Peter C. Colegate

Peter Colegate is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice is focused on privacy, data protection and strategic corporate-commercial and regulatory work in the technology and innovation sectors.

Peter has a keen interest in emerging technologies and has worked on numerous blockchain based offerings and smart contract projects across multiple jurisdictions. A privacy and data protection specialist, Peter is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and sits on the Cayman Islands Government’s Working Group on Data Protection.

Prior to joining Appleby in January 2017, Peter was a member of Hogan Lovells’ technology, media and telecommunications group in Hong Kong and helped build the firm’s privacy practice in Asia.

Since 2021, Chambers and partners has ranked Peter as a Band 1 lawyer for Offshore Fintech. Since 2023, Legal 500 named Peter as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ and has noted him as a “subject matter expert, responsive and detail-oriented” for Regulatory and Compliance. He was ranked in IFLR1000 2025 as ‘Highly Regarded’ for Financial Service Regulatory and Financial and Corporate. He is also one of the highest-ranked Lawyers in Who’s Who Legal for Fintech & Blockchain 2024.