Ms Sally Penrose > Appleby > Hamilton, Bermuda > Lawyer Profile
Appleby Offices
CANON'S COURT, 22 VICTORIA STREET
PO BOX HM 1179
HAMILTON HM EX
Bermuda
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Ms Sally Penrose
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Sally Penrose is a partner in the Corporate department of Appleby’s Bermuda office and leads the Bermuda Regulatory practice. She advises clients on a wide range of regulatory and licensing issues including financial institutions, global corporations and professional and public bodies. Sally is a leading advisor on economic substance issues and has been actively involved in the Economic Substance Task Force established by the Minister of Finance.
Sally has wide corporate experience acting for corporate and management teams on multi-jurisdictional mergers, joint ventures and acquisitions. Sally is a member of Appleby’s global Technology & Innovation group, providing comprehensive advice in connection with all aspects of digital asset issuances and the carrying on of digital asset business.
Memberships
Sally is a member of the Registrar of Companies working group responsible for drafting the economic substance guidance notes.
Sally is chair of the legal focus group (subcommittee of the Bermuda Business Development Agency) driving legislative change in the jurisdiction and is frequently invited to join working groups formed by the Island’s regulator, the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
Education
- University College London (England)
- College of Law (London, England)
Lawyer Rankings
Bermuda > Regulatory and compliance
(Leading individuals)The regulatory and compliance team at Appleby covers essential aspects of business and financial services regulation, encompassing compliance, corporate governance, and regulatory and risk advisory services. Within these domains, handling both contentious and non-contentious matters, the team provides regular counsel on ATF compliance, anti-money laundering, terrorist financing risks, sanctions regimes, and license approvals. Co-heading the practice is Sally Penrose, who advises financial institutions, global corporations, and professional public bodies on a wide spectrum of regulatory and licensing issues, with specific expertise in economic substance matters. Her counterpart, John Wasty, brings extensive experience in corporate governance and sanctions-related issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution
- Insurance/reinsurance
- Regulatory and compliance
- Trusts/private client