Wanda Ebanks

OVERVIEW

Wanda is a partner of Maples and Calder's Finance team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office.  She specialises in repackagings and structured finance transactions. Her area of practice also includes general corporate and commercial matters, with particular emphasis on local licensing and registration.  Wanda also has experience in ship and aircraft finance registration, licensing and equity formation, as well as immigration, employment, licensing and physical presence establishment particularly with respect to family offices and high net worth individuals looking to relocate to the Cayman Islands.  She also has experience working with export credit agencies in Europe and Latin America, and with airlines globally in the set up and operation of Cayman Islands special purpose vehicles to participate in the acquisition, finance and leasing of aircraft.

BACKGROUND

Wanda joined the Maples Group in 1998 and was elected as a partner in 2008.  She previously worked for a law firm in the Cayman Islands, and before that, was Deputy Clerk of the Grand Cayman Court and Registrar of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal.  Wanda has been a recognised lawyer in Who's Who Legal and IFLR1000 and has been ranked as a 'Next Generation Partner' by Legal 500.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (CILPA)

Member of transitionary counsel of the Cayman Islands Bar Association

Member of the board of directors of Cayman HospiceCare Ltd. (trading as Jasmine)

Former member of The Central Tenders Committee

Former member of the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority