In
response to the increased volume of local and global regulatory laws,
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm, is pleased to
announce the recent expansion of its global Regulatory group
currently comprised of 18 lawyers in five locations, including the
Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands.

With
immediate effect, Chris Capewell has been appointed as Head of the
Cayman Islands Regulatory group and will oversee the practice group's
operation and business development strategy. Chris brings a wealth
of tax knowledge to the practice group with several years as a tax
lawyer at leading international onshore law firms, including Clifford
Chance (London) and Clayton Utz (Sydney). In addition, Chris has
more than 12 years of transactional experience as an investment funds
and corporate lawyer advising many of the world's leading financial
institutions. Chris is currently regarded as one of the
jurisdiction's leading advisors on FATCA, the OECD Common Reporting
Standard and the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting initiative.
Chris is based in the Cayman Islands and was elected as a partner in
2013.

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Counsel, Dave Sherwin, will also transition to the Regulatory group,
with immediate effect, working closely with Chris and other members
of the Group, including partners, Tim Dawson and Hugo Lodge, and
consultant, Martin Livingston. Dave has extensive transactional
experience having worked as an investment funds lawyer for several
years. Dave also has a strong relationship with the Cayman Islands
Monetary Authority and various industry associations frequently
consulting on jurisdictional legislative and policy changes.

Additionally,
Martin Byers will be joining the Group in October as a dedicated
regulatory lawyer, supporting its BVI law practice. Martin
previously worked at the UK Financial Conduct Authority, Sidley
Austin and Goldman Sachs.

"In
response to the demands of a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape,
we are delighted to be able to better assist clients with continued
growth of our specialist Regulatory group," said Alasdair
Robertson, Global Managing Partner of the Group's law firm. "We
are pleased that Chris and Dave have agreed to take on their
respective roles. The restructuring of our Regulatory group offers
our clients an even higher quality of service as we aim to bridge the
gap between pure regulatory advice and transactional advice, which we
see as being complimentary rather than standalone specialist areas."

In
January 2019, Maples and Calder and MaplesFS consolidated their
offerings under a single brand, now called the Maples Group, bringing
together their internationally recognised offerings to address demand
from clients for a complete and seamless service to the industry.