Elizabeth Kenny

Liz is a Partner in the Corporate and Funds Group and is also Head of Regulatory and Risk in which capacity she is key thought leader on regulatory licence applications, virtual assets, crypto and fintech regulation, corporate governance reviews,  anti-money laundering compliance frameworks, regulatory audits, Corporate Governance, CIMA inspections and remediations, sanction reporting and licencing, data protection laws, regulatory enforcement notices, administrative fines and on mandatory information exchange requirements. Prior to joining Loeb Smith she worked as a Corporate Attorney (M&A and Restructuring) in England specializing in cross-border and domestic M&A at DLA Piper and then advised on large scale corporate restructurings at KPMG Legal. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in advising Cayman Islands and BVI Investment Funds of all asset types (private equity, hedge, venture capital, real estate, and crypto) on formation and launch, regulatory applications and compliance in the Cayman Islands and the BVI, restructuring, and wind downs. She also advises corporate transactions including joint ventures, privatisations, equity incentives and group re-organisations. Liz has authored many articles in relation to Cayman Islands legal and regulatory issues in publications such as Asia Business Law Journal.