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Provided by Elisabeth Lees
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.
https://claritaslegal.com/about/elisabeth-lees/
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.
International Bar Association
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
Regulatory Enforcement, Developments in the Cayman Islands (IELR Vol 39, Issue 5, 196).
Elisabeth enjoys all outdoor activities including running, swimming, biking, rollerblading and paddleboarding.
Provided by Chambers
Elisabeth Lees co-founded Claritas Legal in 2022, having spent more than a decade as an in-house lawyer with the Cayman Islands government. Most recently this saw her take on the role of national coordinator of its anti-money laundering steering group. She has a vast array of experience concerning white-collar criminal and financial services regulatory matters.
Provided by Chambers
"Elisabeth Lees has a meticulous eye for detail. She is tireless on her clients' behalf, has a good tactical sense and is very thorough."
"Elisabeth Lees is extremely responsive. She also understands tasks swiftly and can review large amounts of complex material and then provide detailed analysis and pragmatic advice on how to proceed."
"Elisabeth Lees has a meticulous eye for detail. She is tireless on her clients' behalf, has a good tactical sense and is very thorough."
"Elisabeth Lees is extremely responsive. She also understands tasks swiftly and can review large amounts of complex material and then provide detailed analysis and pragmatic advice on how to proceed."
