OVERVIEW
Philip is joint managing partner of Maples and Calder, in the Maples Group's Dubai office where is also head of the Funds & Investment Management and Corporate teams. He has broad Cayman Islands corporate and investment funds experience. However, he specialises in collective investment schemes, in particular private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, and Shariah compliant (Islamic) funds. He also has experience of working with family offices, ultra high net worth individuals. Philip’s clients include asset managers in the Dubai International Financial Centre and the MENA region. He also practises British Virgin Islands law.
BACKGROUND
Philip joined the Maples Group in London in 2004, before moving to Dubai in 2006. He was elected as a partner in 2009 and as joint managing partner in 2020. Philip previously worked at another international law firm in the British Virgin Islands and for Herbert Smith in London. He has been ranked as one of the best lawyers in the UAE by Best Lawyer magazine and recommended as a Band 1 lawyer in both Legal 500 and Chambers Global, where he is described as "someone you go to if you want to bounce around ideas," adding: "He's the sort of lawyer who's able to give you an outside-the-box solution." Philip has also been named as one of Islamic Finance News' leading lawyers and has received recognition from Who's Who Legal.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of the Law Society of England and Wales
Member of the Bar of the British Virgin Islands
Regular contributor to financial publications in the Middle East in relation to offshore investment funds
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment Management
Corporate
BAR ADMISSIONS
1996 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2000 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
University of Cambridge, UK, BA (Hons), Law, 1992
College of Law, Guildford, UK, Legal Practice Course, 1994
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KNOWLEDGE
- Obligations and Filing Deadlines for Registered Cayman Islands Investment Funds 12 June 2023
- Draft BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act Published 21 September 2022
- BVI Regulatory Obligations and Filing Deadlines 2022 12 May 2022
- BVI Voluntary Liquidations: What You Need to Know 30 March 2022
- Cayman Islands Update: FAR Form – Related Fund Entity Form Released 13 September 2021
- Voluntary Liquidations for British Virgin Islands Second Half Year Companies 13 September 2021
- British Virgin Islands Economic Substance Reporting Requirements 25 August 2021
- Cayman Islands: Private Funds Fund Annual Return Form Released 10 August 2021
- Maples Advises NBK Capital Partners on New US$300 Million Credit Fund 23 June 2021
- British Virgin Islands - Voluntary Liquidations for First Half Year Companies 25 March 2021
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Lawyers Earn Top Rankings in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Guide 19 April 2023
- Maples Advises Anghami on its NASDAQ Listing 17 March 2022
- Maples Advises Lakemore Partners on US$400m CLO Fund 07 December 2021
- Maples Group Management Team Update 02 December 2021
- 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
- Partner Developments at the Maples Group 21 March 2019