“Owen Jones brings exceptional depth and global perspective to complex cross-border transactions, delivering clear, strategic advice on high-value finance, corporate and investment matters. His ability to navigate multi-jurisdictional challenges makes him a trusted adviser to leading institutions and ultra-high-net-worth clients worldwide.”

Fantastic Lawyers® Editorial 2026

Owen Jones is a highly experienced transactional lawyer with over 30 years of international expertise advising on complex cross-border finance, capital markets, banking, investment funds, corporate, and private client matters. His practice spans multiple jurisdictions and industries, acting for global financial institutions, multinational corporations, sovereign wealth funds, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

What Owen Jones does

Owen advises on a wide range of high-value and complex transactions, including:

• Cross-border finance and capital markets transactions
• Banking and regulatory matters
• Investment funds, including open-ended and closed-ended structures
• Corporate and private client transactions
• Structured finance, securitisations, CLOs and CDOs
• Aircraft financing and leasing transactions
• Family office structuring and bespoke trust arrangements

His work regularly involves Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands law, with a global client base across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.

Why he stands out

Owen brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise and global commercial insight. Having advised on some of the most significant international finance and corporate transactions, he is known for delivering clear, strategic advice on highly complex, multi-jurisdictional matters.

His background across leading international and offshore firms allows him to navigate both onshore and offshore legal frameworks seamlessly, providing clients with practical, business-focused solutions.

Trust markers

• Over 30 years of international legal experience
• Advised leading global financial institutions and sovereign wealth funds
• Former lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London
• Senior roles at leading offshore law firms in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Hong Kong
• Admitted in Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, New York, and England and Wales
• First Class Honours degrees from the University of Cambridge (LLM) and London School of Economics (LLB)

Notable experience

• Advised Airbus and BAE Systems on landmark securitisations exceeding US$1 billion
• Lead Cayman counsel on billion-dollar leveraged buyout fund structures
• Advised on bond issuances and note programmes exceeding US$100 billion
• Acted on the financing of over 1,000 commercial aircraft for global airlines and leasing companies
• Advised on complex multi-jurisdictional securitisations and structured finance transactions
• Provided strategic advice on family office structures and bespoke trust arrangements for UHNW clients

Client approach

Owen is known for his commercially focused and pragmatic approach. He works closely with clients to understand their objectives and deliver tailored legal solutions that align with their strategic and financial goals, particularly in high-stakes and cross-border environments.