Elisabeth Lees

Practice Areas

Elisabeth is Head of Regulatory Law at Claritas and advises and represents clients on a range of financial services regulatory matters including anti-money laundering, counter terrorist, counter proliferation financing and targeted financial sanctions at the entity and country level as well as Business Crime. Advice includes remediating breaches, enforcement matters, corporate liability, responses to production orders and self disclosure.

Elisabeth sits as Deputy Chair of the Health Appeals Tribunal.

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Career

Elisabeth has unparalleled experience in the area of financial services regulation, having served as the National Coordinator to the Anti-Money Laundering Steering Group for which she was awarded a Certificate and Badge of Honour for Legal Services in 2022. Her experience in criminal law as a barrister in London and later as Senior Crown Counsel (International Cooperation) in the Cayman Islands enables her to provide expert advice on criminal liability.

Elisabeth holds an LLM in Public International Law (Distinction) and received the University of London Georg Schwarzenberger Prize for Outstanding Achievement in International Public Law.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association

Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers

Publications

Regulatory Enforcement, Developments in the Cayman Islands (IELR Vol 39, Issue 5, 196).

Personal

Elisabeth enjoys all outdoor activities including running, swimming, biking, rollerblading and paddleboarding.