Menelik Miller > Appleby > Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands > Lawyer Profile
Appleby Offices
9th Floor
60 Nexus Way Camana Bay
Grand Cayman, KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
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Menelik Miller
Work Department
Corporate, Regulatory & Compliance
Position
Counsel
Career
Menelik Miller is Counsel in the Corporate Department, and Head of the Regulatory and Compliance group in the Cayman Islands office.
Menelik practices in the area of financial services regulation; advising all regulated entities and persons, including banks, insurers, investment firms, fiduciaries, alternative lenders and fintech firms on a wide range of regulatory issues including, license applications, registrations, authorisations, notifications and regulatory filings. In addition, Menelik also advises on establishing newly regulated businesses, prudential regulatory considerations, corporate governance and strategic approaches and has significant experience of regulatory inspections and other contentious or potentially contentious regulatory enforcement matters.
Menelik has more than ten years of experience working with or for financial service regulators in the UK, Jersey, BVI and the Cayman Islands and possesses substantial experience regarding international financial services regulation and the internal operations of regulators.
Memberships
- STEP
- Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association
- Middle Temple
Education
- London School of Economics, BA.
- University of London, LLM.
- Inns of Court School of Law – City University (England), BVC.
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Insurance/reinsurance
Appleby‘s insurance team is based in key offshore jurisdictions in the global (re)insurance market and is well equipped to provide comprehensive advice on a mix of corporate, financing and regulatory matters. The insurance team is jointly led by Simon Raftopoulos and Jacob MacAdam, whose practice encompasses advising on insurance transactions and regulatory matters particularly in the reinsurance, banking and fiduciary space. Menelik Miller is sought out by insurers, reinsurers, investment companies and fintech clients for her expertise in regulatory issues including license applications, registrations, authorisations, notifications and regulatory filings, areas in which Miriam Smyth is also notably active.
Cayman Islands > Regulatory and compliance
Appleby’s regulatory and compliance team is sought out by global financial institutions and technology companies for its data protection and cybersecurity expertise. The practice fields privacy and data protection specialist Peter Colegate, local corporate practice head Simon Raftopoulos, and Jacob MacAdam, who is noted for his regulatory expertise in the banking, insurance and fiduciary spaces. Practice head Menelik Miller and Miriam Smyth are regularly instructed by banks, insurers, investment companies, alternative lenders and fintech clients for advice on a wide range of regulatory issues.
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