Peter Colegate

Practice Areas

Corporate, Intellectual Property, Regulatory Advice, Technology & Innovation

Career

Peter Colegate is a Partner in the Corporate Group and Global Head of Appleby’s Technology and Innovation Group. His practice is focused on privacy, data protection and strategic corporate-commercial and regulatory work in the technology and innovation sectors.

Peter has a keen interest in emerging technologies and has worked on numerous blockchain based offerings and smart contract projects across multiple jurisdictions. A privacy and data protection specialist, Peter is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and sits on the Cayman Islands Government’s Working Group on Data Protection.

Prior to joining Appleby in January 2017, Peter was a member of Hogan Lovells’ technology, media and telecommunications group in Hong Kong and helped build the firm’s privacy practice in Asia.

Professional Memberships

He is a founding member of the Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands, a member of the Financial Services Legislative Committee Fintech Sub-Committee, the Cayman Finance Fintech Innovation Lab and the Fintech Professionals Association.

A privacy and data protection specialist, Peter is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and sits on the Cayman Islands Government’s Working Group on Data Protection.

Publications

Appleby contributes Cayman chapter to Chambers’ Blockchain 2022

2022 Technology & Innovation Guide

Data Protection Guide 2022: British Virgin Islands

Appleby Offshore Data Protection Guide 2022

Data Protection Guide 2022: Cayman Islands

BVI – Protecting Personal Data: Are You Prepared?

Regulatory Round-Up: Cayman Islands Q3 2021

Appleby contributes Cayman chapter to Chambers’ Blockchain 2021

Cayman Regulatory Newsletter Q4 2020

Protecting Personal Data – the New Normal