OVERVIEW
Oliver is an of counsel in Maples and Calder's Corporate and Funds & Investment Management teams in the Maples Group's Dubai office. He handles a broad range of Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands corporate work, including equity raisings, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private equity transactions and fund investments. He frequently advises emerging and growth companies, entrepreneurs, sovereign wealth funds, hotel and resort owners and real estate developers. Oliver primarily advises clients in the UAE, across the Middle East and in North Africa.BACKGROUND
Oliver joined the Maples Group in 2018, having practised BVI and Cayman Islands law in the UAE since 2015 at another offshore firm. He previously practised English and US law at Latham & Watkins LLP in Dubai and at Slaughter and May in London, and spent time on secondment at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York. Oliver also taught Introduction to Law and the Legal Profession at the University of London.AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Corporate
Funds & Investment Management
BAR ADMISSIONS
2006 – Admitted as an attorney in the State of New York, USA (not practising)
2008 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2015 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
SOAS, University of London, LL.B Law Degree, 2004
BPP Law School, London, Legal Practice Course, LPC, 2005
LANGUAGES
Arabic
Spanish
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KNOWLEDGE
- The CLOser - June 2024 27 June 2024
- Update on the UK's Implementation of the Overseas Funds Regime for UCITS 25 June 2024
- ICLG Aviation Finance & Leasing 2024: Cayman Islands 20 June 2024
- ESMA Report on MiFID II Marketing Requirements 19 June 2024
- Meeting The Operational Challenges of SFDR: The Time To Act Is Now 18 June 2024
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Advises Anghami on its NASDAQ Listing 17 March 2022
- Maples Group Recognised at 2020 IFLR Middle East Awards 14 October 2020
- Maples Group Advises On Largest Tech Acquisition Deal in UAE 08 April 2019