Garry Manley
Garry Manley is Corporate Local Practice Group Head in the Isle of Man. One of the leading corporate and regulatory lawyers in the Isle of Man, he has extensive experience of advising on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers & acquisitions, venture capital/private equity investments, debt financing transactions, investment fund formation & operation, corporate restructurings and debt/equity capital markets.In addition to his general corporate practice, Garry is one of the Isle of Man’s pre-eminent regulatory lawyers, with a particular focus on insurance companies, banks & corporate service providers and on the formation and operation of investment funds. His insurance work sees him advising many of the Isle of Man’s leading insurance groups and managers on the full spectrum of matters including M&A transactions, portfolio transfers, new authorisations, change of control applications, transfers of domicile and ongoing business regulation, including solvency issues. He has also supported numerous clients through contentious regulatory matters, from inspection all the way to enforcement proceedings and settlement with the regulator, working where necessary alongside colleagues in Appleby’s market-leading disputes team.Garry has a first-class law degree from Oxford University, where he placed 9th in his year out of more than 260 students. While at Oxford, he was awarded the Quadrant Chambers Prize for obtaining the highest mark in the university for International Trade. Garry continues to use his in-depth knowledge of international trade law for the benefit of Appleby’s clients – advising on, among other things, free trade agreements and the Isle of Man’s implementation of international economic sanctions and the Common Reporting Standard.Garry also advises on a range of novel and developing regulated industries, including payment services and cryptoassets. He is a thought-leader in respect of the regulated cannabis sector on the Isle of Man and is also distinguished in the area of economic substance, having been the only lawyer on the Isle of Man government’s public-private working group since 2019.Before joining Appleby, Garry practised as an English solicitor for almost a decade in the London, Hong Kong and New York offices of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.In addition to his advisory work, Garry frequently provides input into legislative developments across a broad range of topics. He was closely involved in the development of the Isle of Man’s merger control regime, and he has also been consulted about legislative developments in the areas of company law, financial services, cannabis regulation, economic substance and beneficial ownership.
