FinTech Legal - Cayman Islands
What the team is known for
Appleby supports leading technology companies and startups, and its lawyers have considerable expertise in matters concerning digital assets, blockchain and FinTech applications. In the Cayman Islands, Appleby handles fund formations, legal entity/group structuring, and general corporate and regulatory matters for crypto companies, FinTech investment and venture funds, investment management and trading platforms, technology companies and institutional investors.
Strengths
"Appleby is extremely responsive to client demands and questions."
"Appleby understands business realities and advises accordingly."
"I strongly endorse Appleby's ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters as exceptional."
Work highlights
Appleby advised the organisers of Karate Combat, a professional martial arts league, on the foundation of a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO). The DAO will allow holders of the $KARATE token to vote on budgeting, marketing strategy, rule changes and match-ups between the organisation's contracted fighters.
Notable practitioners
Peter Colegate is global head of the firm's technology and innovation group. Colegate advises on privacy and data protection matters and also has experience on blockchain matters. Peter Colegate is a founding member of the Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands. "Peter is my absolute go-to resource for FinTech counsel." "Working with Peter Colegate has reignited my confidence in external counsel with his ability to understand complex legal and business challenges, empathise when decision matrices are not linear and, most importantly, advocate for pragmatic solutions." "Peter Colegate is very intelligent, experienced in BVI and Cayman and has connections all over the world, especially in Asia." "Peter Colegate has an uncanny ability to add immense value to every interaction." "Peter provides a high level of service and his advice is current and practical in the area of digital assets/FinTech."
