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Kathy Macdonald

Kathy Macdonald

HSM, Cayman Islands

Work Department

HSM Chambers | Corporate and Commercial

Position

Associate

Career

Kathy Macdonald assists HSM's Corporate and Commercial team and guides her clients as to the best corporate vehicle for their needs including exempted companies, limited liability companies, segregated portfolio companies, trusts and partnerships.

Kathy has over nine years of legal experience and prior to joining HSM, she worked for another Cayman Islands law firm. Kathy also worked as Legal Counsel for two reputable financial institutions and provided transaction and regulatory advice as well as support to the businesses for core custody, depositary and administration services.

She is well-versed in preparing documents such as board resolutions, de-registration and/or voluntary liquidation of regulated entities with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and Registrar of Companies. Regulatory matters are her specialty with an emphasis on Anti-Money Laundering (AML), The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and/or beneficial ownership.

Languages

English

Education

Education Law Society of Ireland University College Dublin

Bar Admissions (2022) Cayman Islands (2021) England and Wales (non-practicing) (2014) Ireland (non-practicing)