Elisabeth
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Elisabeth is an attorney specializing in financial crime and regulatory law. Elisabeth also offers consultancy services in relation to compliance with the FATF standards, as well as advising Cayman entities on AML matters.
Prior to founding Claritas, Elisabeth served as the National Coordinator to the Anti-Money Laundering Steering Group in the Cayman Islands from 2019 until January 2022, leading the Cayman Islands' response to its Fourth Round Caribbean Financial Action Task ForceMutual Evaluation Report. Elisabeth advised on both legislative and operational enhancements. In 2022, Elisabeth was awarded a Badge and Certificate of Honour for legal services rendered to the Cayman Islands Government.
Elisabeth has also worked as a Legal Expert in assessing countries against the FATF standards in both Fourth Round Assessments and Technical Compliance re-ratings and has sat as a member of the Joint Group of the Americas.
Elisabeth was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2002, and practised as a criminal barrister in London before prosecuting cases in the Cayman Islands and becoming Senior Crown Counsel (International Cooperation).
Elisabeth has an LLM (Public International Law) and was awarded theUniversity of London Georg Schwarzenberger Prize for Outstanding Achievement in International Public Law. Elisabeth is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and also has the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Investment Foundations Certificate.
Elisabeth is a member of the Cayman Islands Compliance Association Executive Committee. Elisabeth has spoken at numerous event, including ACAMS symposiums.