Alexandra Ruddy
Executive Director | Jersey
Alex is an Executive Director working within the corporate, finance, funds and regulatory practice in Jersey.
Experience
Alex has extensive experience in AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions issues, policies and procedures, fraud and asset tracing. At Collas Crill she provides litigation support, including assisting colleagues on accounting matters.
During her career she has assisted financial services businesses in developing bespoke solutions to regulatory issues, working closely with board members and key persons. Alex is well versed in helping businesses strengthen their governance frameworks and control environments, taking a pragmatic approach to corporate governance matters.
Alex has regularly been appointed as a reporting professional, inspector, and skilled person by regulatory authorities in relation to trust company, fund services, and insurance businesses. This has often comprised the review of complex structures and opining on compliance with the relevant legal and regulatory regime. Alex has also assisted clients subject to enforcement action supporting legal advisers.
Alex has also assisted financial services businesses in designing remediation plans, undertaking remedial actions, and performing validation exercises post-remediation.
She has also delivered effective training for a range of audiences from board to more bespoke training in relation to the embedding of new controls.
Background
Prior to joining Collas Crill, Alex was one of the founding directors of Oben Regulatory. She also spent considerable time in practice with two of the Big Four accountancy firms and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Choosing to specialise in forensic accounting and regulatory consulting, Alex held a senior position at Deloitte. During this time, alongside her regulatory advisory work, she provided litigation support in complex investigations involving fraudulently altered or incomplete records, as well as in matrimonial matters. This work continued throughout her time at Oben.
Alex is Chair of the Institute of Directors Jersey branch and co-founder of the Mind the Gap Community.
Our dispute resolution specialists collaborate seamlessly with our corporate advisory and banking teams across jurisdictions to advise multinational corporations, trust companies, banks, funds, insurers, governments and directors.
We provide a global perspective, working closely with our clients to ensure that they are best placed to respond to customer issues, fraud risks, rapidly changing market conditions and regulatory demands.
Read moreWe are used to working as part of a multi-jurisdictional team, capable of reacting and responding quickly to urgent requests for assistance with locating and freezing assets.
As sophisticated defendants become more adept at dissipating assets, we've been involved in cases that created new law in the Channel Islands in relation to a party's ability to trace assets and recover their losses. With their ability to deal with complex issues, the team deliver clear, commercial advice on the availability and likely success of recovery methods.
Read moreThe regulatory environment, both in local jurisdictions and internationally, is increasingly complex and regulatory agencies are becoming more zealous in their approach to enforcement and investigations. We guide clients through the impact of enforcement of investigatory actions by regulatory bodies, offering dedicated strategic advice on a broad range of issues including enforcement notices, governance matters, complaints, insider trading and dealing and market manipulation.
We can also assist clients to conduct internal investigations prior to any regulatory investigations.
White collar and financial crime are receiving heightened attention, particularly due to the expanding global presence of businesses, resulting in prosecutions that frequently involve authorities in multiple jurisdictions.
Working across borders we can advise and represent you on complex and sensitive issues, including those relating to fraud, bribery and corruption, sanctions, money laundering and extradition. We can also assist with unlocking assets frozen under the relevant proceeds of crime laws.