Derek Stinson

Derek Stinson is an experienced commercial, corporate, governance and regulatory lawyer who joined the firm in 2013 having previously spent six years at Dentons. Derek has acted as general counsel to numerous Ontier clients. Derek is also off-shore qualified in the British Virgin Islands and provides general counsel advice on offshore matters.

Derek has expertise in the areas of software, blockchain, data protection, Bitcoin, financial services, insurance, payment services, real-estate, employment, corporate finance (debt and equity), securitisation, insolvency and dispute resolution.

Derek undertakes a broad range of legal work for his clients in EMEA, North America, South America and the Caribbean. Derek is able to advise in any sector and has considerable experience advising on emerging sectors such as payment services and block-chain.

Derek’s work also involves rolling-out and administering GDPR programs, both from a general privacy and employment perspective. Derek also works in the fintech and insurance sectors and is an expert on financial services regulatory matters.

Derek is a Chartered Secretary and a member of the Governance Institute and regularly implements corporate governance structures for UK and international directors.