OVERVIEW
Nick is a partner in Maples and Calder's Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He provides a wide range of advice on international restructurings, contentious and non-contentious insolvency issues, structured finance and derivatives. He specialises in cross-border insolvency, schemes of arrangement and structuring transactions to mitigate against the risks of insolvency.
BACKGROUND
Nick joined the Maples Group in 2015. He previously worked for Allen & Overy LLP in London. Nick has been ranked as a 'Next Generation Partner' by Legal 500. Clients describe him as "an excellent lawyer, with significant structured finance expertise. Great to work with on the range of restructurings, but really excels at complex fund or structured finance restructurings. Very hard worker and very knowledgeable, both as to the law and the practical commercial issues that arise in every restructuring."
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Nick is co-chair of the Insolvency Lawyers' Association's technical committee.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Dispute Resolution & Insolvency
Finance
BAR ADMISSIONS
1999 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2015 – Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
2017 – Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
2021 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
Royal Holloway University of London, UK, BA (Hons), Modern History, Economic History and Politics, 1995
College of Law, London, UK, CPE (commendation), 1996
College of Law, Chester, UK, LPC (distinction), 1997
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KNOWLEDGE
- ICLG Aviation Finance & Leasing 2023: Cayman Islands 06 July 2023
- Cayman Islands Schemes of Arrangement and Russian Sanctions 22 November 2022
- Reforms to Cayman Islands Restructuring Laws - The New Restructuring Officer Regime 29 July 2022
- Good News for Debtors Seeking Access to the Cayman Restructuring Regime 29 July 2022
- ICLG Aviation Finance and leasing 2022 Cayman Islands 24 May 2022
- Cayman Islands Liquidation Proceedings – Officeholder Independence 30 August 2021
- Cayman Islands Debt Restructuring 01 July 2021
- Distress in the shipping sectors why use Cayman Islands debt restructuring tools 30 March 2021
- ICLG Aviation Law Review 2021: Cayman Islands 09 February 2021
- Funding of Legal Services – Contingency Fees To Be Lawful in the Cayman Islands 13 January 2021
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Advises Sunac on Landmark US$10.2 Billion Debt Restructuring 21 November 2023
- Maples Group Advises Azul on US$2.25 Billion Restructuring 02 August 2023
- Maples Group Announces Partner and Of Counsel Promotions in the Caribbean Region 12 May 2022
- Maples Advises American Airlines on Record US$10 Billion Financing Plan 30 March 2021
- Maples Advises Delta Air Lines on US$9 Billion Financing 01 October 2020
- Maples Group Advises United Airlines on US$6.8 Billion Financing Plan 08 July 2020
- Maples Delivers the First Cayman Islands DIP Finance Scheme of Arrangement 09 November 2018
- Maples and Calder Wins Two Awards at the 10th Annual M and A Advisor Awards 31 May 2018