James Reeve
Partner
- Cayman Islands
Areas of Expertise
James is head of the Cayman Islands’ Structured Finance practice and advises on structured finance transactions (in particular, CLO transactions, related risk retention structures and catastrophe bonds), fund financing matters (acting for both lenders and borrowers) and general banking and financing work. James also has experience advising on asset finance transactions and general corporate and commercial transactions, along with restructurings and securities listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.
James joined the Maples Group in 2011 and was elected as a partner in 2018. He previously worked as a banking and finance lawyer at a magic circle firm in London where his practice focused principally on project finance. James has been ranked in Chambers Global and recognised as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ in Legal 500.
James is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (CILPA).
Bar Admissions
2006 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (not practising)
2011 – Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
Education
University of Oxford, UK, Doctorate (DPhil), 2007
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, UK, Legal Practice Course, 2004
Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, UK, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2003
Cardiff University, Wales, BSc (Hons), 1999