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
- Cayman Islands Update: Economic Substance Reporting for an Entity Tax Resident in Another Jurisdiction 08 December 2021
- European Alternative Investments for Japanese Investors - The Irish Unit Trust 04 November 2021
- Cayman Islands Update: Economic Substance Reporting Deadlines 01 November 2021
- Cayman Islands Update: FAR Form – Related Fund Entity Form Released 13 September 2021
- Cayman Islands: Private Funds Fund Annual Return Form Released 10 August 2021
- Cayman Islands: Economic Substance Regime Extended to Partnerships 05 August 2021
- Cayman Islands Economic Substance, AEOI and Fund Annual Returns for Private Funds 01 July 2021
- 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
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Advises Citigroup First Investment Management Limited on its Latest Fund Launch in Japan 01 October 2021
- Maples Advises Citigroup First Investment Management Limited on the Launch of New Fund in Japan 01 February 2021
- Maples Group Selected to Support Groundbreaking Indo-Japan Fund 28 June 2019