People of Loeb Smith

Legal500 “Loeb Smith Attorneys is a firm of great calibre, delivering exceptional value as it provides top advice. “

Loeb Smith Attorneys is recognised as a leading firm in Legal500 Client Satisfaction in 2024 and ranked in Legal500’s 2024 edition for Investment Funds in the Cayman Islands and is listed as the “Firm to Watch” for Corporate & Commercial.

Loeb Smith Attorneys is ranked since 2021 -2024 consistently in IFLR1000 for Investment Funds in the Cayman Islands.

Hong Kong office is ranked as recommended firm in 2024-2025 IFLR1000 for Investment Funds: Offshore, as well as Finance and Corporate: Offshore.

Loeb Smith Attorneys is recognised as Hong Kong Firms to Watch 2024 List in Asia Legal Business.

Loeb Smith Attorneys was awarded Asia Legal Business- Asia’s Fastest Growing Firms 2023 and 2024.

Loeb Smith is recognised in the Asian Legal Business “Offshore Client Choice List “2023 consecutively for three years since 2021.

Loeb Smith Attorneys won Best Offshore Law Firm- Client Service and shortlisted in Best offshore Law Firm at the With Intelligence HFM Asia Services Award 2024.

Loeb Smith Attorneys won Best offshore law firm in With Intelligence HFM Asia Services Awards 2024 and was shortlisted in both Best offshore law firm and Best law firm- client service in 2023.

Partner Gary Smith was recognized in The A-list Top Offshore Lawyers 2022 and 2024 by Asia Business Law Journal.

Chambers & Partners Global has ranked the firm’s Corporate Partner, Gary Smith, in the top tiers of Investment Funds lawyers in the Cayman Islands and described by sources as: “a bright guy, a team player, and a hard worker” (Chambers 2014). 

   “strong client-relationships and is highly regarded by sources in North America and Asia” (Chambers 2017).

  “his knowledge impresses me and his creativity is very good. He is also very patient and intelligent” (Chambers 2018).

Loeb Smith has a stellar reputation for advising on Investment Funds and recently won Best Law Firm: Fund Domicile at the U.S. Emerging Manager Awards 2024 and 2023 organized by Private Equity Wire nominated and voted by clients and peers.

Loeb Smith Attorneys won Best Law Firm: Fund Domicile at the U.S. Awards 2023 organized by Private Equity Wire.

Loeb Smith Attorneys won Best Law Firm: Fund Domicile at the Hedgeweek U.S. Emerging Manager Awards 2023 and 2024 and voted by clients and peers, competing against five top Cayman Islands law firms.

 Loeb Smith Attorneys shortlisted in Hedgeweek European Awards 2025 in four categories:

Law Firm of the Year: Client Service

Law Firm of the Year: Fund Domicile

Law Firm of the Year: Overall

Law Firm of the Year: Start-up & Emerging Funds