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
- Recent Cayman Islands Regulatory Developments 18 September 2023
- Revised AML Guidance Notes on e-KYC and Remote CDD / Ongoing Monitoring 08 September 2023
- Cayman Islands Satisfies All FATF Recommendations 23 June 2023
- Obligations and Filing Deadlines for Registered Cayman Islands Investment Funds 12 June 2023
- DAC8: EU Tax Reporting Framework for Crypto-Asset Income and Revenue 08 June 2023
- Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering Surveys for Financial Service Providers 05 June 2023
- Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Regulatory Measures for Regulated Entities 16 May 2023
- EU Global Minimum Tax Directive and Investment Fund Structures 25 April 2023
- The Regulatory 15/15: January 2023 13 January 2023
- GIR Know How Anti-Money Laundering 20 December 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Welcomes Record Number of Newly Qualified Caymanian Lawyers in 2023 28 September 2023
- Maples Group's Leading London Investment Funds & Management Team Welcomes Three New Associates 26 September 2023
- Maples Group Represents Mountain Co SPAC Merger with FC Barcelona's Media Division 20 September 2023
- Maples Group Welcomes Cayman Islands Government's Expansion into Asia 18 September 2023
- Maples Group's International Tax Teams Recognised for Excellence by International Tax Review 06 September 2023