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Martin Byers is the Head of the Regulatory Practice Group in the Cayman Islands and advises financial institutions, multinational corporations, insurers, governments, regulators and other public authorities, asset managers, private equity sponsors, investment funds, administrators and other entites and individuals on regulatory and compliance matters, including all regulatory aspects of the formation, management, operation and termination of companies, partnerships and other vehicles in the Cayman Islands.
Martin Byers is the Head of the Regulatory Practice Group at Appleby in the Cayman Islands and advises financial institutions, multinational corporations, insurers, governments, regulators and other public authorities, asset managers, private equity sponsors, investment funds, administrators and other entites and individuals on regulatory and compliance matters, including all regulatory aspects of the formation, management, operation and termination of companies, partnerships and other vehicles in the Cayman Islands.
Martin is a financial services regulatory specialist with extensive experience advising on a wide range of matters including licensing, registration and approval requirements, reporting and information exchange obligations (including those deriving from FATCA, the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) and the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)), economic substance, corporate governance, beneficial ownership transparency, international financial sanctions, on-site compliance inspections, administrative fines and other regulatory enforcement actions, and matters relating to anti-money laundering, counter proliferation financing and combatting the financing of terrorism.
Prior to joining Appleby, Martin led the regulatory practice of another offshore law firm, having originally trained and qualified as a solicitor at Slaughter and May and subsequently worked in the leveraged finance practices of two leading US law firms in London and then as a lawyer in the General Counsel’s Division of the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
Before qualifying as a lawyer, Martin worked as an analyst in the derivatives and structured finance group at Goldman Sachs.
Martin is a member of the Executive Committee and Co-Chair of the Education and Research Committee of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) in the Cayman Islands.
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Martin Byers assists with a range of contentious and non-contentious matters ranging from CIMA compliance and registration to AML, economic substance and beneficial ownership matters. He also has experience assisting with court appeals against financial penalties levied under the Cayman Islands Economic Substance Act. He recently joined Appleby after leaving Ogier.
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Martin is a fountain of knowledge, with particular insight into what is coming down the road.
Martin Byers is right at the cutting edge of the Cayman regulatory environment. He has close relationships with the regulator and other authority entities around the world.
Martin offers great knowledge and clear guidance.
Martin Byers consistently demonstrates exceptional expertise and a proactive approach that instils confidence.
He excels at providing clear, strategic advice tailored to our needs and has a natural ability to build strong, collaborative relationships both with colleagues and clients.
Martin is a fountain of knowledge, with particular insight into what is coming down the road.
Martin Byers is right at the cutting edge of the Cayman regulatory environment. He has close relationships with the regulator and other authority entities around the world.
Martin offers great knowledge and clear guidance.
Martin Byers consistently demonstrates exceptional expertise and a proactive approach that instils confidence.
He excels at providing clear, strategic advice tailored to our needs and has a natural ability to build strong, collaborative relationships both with colleagues and clients.