Biography

Carly Stratton

Head of eGaming & Business
MannBenham Advocates Limited | Manavia Limited

MannBenham Advocates | The Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer 2023Carly Stratton is a director of MannBenham, and head of the firm’s business practice. Her role covers a range of corporate, commercial, and finance work. She specialises in corporate, business and regulatory matters; and has acted for many venture capitalists, equity houses and listed companies across all corporate and business disciplines including acquisitions of large companies. Carly also heads up the eGaming Advisory Team acting for a number of egaming clients.

In addition, Carly is co-author of the Isle of Man chapter of ‘The International Insolvency Review’ and the Isle of Man section of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Gambling.

As well as being a busy legal professional, Carly is also the co-author of the following publications:

Carly studied law in the UK, but has practiced in the Isle of Man all her career, joining MannBenham after qualification in 2008.

Recognition: Carly Stratton
Carly is named in the Legal 500 as a ‘Recommended Lawyer‘ for commercial property, corporate and commercial, and e-gaming matters and is also recognised by IFLR1000 as a ‘Highly Regarded‘ Isle of Man Advocate. Previously, Carly has been recognised by the Legal 500 as ‘very efficient’ ‘professional, easy-to-work-with and thorough’ and provides ‘advice in a friendly and professional manner – responses are timely, with considerable knowledge of Manx corporate law backed up with commercial acumen’. Carly former Chair of the Isle of Man Wealth and Fund Services Association still resides on the committee.

Carly Stratton - Women Leaders 2021

Women Leaders: Carly Stratton
Carly has been recognised by the IFLR1000 as a Women Leader for 2021 and also 2022.

  • In 2021, Carly had been the singularly accredited advocate for the Isle of Man for this prestigious accolade.
  • In 2022, Carly was one of only two recognised women leaders on the Isle of Man.

The IFLR1000 conducts interviews with law firm partners, and survey tens of thousands of clients from across the globe to determine IFLR1000’s Women Leaders. This acknowledgement puts Carly amongst a leading group of lawyers by which the IFLR1000 identifies at the top of their profession, who have impressive track records and are consistently recommended by clients and peers for the quality of their advice and service.