Smith Hamilton was founded in 2014 as a boutique firm focused on corporate and commercial law, with expertise in fund management and advising senior executives, shareholders and entrepreneurs.
In 2023, the firm became part of MEUM Group, a multidisciplinary platform supporting ultra-high-net-worth individuals, their families and their businesses. During this period, our practice broadened significantly to include family, private client, education, charities and regulatory work, employment, and dispute resolution.
The law firm is now building on that growth to operate independently once again under the Smith Hamilton name. This transition reflects a natural progression in our growth and allows us to focus fully on delivering an integrated legal service under a single specialist brand, while retaining the expanded expertise developed over recent years.
For our clients, it remains very much business as usual – the same team, the same relationships, and an even broader depth of capability.
Gray Smith
Managing Partner
Corporate & Commercial
Funds, Charities & Regulation
Board
Gray specialises in corporate and regulatory matters with a focus on the investment management and private capital sectors.
He has been a partner in several major international law firms and is qualified in five jurisdictions, reflecting the spread of his practice. His clients range from entrepreneurial start-ups in the investment sector, to large hedge funds and major family offices. He has also worked as general counsel and head of compliance within the FCA-regulated sector.
Gray regularly advises on the structuring of enterprises, including funds and asset managers, covering both onshore and offshore matters. He is a director on a number of investment funds and asset managers. He also works with private investors in a number of areas including sports, property and securities. He also represents clients involved in regulatory issues and investigations.
Expertise
- Corporate
- Financial Services
- Funds and Investment
- Regulation
- Sports
Education + Career
Education:
University of Oxford – BA Law
Year of qualification: 1990 (England & Wales), 1997 (Hong Kong), 2000 (Cayman Islands), 2001 (BVI), 2004 (Ireland)
Key firms/companies:
Travers Smith
Reed Smith
Maples and Calder
Ogier & Mishcon de Reya
