Oben Law has appointed Lydia Emery as a Senior Associate and Jonathan Van Neste as a Manager supporting the Oben Regulatory team.
Lydia qualified as an English Solicitor in 2017 and has gained considerable experience in the offshore trust and corporate sectors.
She has spent the past five years as an Associate at Bedell Cristin advising trustees, intermediaries and private clients on the establishment and ongoing operation of trusts, foundations, private trust companies, family companies and other private wealth structures.
She is also experienced in related corporate law and regulatory matters affecting offshore structures and service providers.
In her new role Lydia will work with Oben Partner David Wilson advising local and international financial services business, law firms and accountancy firms on a wide range of contentious matters.
Jonathan is a qualified Jersey Solicitor (non-practising), with 10 years of experience assisting and advising on offshore legislation.
Previously, Jonathan worked for the Attorney General’s office advising the Government of Jersey on the development of legislation, with a focus on areas relating to the digital economy, competition and financial services.
This included legislation relating to mergers and acquisitions, the creation of Jersey’s data protection framework for GDPR adequacy, charitable and non-charitable purpose trusts, and financial services legislation required for Jersey’s FATF compliance.
Recently, he has been a Senior Policy Officer of the Financial Services and Digital Economy team in Jersey’s Economic Development Department as emerging technology lead.