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: January 2023 13 January 2023
- GIR Know How Anti-Money Laundering 20 December 2022
- The Regulatory 15/15: Holiday Break 15 December 2022
- Cayman Islands Year-End Obligations 28 November 2022
- Cayman Islands Update: Peer Review of AEOI Financial Account Information 2022 16 November 2022
- The Regulatory 15/15: November 2022 15 November 2022
- Cayman Islands Update SIBA Registered Persons 20 October 2022
- The Regulatory 15/15: October 2022 14 October 2022
- Russia: Cayman Islands Sanctions Update 12 October 2022
- Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering Surveys for Financial Service Providers 22 September 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group's Asia and Irish Funds Practices Advise on Publicly Offered Fund in Japan 24 March 2023
- Maples Group Appoints Litigation Partner Duo as Global Practice Co-Leaders 21 March 2023
- Maples Group Seconds Cayman Islands-Based Lawyer to Singapore 13 March 2023
- Maples Group's London Funds Team wins Hedgeweek Award 10 March 2023
- Maples Group Announces 2023 Global Partner and Of Counsel Promotions 09 March 2023