Peter Colegate > 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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Peter Colegate
Work Department
Corporate, Technology & Innovation
Position
Partner
Career
Peter Colegate is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice is focused on privacy, data protection and strategic corporate-commercial and regulatory work in the technology and innovation sectors.
Peter has a keen interest in emerging technologies and has worked on numerous blockchain based offerings and smart contract projects across multiple jurisdictions. A privacy and data protection specialist, Peter is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and sits on the Cayman Islands Government’s Working Group on Data Protection.
Since 2021, Chambers and partners has ranked Peter as a Band 1 lawyer for Offshore Fintech. Legal 500 named Peter as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ in 2022, and has noted him as a “subject matter expert, responsive and detail-oriented” for Regulatory and Compliance.
Memberships
He is a founding member of the Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands, a member of the Financial Services Legislative Committee Fintech Sub-Committee, the Cayman Finance Fintech Innovation Lab and the Fintech Professionals Association.
A privacy and data protection specialist, Peter is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and sits on the Cayman Islands Government’s Working Group on Data Protection.
Education
- LLM Commercial Intellectual Property, Nottingham Law School
- LLB (joint honours), University of Keele
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Regulatory and compliance
(Next Generation Partners)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.
Comparative Guides
| Cayman Islands: Fintech | February 2024 | This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Fintech laws and regulations applicable in Cayman Islands. |
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Cayman Islands > Regulatory and compliance
- Regulatory and compliance Cayman Islands