Andrew Howarth

Andrew is a partner in our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Group, based in the Cayman Islands office. He joined the firm in 2017, bringing over five years of experience as a specialist financial services regulatory lawyer in London.

Andrew primarily advises investment funds and their service providers - including Cayman Islands fund administrators and fund manager - as well as virtual asset clients on the practical implications of evolving Cayman Islands regulatory requirements. His expertise spans financial regulatory applications and notifications, day-to-day compliance, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, proliferation financing, and international sanctions. He also advises on automatic exchange of information, virtual assets, economic substance, beneficial ownership, data protection, outsourcing and reliance arrangements, corporate governance, and regulatory investigations.

In addition to his advisory work, Andrew serves as an executive committee member of the Cayman Islands Compliance Association and has played an active role in the consultative process for developing new legislation and regulation in the Cayman Islands.