Megan is Partner and Head of Corporate at Stuarts Humphries. She is also a member of the Investment Funds and Fintech practice groups.
Practice Experience
Megan advises clients on corporate and commercial transactions, banking, financing, licensing, funds, and Fintech legal, across a wide range of sectors including leading financial institutions, prominent US, European & South American banks, investment managers, Fortune 500 companies and several of the world's largest insurance companies, predominantly in connection with a wide range of cross border commercial arrangements and international corporate transactions. Megan has recently acted for the issuer on a number of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) IPOs in the US and UK. In addition to her legal practice, Megan acts as an independent director on the boards of a number of Cayman Islands entities.
Megan routinely advises fund sponsors and other stakeholders on the structuring and formation of hedge and private equity funds; the day-to-day administration of funds from a Cayman Islands law perspective (including, for example, corporate governance and fiduciary duties, investor issues, matters pertaining to illiquid portfolios and portfolio transactions); the restructuring, wind-down and liquidation of funds; and the regulatory framework governing funds and their managers in the Cayman Islands. She advises on the use of companies, partnerships, special purpose acquisition vehicles and unit trusts in the context of investment funds and advises on ongoing transactional and restructuring issues relating to offshore investment funds. Her clients include institutional fund sponsors, boutique investment managers and private equity houses. Megan sat on the Cayman Islands industry advisory working group for the economic substance legislation.
Megan is a member of the digital, blockchain and fintech team and advises funds focusing on blockchain technology and other virtual asset strategies. She is a mentor for GirlForce 100 and CareerMasters in the Cayman Islands and leads Stuarts Humphries' Early Careers Programmes.
Admissions
- Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
- Senior Courts of England and Wales (non-practising)
Education
- Bristol Institute of Legal Practice (Legal Practice Course)
- Bristol Institute of Legal Practice (Graduate Diploma in Law)
- Cardiff University, BSc (Hons) Business Management
Professional Associations
- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
- 100 Women in Finance – GirlForce 100 Mentor
- CareerMasters Alumni Society – CareerMasters Mentor
Recent Publications
Recognition
- Legal500: Megan is recognised as a Leading Partner for Corporate and Commercial and as a Recommended Lawyer for Investment Funds. She has been noted as being, “a valuable asset to our firm – thorough, responsive, and highly competent” (Investment Funds, 2026). “Megan Wright has been a partner to our firm in terms of substance and strategy. She is among the most capable and effective offshore counsel we have used,” (Corporate and Commercial, 2026). As head of our Corporate practice, Megan is sought out by a varied client roster for corporate, commercial, fund, finance and fintech advice.
- IFLR 1000: Megan is recognized as a Rising Star Partner for Financial and Corporate and Investment Funds. “This client-oriented legal practice offers integrated corporate and commercial legal advice from experienced attorneys... The firm demonstrated excellence in sovereign finance, regulatory structuring, and fund formation” (2025).
- Chambers and Partners: Megan is an integral part of the Corporate and Finance, Investment Funds and FinTech teams ranked by Chambers and Partners Global 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Chambers observes that “the team combines technical precision with a commercial approach” (Corporate and Finance, 2026).
The term "Partner" is a title reflecting seniority in the Stuarts group of companies, it does not imply that there is a partnership in existence.
