OVERVIEW
Joanna is partner in the Maples and Calder's Finance team in the Maples Group's London office. She deals with a wide variety of finance, banking and corporate law matters involving BVI and Cayman Islands companies and partnerships, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, joint ventures, debt and equity financings, and real estate, project and asset financings.
BACKGROUND
Joanna joined the Maples Group in 2006. She trained with SJ Berwin LLP, and subsequently worked at IPC Media Limited in London. Joanna has been recommended by Legal 500, where she is listed as a Next Generation lawyer and described as, "a shining star". She is also known for being "responsive and very efficient at handling transactions" as well as providing "consistently excellent service...her pro-active approach to managing transactions sets her above competitors time and again".
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
2005 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2006 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
2010 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
EDUCATION
University of Bristol, UK, BSc, Sociology, 2000
College of Law, London, UK, PgDL (Commendation); LPC (Distinction)
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KNOWLEDGE
- EU Global Minimum Tax Directive and Investment Fund Structures 25 April 2023
- Co-Investment and "Club Deal" Vehicles: The Private Funds Regimes in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands 28 November 2022
- Chambers Global Practice Guide to Private Equity 2022: BVI 17 October 2022
- British Virgin Islands Introduces Data Protection Act 27 October 2021
- British Virgin Islands Economic Substance Reporting Requirements 25 August 2021
- FCA Publish Changes to London Stock Exchange Listing Rules for SPACs 10 August 2021
- BVI Regulatory Sandbox Launched to Support Innovative FinTech 22 January 2021
- BVI Economic Substance Regime 29 October 2020
- BVI Required Filings on Appointment of a Receiver under an English Law Legal Charge 08 October 2020
- BVI Regulator Issues Guidance on Regulation of Virtual Assets 29 July 2020
NEWS & DEALS
- Multi-Jurisdictional Maples Team Advise EverArc on $2 Billion Acquisition 18 June 2021
- Maples Advises on Restructuring Deal of the Year 2020 14 September 2020