About
Leonie Tear is a partner in Walkers' Bermuda office and leads the Bermuda Regulatory & Risk Advisory Group. She is an international regulatory specialist advising on AML/ATF, sanctions, licensing, regulatory investigations, due diligence, and compliance frameworks. She assists clients with Bermuda Monetary Authority licensing (digital assets, banking, investment business, insurance) and provides ongoing support for regulated clients under supervisory review. She also advises on data privacy and cyber incident response, including ransom demands.
Practice areas
RegulatoryRisk AdvisoryAML/ATFSanctionsLicensing ApplicationsRegulatory InvestigationsRegulatory Due DiligenceCompliance FrameworksDigital AssetsBankingInvestment BusinessInsuranceData PrivacyCyber Incident Response
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Expertise
International regulatory advisoryAML/ATF complianceSanctions advisoryLicensing applicationsRegulatory investigationsRegulatory due diligenceCompliance framework designData privacyCyber incident response