Paul’s advises on all elements of investment fund establishment, regulation and downstream transactional work. His clients include venture capital, private equity, real estate and hedge fund managers based in the key fund markets of London, New York and Asia with a fast-growing following in South Africa.
Experience
Paul joined Collas Crill in 2007, became a group partner in 2011 and headed up the corporate team from 2014 until 2021. During this time he has built a strong network of clients and collaborators and broadened the firm’s profile in the investment funds and corporate space. Between 2014 and 2020 he was an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Guernsey Investment and Funds Association.
Always having taken a commercially-minded approach, in 2021 Paul moved to a consultancy role with the firm alongside an external position as founding partner of a venture capital firm. This brings unique and invaluable experience and perspective to the team in advising fund managers.
Background
Paul started his career in Sydney at King & Wood Mallesons, following a year-long placement as Associate to Justice Reginald Barrett, a Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He moved to Guernsey in 2006 to a leading offshore law firm.
Paul has a bachelors degree in Physiotherapy (University of Sydney, 1998), an LLB (UNSW, 2003) and an MBA (Oxford University, 2020).
He has also been recognised as one of the world's leading practitioners in the Lexology Index: Private Funds 2025.
Memberships
Paul is a member of the Law Society of England & Wales, the Guernsey International Lawyers Association and the Oxford Union.
*admitted in England and Wales
"Seeing a client's success and growth over a number of years is the most rewarding part of what I do. Building strong, long-term relationships is the key to our success. It's what makes what we do fun."
