Maples Group’s Jersey and London Practices Recognised in 2027 Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners UK Guides
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, is delighted to announce that its London and Jersey offices have once again been recognised in both The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners UK 2027 Guides. The firm continues to be recognised for its market-leading capabilities in advising on Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and Jersey law, securing rankings across a range of key practice areas including Corporate and Commercial, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets and Investment Funds.
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The Legal 500 UK 2027 Guide recognised the firm’s London offshore practice as a Tier 1 firm in the Offshore Firms in London category, reflecting its position as one of the leading offshore law firms operating in the UK market. The guide honoured six Partners with the “Leading Partner” accolade: Heidi de Vries, Managing Partner (London), Matthew Gilbert, BVI Corporate and Finance Partner and chair of the Global Real Estate Finance Group (London), Paul Burton, Corporate and Finance Partner (Jersey). Jonathan Caulton, Partner and Head of the Finance team (London) and Harjit Kaur, Head of Funds & Investment Management team (London) were also newly ranked as Leading Partners this year. The Guide also recognised Robert Hughes, Cayman Islands Funds & Investment Management Partner (London), and David Allen, Corporate Partner (Jersey) in the “Next Generation Partner” category. Together, these achievements underscore the firm’s strong partner bench and sustained investment in developing emerging talent.
The Chambers and Partners UK 2027 Guide further underscores the strength of the firm’s London-based and Jersey-based offshore practices. The firm maintained its Band 1 ranking in the Offshore: Bermudian, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands Law (London) category, reinforcing its longstanding position as a market leader. In the Cayman Islands Law (London) category, London Managing Partner Heidi de Vries retained her Eminent Practitioner ranking, reflecting her continued leadership within the offshore legal market. Harjit Kaur, together with Jack Marriott, Partner and Head of the London Corporate team and Jonathan Caulton, all maintained their Band 2 rankings. Within the British Virgin Islands Law (London) category, Matthew Gilbert maintained his Band 1 ranking, while Joanna Russell, Finance Partner (London) retained her Band 3 ranking, recognising their continued excellence in advising clients on complex BVI matters. The firm’s Jersey practice also achieved notable individual recognition. Paul Burton maintained his Band 2 ranking in Offshore: Corporate/M&A (Jersey), while David Allen was newly ranked in Band 3. In Offshore: Investment Funds (Jersey), Mark Crichton, Finance Partner (Jersey) achieved a new Band 3 ranking, highlighting the continued strength and growing profile of the firm’s Jersey funds offering. Collectively, these results demonstrate the depth of talent across our key practice areas.
From London, the Maples Group provides full-service legal advice on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Ireland. The firm’s Fiduciary Services team provides corporate, fiduciary and administrative solutions that complement its legal practice. In Jersey, the firm offers full-service Jersey legal advice spanning corporate, finance and funds & investment management, alongside entity formation, administration and fiduciary services. The firm’s continued success across both jurisdictions reflects the breadth, diversity and integration of its cross-border service offering.
For more than 30 years, The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners have analysed the capabilities of law firms globally through comprehensive annual research programmes, providing an up-to-date view of the legal market and recognising firms and practitioners who set the standard for excellence.
A selection of the Maples Group’s testimonials from The Legal 500 UK and Chambers and Partners UK Guides UK 2027 Guide
“Maples is simply a market leading firm. Their bench strength is phenomenal across all areas of finance and at all levels. For anything novel, they are able to draw on their vast deal experience to come up with practical and commercial solutions in a very timely manner.”
“Maples Group is quick to respond and thoughtful in its answers. The team sought to weigh up the position before recommending course of action. They have excellent commercial acumen with a focus on problem solving.”
“Maples have deep institutional knowledge. The consistency of the team and the depth in expertise means they are able to handle all questions in a timely manner.”
“Maples are always responsive and collaborative. They are proactive when providing offshore input and go beyond the narrow local law input, instead bringing practical guidance, so you really feel like they are part of the team.”
“Maples benefits from considerable depth, with a broad team spanning associates, counsel and partners capable of supporting complex matters over extended timeframes.”
“The turnaround time and quality of work product have been top notch, with a focus on coming up with solutions instead of identifying problems.”
“Maples excels at cutting through complexity to provide highly actionable, business-oriented legal guidance.”
“Maples Jersey has full command of Jersey legal issues relating to securitisation and structured finance.”
“Maples Group are very efficient, easy to deal with and know their stuff. They also have a strong bench.”
“Practical and efficient in approach to documentation. Very responsive and collaborative.”
“High technical knowledge and willingness to work with the business on its unique challenges.”
