Ms Shana Simmonds > Appleby > Tortola, British Virgin Islands > Lawyer Profile
Appleby Offices
JAYLA PLACE, WICKHAM'S CAY 1
PO BOX 3190, ROAD TOWN
TORTOLA, VG1110
British Virgin Islands
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Ms Shana Simmonds
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Shana Simmonds is a Partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the British Virgin Islands.
Her practice areas include Banking and Finance, Regulatory, Private Client and Intellectual Property.
Shana has extensive corporate and commercial law experience including advising on a range of cross border transactions, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, business combinations, corporate reorganizations and regulatory matters. Shana is routinely instructed by international financial institutions, private equity investors, securities providers and leading onshore law firms. Shana has extensive experience working with clients in a wide range of industries, including energy, technology and maritime shipping.
Shana advises foreign institutional and private clients on a wide variety of commercial and real property matters. Shana also advises on estate planning and succession matters. Shana routinely represents clients in all aspects of trademark, patent, and other intellectual property registration and administration.
Prior to joining Appleby, Shana worked at other well-established firms in the British Virgin Islands.
Languages
English
Education
- LLB (Hons) in Law, University of Lincoln
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Cardiff University
Personal
Shana has been rated as a ‘Rising Star’ in IFLR1000 from 2017 – 2022 and ‘Highly Regarded’ in 2023.
Shana has also been listed as a ‘Key Lawyer’ in Legal 500 in 2021 and 2022.
In 2021, Legal 500 listed recommendations from Shana’s clients, who noted her as “an excellent lawyer who provides timely and actionable advice.”
Lawyer Rankings
British Virgin Islands > Corporate and commercial
(Next Generation Partners)Appleby
can be regarded as a specialist choice for corporate matters in transportation, energy and natural resources, and infrastructure; the practice is well versed in advising on restructurings, M&A, and project financings across the globe. Jeffrey Kirk is the BVI office managing partner and oversees the corporate department. Shana Simmonds advises local and foreign institutional and private clients on a wide variety of commercial and real property matters, and Brittany Cummings is developing a strong corporate practice on the island. Working between the BVI and Jersey, Andrew Jowett draws on over 16 years’ experience practicing BVI law, and David Clark operates from both the BVI and Bermuda, assisting European, US and Asian banks and multinational companies.
British Virgin Islands > Regulatory and compliance
Appleby is equipped to cover the full range of areas of business and financial services regulation, including compliance, corporate governance, regulatory and risk advisory matters. Issues related to blockchain, cryptocurrencies and digital assets are a recent strength for the team as well as being a focus for practice head Jeffrey Kirk. Andrew Jowett and Peter Colegate, who are based in Jersey and the Cayman Islands, respectively, are key partner contacts for BVI regulatory matters. Corporate and financing expert Shana Simmonds-Lewis is sought out for advice in this area, and Brittany Cummings is another BVI contact to note.
British Virgin Islands > Banking, finance and capital markets
Multi-jurisdictional matters for both borrowers and lenders are strengths of the team at Appleby, which involves a mix of lawyers across various disciplines, as well as from across its international network of offices. International asset finance transactions are also a notable forte. Corporate group head Jeffrey Kirk oversees banking and finance matters too, while Jersey-based Andrew Jowett also spends time at the BVI office and stands out for financing work in the energy and natural resources space. Shana Simmonds has expertise in secured and structured financings and private equity transactions, and David Clark, primarily working from Bermuda, is a further prominent figure in BVI matters for the firm.