“Appleby’s global presence, combined with deep local knowledge, allows them to offer comprehensive legal advice that meets international standards,” according to the 2025 edition of the Chambers and Partners FinTech Guide.
The group has been recognized in six different offshore jurisdictions – the most of any offshore law firm.
Band 1 rankings for Appleby’s fintech work have been achieved in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, while the group’s offices in Bermuda and Jersey were both classified in Band 2. The first four tiers The rankings are the most equal among offshore law firms.
In addition, Appleby has seven individually classified lawyers, with four of them achieving Band 1 status – again the highest number for any offshore law firm. Partners Peter Colegate (Cayman Islands), Richard Field (Guernsey), Andrew Jowett (BVI) and Claire Milne WS (Isle of Man) were placed in Group 1, with partner Jerome Wilson (Bermuda) in Group 2, partner Dean Bennett (Cayman Islands) was listed as “Up and Coming” and advisor Katherine Garrood (Isle of Man) as “Associate to Watch”.
Malcolm Moller, Managing Partner of the Appleby Group, said: “Continuing to be recognized as the leading offshore fintech company by Chambers and Partners is extremely pleasing. This is another incredibly strong set of rankings that support the hard work and depth of expertise present in our technology and innovation legal offering in Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, in Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey. Once again, we appreciate the feedback shared by our clients and peers during the legal directory search process.
Comments in the directory helped Appleby’s Bermuda office be noted for its advice on digital asset regulatory issues and transactions and for the way the team “provides excellent monitoring and voice truly his desire to be useful.” This is a truly customer-focused team.”
The BVI team is recognized for being “able to reason compelling results from diverse and sometimes limited precedents”, while another industry source pointed out that “in smaller markets such as the BVI, you do not always get advice that meets international expectations and standards. . With Appleby, we absolutely do.”
In the Cayman Islands, Appleby’s “ability to deliver creative solutions is a key distinguishing factor”, while the team is also recognized for having “deep knowledge of the emerging field of digital assets and related activities in the context of compliance with regulatory requirements, as well as industry best practices.
In the Crown Dependencies, Appleby’s Guernsey office remains the only recognized practice on the island and is considered to have “committed and competent senior lawyers who can be trusted with almost anything relating to Guernsey”. The Guernsey team is also known for its development expertise on AI-related issues.
The Isle of Man team, which is also the only recognized firm on the island, is recognized for its significant volume of cases in cross-border payment law and regulation for the online gaming sector, as well as for his advice to cryptocurrency exchanges, digital banks and others online. payment platforms.
In Jersey, the Group is described as being particularly strong when it comes to data protection and information security, while also handling a number of high-value transactional and financial regulatory matters for payments businesses, neobanks, crypto companies and investment funds.
Pictured: Richard Field