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.

Partner Ivy Wong had also been named a “Key Lawyer” appreciated for her “good communication and analytical skills” by Legal 500 in the practice area of “Capital Markets: Equity”.

Loeb Smith Attorneys is ranked since 2021 -2023 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.

Partner Ivy Wong has also been named a “Highly Regarded” lawyer by IFLR1000.

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.

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 had been shortlisted in both Best offshore law firm and Best law firm- client service in With Intelligence HFM Asia Services Awards 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 nominated in 2024 and voted by clients and peers, competing against five top Cayman Islands law firms.