Christopher Capewell
Partner
- Cayman Islands
Areas of Expertise
Christopher is global head of Maples and Calder′s Regulatory & Financial Services practice and is based in the Cayman Islands office. His practice focuses on advising asset managers, open and closed-ended investment funds, banks, administrators, family offices and high net worth individuals on a wide range of Cayman Islands regulatory and financial services matters.
He advises on AML, CFP and CFT compliance, Financial and Economic Sanctions, FATCA, CRS, economic substance, beneficial ownership, digital assets, cross-border conduct of business, the Securities Investment Business Law, tax transparency, the OECD Country-by-Country Reporting regime, corporate governance matters and regulatory inspections.
Christopher has more than two decades of legal experience and within the Financial Services and Regulatory practice area he is recognised by Legal500 as a ″Leading Partner″ and is ranked Band 1 in Chambers Global, where clients describe him as a ″go-to practitioner″ and “extremely knowledgeable” about the financial services industry and regulation in general.
Beyond his client practice and team leadership, Christopher is an active voice in the Cayman Islands regulatory and financial services sector. He actively contributes to conferences, publications, webinars and podcasts, and engages with industry and government stakeholders on legislative and regulatory developments. He created the Regulatory 15/15 Podcast, which provides listeners with a 15-minute summary on the latest developments in Cayman Islands regulatory laws.
Christopher also serves on the firm’s Early Careers Committee, where he supports the legal and non-legal career development of the next generation of talent in the Cayman Islands. As a member of the Early Careers Committee, Christopher helps to oversee the programmes offered by the firm including its legal and non-legal scholarships, mentoring, internships, articles of clerkship and professional development programmes.
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
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