Meet Our Founders
Our founders have decades of international law experience, specializing in BVI trust, fund, and company structures.
Our Commitment to Clients
We serve our clients with efficiency, effectiveness, and grace, striving for ethical and superb outcomes.
Exceptional Global Legal Services
We provide City of London quality work with a team of over 250 legal experts worldwide, delivering exceptional global legal services.
— Services
Legal & Related Services
Expert legal and fiduciary assistance for your international business needs
Private wealth structuring, corporate law, finance law, and more. Also, fiduciary services, economic substance advice, and yacht registration to ensure your business runs smoothly.
LEGAL
SERVICES
We are lawyers admitted to practice in the British Virgin Islands, although we are also admitted in Cayman, Ireland, Panama and England and Wales. We have been practicing offshore law for decades.
RELATED
SERVICES
We have partner firms in the BVI, including a Class 1 Trust and Corporate Service Provider firm of 25 years, which have many decades of experience in the BVI and which are fully licenced for the below services and more.
Our Trusted Experts
Stephen Abletshauser
— Founding Partner.
Stephen is a respected triple-admitted wealth structuring expert based in Barbados. He specializes in offshore trusts for ultra-high net worth clients and is fluent in 5 languages, providing a unique global perspective and unmatched expertise.
Ebrahim Asvat K.
— Founding Partner.
Dr. Asvat is a distinguished lawyer and academic with experience as Legal Counselor to the Vice-President of Panama. He founded a private micro-credit institution, is a published author, and fluent in Spanish, English, and Gujarati.
Indira Birkwood
— Partner.
Indira is a highly regarded BVI Banking & Finance lawyer with over 26 years of BVI experience, 10 of which have been on the ground in the BVI.
Stephen Abletshauser
— Founding Partner.
Stephen is a triple-admitted wealth structuring expert based in Barbados. He specializes in offshore trusts, funds and companies for ultra-high net worth clients focusing on asset protection, estate planning and tax consequences.
Ebrahim
Asvat K.
— Founding Partner.
Dr. Asvat is a distinguished lawyer and academic with experience as Legal Counselor to the Vice-President of Panama. He founded a private micro-credit institution, is a published author, and fluent in Spanish, English, and Gujarati.
Indira
Birkwood
— Partner.
Indira is a highly regarded BVI Banking & Finance lawyer with over 26 years of BVI experience, 10 of which have been on the ground in the BVI.
John
Carrington KC
— Consultant.
Barrister and Solicitor at Law admitted Anguilla (2002), Antigua (2004), Dominica (2012), Grenada (2011), St. Kitts/Nevis (2009), St Vincent (2012), Trinidad and Tobago (1983), Turks and Caicos Islands (2009), Virgin Islands (1996).
Rob
Foote
— Partner.
Robert has been practising BVI law for over sixteen years. He specialises in corporate and commercial dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency, and contentious trust matters.
Karen
Gilbert
— Partner.
Karen is a corporate and banking lawyer currently based in London with over 17 years offshore experience. She practised English law (as a corporate and commercial solicitor) in the UK initially before moving to the BVI and working for a international firm there for five years. She subsequently moved back to the UK to help set up the London office of a BVI firm where she worked for the following 12 years.
Wenhao
Han
— Partner.
Wenhao is a native Chinese speaker with over 18 years of extensive experience advising clients in cross-border commercial disputes under English law and offshore laws.
Michele
Hibbert
— Executive Director.
As a Panamanian lawyer and BVI resident, Michele manages Spencer West BVI’s office with a strong grasp of the local market and unwavering dedication to excellence.
Dawnalee
Hodge
— Regulatory Senior Officer (MLRO).
More than 21 years of experience in client relations and portfolio management; ensuring entities are incorporated and documents are maintained in accordance to the governing laws of the British Virgin Islands financial jurisdiction.
John Carrington KC
— Consultant.
Barrister and Solicitor at Law admitted Anguilla (2002), Antigua (2004), Dominica (2012), Grenada (2011), St. Kitts/Nevis (2009), St Vincent (2012), Trinidad and Tobago (1983), Turks and Caicos Islands (2009), Virgin Islands (1996).
Rob Foote
— Partner.
Robert has been practising BVI law for over sixteen years. He specialises in corporate and commercial dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency, and contentious trust matters.
Karen Gilbert
— Partner.
Karen is a corporate and banking lawyer currently based in London with over 17 years offshore experience. She practised English law (as a corporate and commercial solicitor) in the UK initially before moving to the BVI and working for a international firm there for five years. She subsequently moved back to the UK to help set up the London office of a BVI firm where she worked for the following 12 years.
Wenhao Han
— Partner.
Wenhao is a native Chinese speaker with over 18 years of extensive experience advising clients in cross-border commercial disputes under English law and offshore laws.
Michele Hibbert
— Executive Director.
As a Panamanian lawyer and BVI resident, Michele manages Spencer West BVI’s office with a strong grasp of the local market and unwavering dedication to excellence.
Dawnalee Hodge
— Regulatory Senior Officer (MLRO).
More than 21 years of experience in client relations and portfolio management; ensuring entities are incorporated and documents are maintained in accordance to the governing laws of the British Virgin Islands financial jurisdiction.
Zac Lucas
— Partner.
Zac specializes in international private client law, covering tax, trust, estate, family, divorce, succession, family business governance, succession planning, and private client regulatory laws such as CRS, MDR, Economic Substance Rules, and Beneficial Ownership Registers.
Daniel Russell
— Partner.
Daniel qualified in BVI (2017), Cayman (2018) and England (2009), Dan regularly advises on the whole of life of private funds and mutual funds, venture capital investments and series equity financing, digital assets.
Peter Vas
— Partner.
Peter has acted on offshore transactional matters for around a decade and advises clients on the BVI and the Cayman Islands law aspects of corporate and finance transactions.
Zac
Lucas
— Partner.
Zac specializes in international private client law, covering tax, trust, estate, family, divorce, succession, family business governance, succession planning, and private client regulatory laws such as CRS, MDR, Economic Substance Rules, and Beneficial Ownership Registers.
Daniel
Russell
— Partner.
Daniel qualified in BVI (2017), Cayman (2018) and England (2009), Dan regularly advises on the whole of life of private funds and mutual funds, venture capital investments and series equity financing, digital assets.
Peter
Vas
— Partner.
Peter has acted on offshore transactional matters for around a decade and advises clients on the BVI and the Cayman Islands law aspects of corporate and finance transactions.