OVERVIEW
John is a partner of Maples and Calder's Finance team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He specialises in structured finance, investment funds and corporate and commercial transactions, with an emphasis on catastrophe bond transactions and other insurance-linked securities, CLO transactions, fund financings, structured debt and repackagings.
BACKGROUND
John joined the Maples Group in 2001. He previously practised with Clifford Chance in London, where he completed a secondment to the fixed income desk at Lehman Brothers. Before that, he practised with Lang Michener (now McMillan) in Canada. John has been recommended for insurance and reinsurance by Who's Who Legal and noted in Chambers Global and Legal 500 for catastrophe bond transactions.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
John is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
1995 - Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of Ontario, Canada (not practising)
1999 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2001 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
EDUCATION
Queens University, Canada, BA, Economics
University of Toronto, Canada, JD
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KNOWLEDGE
- FUNDed - July 2021 19 July 2021
- The CLOser - May 2021 31 May 2021
- The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review 2021: Cayman Islands 10 May 2021
- A CLOser Look at Regulatory Developments - March 2021 10 March 2021
- Legal 500 Private Equity Country Comparative Guide: Cayman Islands 14 January 2021
- The CLOser September 2020 16 September 2020
- A CLOser Look at Regulatory Developments 22 June 2020
- Cayman Islands Introduces Fines Under Beneficial Ownership Regime 16 June 2020
- Insurance and Reinsurance 2020: Cayman Islands 02 June 2020
- The Domiciles of Choice for ILS 21 May 2020
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Advises Citigroup First Investment Management Limited on its Latest Fund Launch in Japan 01 October 2021
- Maples Group Alternative Investment Management Company Services Recognised for Excellence 30 September 2021
- Maples Group Donates Over US$50,000 in Continued COVID-19 Relief Support 27 September 2021
- Maples Group Appoints Of Counsel Duo in the Cayman Islands 13 September 2021
- Maples Group Strengthens BVI Practice with New Partner 07 September 2021