With both contentious and non-contentious expertise, the team at Appleby is highly adept at handling a wide range of business and financial services regulation matters, including compliance, corporate governance, and regulatory and risk advisory work. This offering encompasses assistance with AML and ATF programmes, sanction compliance policies, the mitigation of money laundering and terrorist financing risks, and the obtainment of regulatory licences. Sally Penrose leads the regulatory practice alongside John Wasty, who also chairs the dispute resolution department. Penrose also heads up the firm’s legal focus group dedicated to driving legislative change, while Wasty’s client base consists of (re)insurers, captives, hedge funds, investment advisors, and financial institutions, and he supports them throughout investigations and enforcement actions.

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited boasts ‘in-depth market knowledge’, as well as an ‘exceptional relationships with regulators’. Its offering is multi-disciplinary, with regulatory, employment, immigration, corporate, trusts, and dispute resolution lawyers working collaboratively on contentious and non-contentious regulatory and compliance issues across transactional and non-transactional mandates. This includes advice on establishing businesses and fulfilling ongoing regulatory obligations. Providing regulatory investigative support to financial institutions is another core area of activity. Dispute resolution partners Michael Hanson and Kyle Masters head up the practice alongside corporate partners Gavin Woods and Steven Rees Davies. Hanson has expertise in reputation risk and crisis management scenarios, and Masters heads up the regulatory enforcement and protect department. Woods is skilled in the licensing of new entities, while Rees Davies is notable for his experience in fin-tech and digital assets regulatory matters. Matthew Watson is the latest addition to the team, having joined from Cox Hallett Wilkinson Limited in June 2023.

Walkers has strong capabilities in providing clients with regulatory advice, both domestically and internationally. Its offering includes advice on licensing applications, compliance, corporate governance, AML, and sanctions. On the contentious side, it represents clients in enforcement actions, appeals, judicial reviews, and insolvency proceedings. With expertise in advising financial institutions and digital asset businesses on contentious and non-contentious regulatory mandates, Leonie Tear joined the team from King & Wood Mallesons in June 2025 to jointly head up the practice alongside Cayman-based Lucy Frew. Previous co-head of the department Natalie Neto remains an active team member advising companies and directors on fiduciary duty matters. Melanie Fullerton joined RenaissanceRe in September 2023.

The regulatory group at Conyers has expertise in advising clients on a range of regulatory-related matters, including anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, and data protection mandates. The department is especially active in the insurance industry. Director Julie McLean heads up the practice and leads the firm’s funds, insurance, and corporate teams through regulatory issues, especially those involving AML and ATF requirements. The team is also home to Ben Adamson, who handles contentious and non-contentious administrative law, and Sarah Blair, who is especially active in the regulatory elements of employment mandates.

ASW Law Limited's regulatory expertise sits within the firm’s corporate and finance offering. The (re)insurance industry remains a key strength for the group, and it is also active in the technology, agricultural, banking, and oil and gas sectors. Neil Horner, head of the corporate department, has significant expertise in the regulatory elements of M&A transactions. Kim Willey is another notable name in providing regulatory and compliance advice to commercial insurance groups. Hanno Tolhurst is also an active member of the practice.