Conyers, Financial Services: Regulatory

About

Provided by Conyers

Count on us to provide calm, authoritative guidance on all your Cayman Islands regulatory and risk management requirements. We can help you with everything from proactive guidance, insight into regulatory developments and dealing with regulatory bodies to advising on investigations and providing robust representation where litigation arises.

As the regulatory environment continues to tighten and become more complex and with stronger enforcement by regulators, your dedicated Conyers Regulatory & Risk Advisory team can assist you with our comprehensive advisory and litigation capability. We aim to support our clients at all points of contact involving regulation, from advising on policy and compliance through to counselling on investigations, should that be necessary, and representing you in disputes with the regulatory authorities.

Our Regulatory & Risk Advisory team comprises lawyers who have extensive expertise in both corporate law and litigation, offering you an overarching perspective on regulation and providing peace of mind in what can often be highly fraught situations. Our team is headed by experienced litigator and regulatory specialist Róisín Liddy-Murphy.

We have specialist expertise in and knowledge of the regulatory environment in many key sectors, including insurance, funds, trusts and private clients.

Chambers Review

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Financial Services: Regulatory - Cayman Islands

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Conyers has a strong regulatory team which is recognised for its skills in advising on matters relevant to trusts. It also handles a number of FATCA regulatory matters in Cayman and the BVI, as well as providing guidance on insurance regulations and AML legislation. In addition, the department assists with beneficial ownership, sanctions and data protection mandates. The team is further experienced in addressing regulatory requirements relating to decentralised autonomous organisations (DAO) and virtual asset service providers.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Conyers

Conyers assisted a US high net worth individual with the regulatory considerations pertaining to their establishment of a Cayman-domiciled foundation complying with the Cayman Islands Virtual Asset Service Provider Act and economic substance legislation.