Collas Crill

Financial Services and Regulatory

Shaela is Counsel in the Cayman team.

She has more than a decade's experience spent in roles at top tier law firms in multiple jurisdictions. Prior to joining Collas Crill, she practiced at a leading offshore firm in Bermuda, where she focused on the funds and insurance sectors, handling mergers and acquisitions work, FinTech, and corporate restructuring.

Prior to this, she practiced at prestigious Canadian law firms, specialising in high-value cross-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions, private equity and structured finance. Additionally, Shaela clerked for the Chief of Chambers at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

In addition to achieving her Juris Doctor and French Civil Law degrees from the University of Ottawa, Shaela also holds a B.A.(Honours) from Simon Fraser University, a Masters degree in International Economic Policy from Carleton University, and has published articles in academic journals.