Katherine Garrood > Appleby > Douglas, Isle Of Man > Lawyer Profile

The corporate group at Appleby advises on all aspects of corporate and commercial work in the Isle of Man and abroad. The team undertakes some of the market’s most complex multinational transactions across a number of key sectors, while also providing advice on reorganisations and regulation. Kyle Sutherland regularly acts on significant corporate and capital market matters on both the Isle of Man and British Virgin Islands. Juan Thornley leads on complex transactional and advisory work with a particular focus on the financial services sector, while Garry Manley has considerable experience with onshore M&A. Recently-promoted counsel Katherine Garrood handles general corporate and regulatory matters in addition to her strong track record in investment funds. Michelle Brook and Sophie Corkish are also key names.

Appleby provides a full service offering across all aspects of insurance and pensions. The insurance and reinsurance practice represent a variety of multinational financial groups with regulatory compliance and business operations, including high-profile M&A. On the pensions side, the firm acts for large corporate clients on pensions advisory work in conjunction with teams across other Crown Dependencies. Juan Thornley is experienced in handling complex transactional and advisory work with a particular focus on the financial services sector. Garry Manley is an expert in insurance law, advising major international groups on a range of transformational transactions. other key names on the team are Michelle Brook and Katherine Garrood.

The technology and innovation group at Appleby assists prominent clients in a range areas surrounding gambling and emerging technologies, including e-gaming, e-sports, blockchain, NFTs and e-commerce. The firm handles all manner of contentious and non-contentious work within these markets and plays an instrumental role in the drafting of legislation for the sector. Team leader Claire Milne specialises in advising online gambling and gaming operators and e-business companies while also advising on data protection and outsourcing issues. Corporate head Kyle Sutherland is a core member of the team, as well as dispute resolution expert Caren Pegg. Recently-promoted counsel Katherine Garrood is experienced regulatory fintech work, while Sophie Corkish handles a range of corporate and commercial matters.