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Biography

Carolynn Vivian
Carolynn Vivian Harneys front portrait image

Her advice is always robust, pragmatic and creative, and [she] gets strong commercial results.

Legal 500, 2019

Carolynn Vivian

Partner | Governance Risk & Compliance | Cayman Islands
Mobile +1 345 815 2914 carolynn.vivian@harneys.com
Biography

Carolynn is the managing partner of our Cayman Islands office. She is also the group general counsel and leads the in house legal function for the entire Harneys group. She has over 25 years of experience advising on all aspects of corporate and commercial law and Cayman Islands regulatory matters.

Prior to her current appointment, she advised financial services clients on matters relating to licensing, the conduct of business, corporate governance, prudential requirements, regulatory reporting, audits, AML requirements, change of control applications and relations with CIMA. She has significant experience advising banks, trust companie

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Carolynn is the managing partner of our Cayman Islands office. She is also the group general counsel and leads the in house legal function for the entire Harneys group. She has over 25 years of experience advising on all aspects of corporate and commercial law and Cayman Islands regulatory matters.

Prior to her current appointment, she advised financial services clients on matters relating to licensing, the conduct of business, corporate governance, prudential requirements, regulatory reporting, audits, AML requirements, change of control applications and relations with CIMA. She has significant experience advising banks, trust companies, fund administrators, company managers, investment managers, advisors and broker dealers, from the establishment stage to full operations. In addition to specialising in financial services regulation, Carolynn has experience across numerous jurisdictions advising on an array of corporate law matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and finance transactions, restructuring and licensing.

Before joining us in 2014 she practised at another Cayman Islands firm, Borden Ladner Gervais in Canada, a leading Sydney law firm (now K&L Gates) and served as in-house counsel in the aviation industry in London.

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Recommendations

Carolynn has been recognised in the 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers guide.

Carolynn has been recognised in the 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers guide.

Carolynn is ranked as a “notable practitioner”.

Carolynn is recommended in the Cayman Islands Corporate and Commercial rankings. Her “advice is always robust, pragmatic and creative, and [she] gets strong commercial results.”

Carolynn is noted by Chambers as an "associate to watch".

Carolynn is ranked as a “rising star”.

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Her advice is always robust, pragmatic and creative, and [she] gets strong commercial results.
Legal 500, 2019