OVERVIEW
Michael is Regional Managing Partner of Maples and Calder's Asia offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. He is also Global Head of the firm's British Virgin Islands ("BVI") practice. His experience and areas of practice cover both BVI and Cayman Islands law and include a broad range of banking and structured finance work acting as lender counsel for international and regional banks and borrower work for funds and corporates. In addition, Michael has significant corporate law experience (both public and private work) and regularly advises corporates and private equity funds on joint ventures, pre-IPO structures and downstream private equity acquisitions and disposals.
BACKGROUND
Michael joined the Maples Group in 2010. He was previously head of the Hong Kong office of an offshore law firm, having relocated to Asia from the British Virgin Islands in 2006. Prior to this, Michael worked for Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Simmons & Simmons in London. Michael also completed secondments at the London Stock Exchange, and as in-house counsel with Shell International Limited. Michael is consistently ranked as a leader in his field in Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and Who's Who Legal. He is currently ranked as Eminent Practitioner by Chambers Asia Pacific and singled out in the new Offshore category for Singapore by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. He is recognized as one of "China’s Elite 100 lawyers (Foreign firm)" by China Business Law Journal's A-List 2021.
BAR ADMISSIONS
1997 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2003 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
2003 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Anguilla)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Fully qualified member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
LANGUAGES
English
EDUCATION
Law Society Legal Practice Course, 1995
College of Law, Guildford (CPE), UK, 1994
University College of North Wales, UK, (BA Hons), 1993
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KNOWLEDGE
- The CLOser - June 2024 27 June 2024
- ICLG Lending & Secured Finance 2024: British Virgin Islands 28 May 2024
- Cayman Islands Update: Upcoming Fundamental Changes to Beneficial Ownership Regime 12 March 2024
- British Virgin Islands Regulatory Obligations and Filing Deadlines 2024 13 February 2024
- BVIFARS Portal - Live January 2024 23 January 2024
- EU Removes the Cayman Islands from EU AML List: Considerations for Clients 18 January 2024
- BVI Approved Managers and Approved Funds: Upcoming Filing Deadline - 31 January 2024 04 January 2024
- The CLOser - October 2023 19 October 2023
- Chambers Global Practice Guide to Private Equity 2023: British Virgin Islands 16 October 2023
- BVI Business Companies Requirements for New Annual Returns 19 September 2023
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Celebrates Second Consecutive Offshore Law Firm of the Year from Chambers Asia Pacific and Greater China 31 May 2024
- Maples Group Announces 2024 Global Partner and Of Counsel Promotions 20 February 2024
- Maples Group "Top Class" and "Go to Firm" According to 2024 Chambers Global Guide 15 February 2024
- Maples Group Expands Office Space in Singapore 11 December 2023
- Maples Group Appoints Chris Newton as BVI Managing Partner 05 December 2023
- Maples Group Celebrates Strong Ties between Japan and its Multi-Jurisdictional Global Network 26 October 2023
- Maples Group Welcomes Cayman Islands Government's Expansion into Asia 18 September 2023
- Maples Group Named Offshore Law Firm of the Year in Asia 09 May 2023
- Maples Group Seconds Cayman Islands-Based Lawyer to Singapore 13 March 2023
- Maples Group Earns Top Rankings in 2023 Chambers Global Guide 02 March 2023