Christina Bodden
Partner
- Cayman Islands
Areas of Expertise
Christina is a partner of Maples and Calder’s Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. She specialises in the structuring of private equity funds and advising on the related downstream transactions. She also works extensively with major institutions and hedge fund managers and their onshore counsel, advising on the structuring and ongoing operation of all aspects of investment funds. Additionally, Christina has particular expertise in hedge fund side letter arrangements and fund restructurings.
Christina joined the Maples Group’s Funds team in 2004 and was elected as a partner in 2012. She sits on the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands CSR Committee and Recruitment and Scholarship Committee. She has been recognised as a leading lawyer by Legal 500 and as one of 2024 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by EY’s Hedge Fund Journal.
Christina is a co-founder of the Cayman Islands location of 100 Women in Finance, during her tenure serving on their Global Council and Global Association Board. In partnership with 100 Women in Finance, she founded GirlForce 100, a Cayman Islands NPO which provided pre-career mentorship to over 800 female high school students in the Cayman Islands.
In 2024, Christina joined the Executive Council and Board of AIMA Cayman, partnering with AIMA Global to launch CareerMasters, a new Cayman Islands NPO which provides pre-career mentorship to all Cayman Islands high school students between the ages of 15-18, with a focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
She is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association.
Bar Admissions
2004 – Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
Education
University of Liverpool, UK
University of Belfast, Ireland, Practising Certificate, Cayman Islands Law