Maples Group Celebrates Recognition of Finance Partners in IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2024
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, is proud to announce that three of its Finance partners, Manuela Belmontes, Sarah Francis and Tina Meigh, have been recognised in the IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2024. This exclusive ranking category is reserved for the most distinguished female lawyers worldwide. The recognition highlights their exceptional contributions to the legal profession and their leadership within the industry.
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The IFLR1000 Women Leaders is an elite ranking category that celebrates the most prominent female lawyers in the world who have demonstrated outstanding performance and leadership in their fields. The selection process is rigorous, with those chosen based on their professional accomplishments, client feedback and contributions to the legal profession.
The Maples Group Partners Recognised:
| Individual | Practice Area Recognised | Location |
| Tina Meigh | Finance | Cayman Islands |
| Manuela Belmontes | Finance and Corporate | Dubai |
| Sarah Francis | Banking & Finance | Ireland |
The Maples Group strives to foster an inclusive and diverse environment where colleagues have equal access to promotion, training and advancement opportunities. The Group is proud to have nearly 60% women across our global workforce and to be a founding member of many professional development organisations, such as 100 Women in Finance.
Advising on the laws of the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg, the global Finance team provides expert legal advice on even the most complex financial transactions under intense time pressure. Clients repeatedly return to their qualified finance lawyers to handle a variety of complex matters relating to acquisition and leveraged financing, asset finance, banking, debt capital markets, derivatives, fund finance, insurance linked products, Islamic finance, repackaging and structured finance.
The Maples Group Regional Finance Practice Contacts:
| Partner | Title | Location |
| Tina Meigh | Global head of Finance team | Cayman Islands |
| Michael Gagie | Regional Managing Partner of Asia offices | Hong Kong and Singapore |
| Manuela Belmontes | Joint managing partner | Dubai |
| Stephen McLoughlin | Head of Finance team | Dublin |
| Jonathan Caulton | Head of Finance team | London |
| Arnaud Arrecgros | Co-head of Finance team | Luxembourg |
| Yann Hilpert | Co-head of Finance team | Luxembourg |