OVERVIEW
Christopher is head of Maples and Calder's Regulatory & Financial Services team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. His practice focuses on regulatory matters impacting asset managers, investment funds (both open and closed-ended), banks, administrators, family offices and high net worth individuals. Christopher regularly advises clients on a wide range of regulatory matters including FATCA, CRS, the Securities Investment Business Law, DAC6 / MDR, anti-money laundering and terrorist financing, Economic Substance, cross-border conduct of business advice and the OECD Country-by-Country Reporting regime.
BACKGROUND
Christopher joined the Maples Group in 2007 and was elected as a partner in the Funds and Investment Management team in 2013. In 2019, Christopher was appointed as head of Maples and Calder's Cayman Islands Regulatory & Financial Services Group at the Maples Group. He previously worked as a tax lawyer for Clifford Chance in London and prior to that for Clayton Utz and Arthur Andersen in Australia. Christopher has been ranked in Chambers & Partners in the Spotlight Table and described as having a 'strong track record advising on compliance with various regulatory frameworks'. He has also been ranked as a Leading Individual in Legal 500.
BAR ADMISSIONS
2002 - Admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia (not practising)
2007 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Regulatory & Financial Services Advisory
Corporate
Funds & Investment Management
EDUCATION
Queensland University of Technology, Australia, Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)
Queensland University of Technology, Australia, Bachelor of Laws
University of Sydney, Australia, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
University of Sydney, Australia, Master of Laws
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KNOWLEDGE
- The Regulatory 15/15: May 2022 13 May 2022
- The Regulatory 15/15: April 2022 14 April 2022
- The Regulatory 15/15: March 2022 15 March 2022
- Russia / Ukraine: Cayman Islands and BVI Sanctions Update 28 February 2022
- The Regulatory 1515 February 2022 15 February 2022
- The Regulatory 15/15: January 2022 14 January 2022
- Cayman Islands Update: Economic Substance Reporting for an Entity Tax Resident in Another Jurisdiction 08 December 2021
- The Regulatory 15/15: November 2021 13 November 2021
- Cayman Islands Government Extends Global Citizen Program 09 November 2021
- Cayman Islands Update: Economic Substance Reporting Deadlines 01 November 2021
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Achieves ISO 27001 Certification 28 April 2022
- Maples Group Recognised for Excellence in Europe 26 April 2022
- Maples Group Supports Faros VCC 25 April 2022
- Multi-Jurisdictional Maples Team Advise First Unicorn Middle East Company to Trade on NASDAQ 12 April 2022
- Maples Advises on First Irish Funds to Invest in Crypto Assets 12 April 2022