About Elisabeth Lees

Elisabeth Lees is a Cayman Islands attorney and regulatory specialist with extensive experience in financial services regulatory law, enforcement and international evaluations. A qualified barrister (England & Wales, non-practising) and former Senior Crown Counsel, she prosecuted complex financial crime matters and was responsible for international co-operation requests. As National Coordinator to the Anti-Money Laundering Steering Group (2019–2022), Ms Lees led Cayman’s response to its CFATF Mutual Evaluation and ICRG process, advising on AML/CFT policy and legislative reform. Since co-founding Claritas Legal and Claritas Compliance, she has advised and represented financial services clients in relation to enforcement challenges, self-disclosures, remediation and inspections, offering pragmatic regulatory solutions grounded in deep regulatory experience.