OVERVIEW
Stephen is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He advises on the formation and maintenance of all types of investment funds, including private equity funds and hedge funds. Stephen also has extensive experience advising Asian clients on Unit Trusts, SPCs and other investment fund structures as well as providing advice on general corporate and commercial matters.BACKGROUND
Stephen joined the Maples Group in 2005, where he trained and qualified into the Funds & Investment Management team. He has worked in various jurisdictions for the Maples Group (in London, Hong Kong and currently the Cayman Islands) and served a secondment with White & Case LLP (in London). Stephen has been ranked as a 'Next Generation Partner' and a 'Rising Star' by Legal 500.PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Stephen is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and the Law Society of England and Wales. He is also a past President of the Caymanian Bar Association and served on the Board of Governors of the University College of the Cayman Islands.AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment Management
Corporate
BAR ADMISSIONS
2007 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
2013 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
EDUCATION
Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada, BBA (Hons)
University of East Anglia, UK, GDL/CPE
College of Law, UK, LPC
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KNOWLEDGE
- ELTIF 2 European Commission Adopts RTS Delegated Regulation 25 July 2024
- FCA Issues Final Rules and Guidance on the Overseas Funds Regime 23 July 2024
- Cayman AEOI FATCA and CRS Reporting for Fund Managers 23 July 2024
- UK RMBS Flourishing in Active Market 22 July 2024
- Standing Decisions and Privy Precedents: Principles of Stare Decisis Applicable to Judgments of the Privy Council 18 July 2024