Maples Group Celebrates 76 International Lawyers Ranked in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, is pleased to announce its exceptional performance in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide. The firm has achieved remarkable success with 20 practice group placements and 76 individual lawyer rankings across its global jurisdictions, including the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dubai, Jersey, Hong Kong, Ireland, London, Luxembourg, and Singapore practices.
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The law firm is praised as a “market leader” with “top-notch knowledge, service, speed and creativity,” composed of “extremely bright, commercially-minded and solution-seeking lawyers,” and providing “result-driven solutions” with “innovative approaches.” Impressively, the number of individual lawyers ranked has increased to 76, with 19 lawyers receiving new rankings, demonstrating the firm’s continued growth and excellence. Among these, Chris Newton, Suzanne Correy, Gwyneth Rees, and Philip Ireland, have ascended to Band 1, joining Caroline Moran, James Eldridge, Manuela Belmontes, and Tina Meigh. Additionally, Global head of Funds & Investment Management, Michael Richardson, has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Eminent Practitioner’ title, joining Jonathan Green, Heidi de Vries, Michael Gagie, Matthew Gardner, Peter Stapleton, and Scott Macdonald, reflecting his outstanding contributions and expertise. Notably, the firm has attained Band 1 rankings for 10 of its core practice groups, underscoring its exceptional expertise and capability in delivering top-tier legal services.
Commenting on the rankings, Global Managing Partner, Jonathan Green said, “We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our clients, our exceptional lawyers, and Chambers for these esteemed accolades. We are incredibly proud of our firm’s outstanding achievements in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide. The significant increase in the number of our ranked lawyers is a testament to the strength and depth of our subject matter experts across our global offerings and reflects our ability to provide clients with unparalleled support in all the areas that matter to them. Our lawyers’ unwavering commitment to excellence, combined with their expertise and dedication to client satisfaction, allows us to maintain and enhance our presence in Chambers’ prestigious guide”.
The rankings and reviews are based on interviews with the firm’s global clients and industry peers, alongside an analysis of work undertaken over the past 12 months.
The Chambers rankings were first published in 1990 and the guides currently research over 200 jurisdictions worldwide. Individual lawyers are ranked based on their legal knowledge, experience, ability, effectiveness and client service. Law firm departments are ranked on the qualities of their lawyers as well as the effectiveness and capability of the department.
