David Mathews is a partner in our Digital Assets & Blockchain practice based in the Cayman Islands. He has significant experience with all types of blockchain-based projects and has advised on a significant number of token offerings, DAO structures, platform launches, trading operations, and other crypto projects. He has represented clients across the Web3 sector, ranging from founder-led start-ups to large institutions, including clients from both the decentralised and traditional finance sectors.
He also has extensive experience in more mainstream corporate matters, with expertise in general corporate and commercial, debt finance,
...David Mathews is a partner in our Digital Assets & Blockchain practice based in the Cayman Islands. He has significant experience with all types of blockchain-based projects and has advised on a significant number of token offerings, DAO structures, platform launches, trading operations, and other crypto projects. He has represented clients across the Web3 sector, ranging from founder-led start-ups to large institutions, including clients from both the decentralised and traditional finance sectors.
He also has extensive experience in more mainstream corporate matters, with expertise in general corporate and commercial, debt finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and acting for publicly listed companies. David has a particular focus on SPACs and has advised numerous SPACs and sponsor vehicles from their initial launch through to their business combination and de-SPAC.
David began his legal career in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, focussing on private equity mergers and acquisitions and debt finance. Before joining Harneys in 2025, David worked in the British Virgin Islands offices of two other leading offshore law firms.
