Róisín Liddy-Murphy > Conyers > Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands > Lawyer Profile

Conyers
SIX, 2ND FLOOR, CRICKET SQUARE
PO BOX 2681
GRAND CAYMAN, KY1-1111
Cayman Islands
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Work Department

Litigation

Position

Partner, Head of Regulatory & Risk Advisory (Cayman)

Career

Róisín Liddy-Murphy is Partner and Head of Regulatory & Risk Advisory (Cayman). She joined Conyers in 2018 and has more than 16 years’ experience representing clients on a broad range of multi-jurisdictional and complex litigation proceedings with a particular focus on company, insurance, insolvency, banking, commercial and regulatory matters.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inns
  • Recovery & Insolvency Specialists’ Association Cayman (RISA)
  • International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (Secretary IWIRC Cayman)
  • Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (CILPA)
  • INSOL Europe

Education

  • Trinity College Dublin, M. Litt Degree (Cross-Border Insolvency), 2017
  • Accredited Mediator (Mediation Forum Ireland) 2012
  • Honorable Society of Kings Inns, Barrister-at-Law Degree, 2006
  • University of Limerick, LL.B Degree (Law and French) 2005

Lawyer Rankings

Cayman Islands > Regulatory and compliance

(Next Generation Partners)

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Clients of Conyers‘ see it as being ‘at the forefront of all regulatory and compliance developments‘, looking to the team for day-to-day advice, as well as in investigations by CIMA. The latter has been a recent growth area for the practice, particularly as regards its insurance sector client base. Cryptocurrency and fintech matters have been an area in which the firm’s reputation has increased, receiving a number of referrals for regulatory advice in such. April 2024 partner appointment Róisín Liddy-Murphy leads the practice and is a specialist in regulatory advisory, investigations and disputes. Robert Lindley, the head of the firm’s trusts and private client offering, is also a key contact here, and Derek Stenson is a senior contact for insurance matters. Sarah Howie, who was promoted to counsel in April 2024, is a reliable choice of counsel across CIMA licensing and registration, economic substance, data protection, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing; and the team strengthened in February 2024 with the hire of associate Wayne Flanagan.