OVERVIEW
Nick specialises in all aspects of investment funds, advising an international client base, with a particular focus on advising clients who wish to target the Japanese market. He is recommended by Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a standout funds specialist who has the “ability to quickly understand very complicated structures” and whose "strength lies in his ability to apply legal principles to some of the most complex, novel and challenging commercial issues". He is recognised by Legal 500 Asia Pacific as “client-friendly, innovative and commercial' and having an "in-depth knowledge" of the Japanese market.
BACKGROUND
Nick joined the Maples Group in 2007. He previously worked for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and for Norton Rose in London and Hong Kong including a secondment to Société Générale in London. Nick has been ranked as a highly-regarded funds lawyer in IFLR1000.AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
1998 - Called to the Bar of England and Wales (not practising)
2002 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (registered in Hong Kong as an English solicitor (not advising on English Law))
2007 - Admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong (not practising)
2012 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
Leicester University (Hons)
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KNOWLEDGE
- The Cayman Islands - Still the Preferred Jurisdiction for Asian Fund Promoters and Investors 26 April 2021
- How Offshore Firms Are Assisting Investment Managers in an Increased Regulatory Environment 17 February 2021
- Cayman Islands Update: Economic Substance and CbCR - January 2021 21 January 2021
- Cayman Islands Update: Additional Updates on Economic Substance 23 November 2020
- Cayman Islands Unit Trusts: Limited Recourse Language 05 November 2020
- The Cayman Islands Unit Trust: Demystifying the Investment Vehicle that "Does Not Exist" 14 September 2020
- Cayman Islands Schemes of Arrangement: Business as Usual 05 August 2019
- Rise of the Private Equity Type Unit Trust 09 April 2019
- Japans Increasing Attraction to Alternative Investments 06 November 2018
- BVI AEOI Update and Introduction of Country-by-Country Reporting 22 October 2018