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Robert Milner

Partner

合伙人

“Excellent advice, both from a technical perspective and with a view to commercial implementation.”

Chambers UK

“Encyclopaedic knowledge.”

Legal 500

“Doesn't waste anyone's time or money.”

IFLR 1000

"Robert Milner is very calm and very responsive."

Legal 500

“Speedy and accurate.”

Legal 500

About

简历

Robert is recognised as one of Jersey’s leading funds lawyers. He acts for a wide range of boutique and institutional fund managers and has extensive experience in establishing private, expert, and listed Jersey funds. He is ranked Tier 1 in each of Legal 500, Chambers and IFLR and is in the Legal 500 'Hall of Fame'.

In addition to fund formation, he has particular expertise in establishing fund manager structures, including migrating fund managers to Jersey from other jurisdictions. Robert also advises on the establishment, financing and sale of Jersey vehicles holding real estate (including JPUTs) and the structuring and listing of REITs.

 

Career

Robert qualified as a Jersey advocate in 2003 and is an alumnus of Grey College, Durham and the College of Law, York. He is the author of the Jersey chapter of each of The Law of Private Equity Funds (Sweet and Maxwell) and The Law of Hedge Funds – A Global Perspective (Butterworths).

In October 2025, Robert was appointed as Commissioner of the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

Relevant experience

 

Recent transactions include:

  • the establishment of the c$100bn SoftBank Vision Fund,
  • the migration to Jersey and listing on the London Stock Exchange of EJF Investments Ltd,
  • the listing on TISE of each of Liberty Living Group plc, Clipstone Logistics REIT plc and Bricklane Residential REIT plc.

His hedge fund clients include:

  • Brevan Howard
  • BlueCrest
  • Systematica
  • Rokos
  • Altis

 

相关经验

Awards and accolades

奖项和荣誉

Robert is ranked by Legal 500 in their ‘Hall of Fame’ for investment funds, is described by Chambers as a 'leading funds lawyer' and as a 'market leader' by IFLR 1000.

Chambers 2026
Chambers 2026
Chambers 2026