Maxine Bodden

OVERVIEW

Maxine Bodden is Of Counsel in the Cayman Islands Trusts & Private Client team at Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm. She specialises in advising the world's leading banks, trust companies, family offices and HNW private individuals on the establishment and ongoing administration of Cayman Islands trusts and foundation companies.  Maxine is a leader in the use of private trust companies and all matters concerning the licensing, registration and operation of private trust companies.  She also regularly advises clients on wills and the administration of estates. Maxine is the immediate past Chair and now Deputy Chair of STEP Cayman and the Chair of the Cayman Islands Work Permit Board.

BACKGROUND

Maxine joined the Maples Group in 2004. Maxine is ranked in the Legal 500 as a "rising star" and in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide in Band 3, where it is stated that she "knows her stuff and would be a go-to person for someone wanting to unwind or restructure a Cayman structure, because she knows the market in that area extremely well."

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Maxine is the Deputy Chair of the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP) Council in the Cayman Islands and a member of the Legislative Sub-Committee of STEP in the Cayman Islands.  Maxine is also the Chair of the Cayman Islands Work Permit Board.