The
Maples Group is pleased to announce the relocation of two of its
senior Dispute Resolution and Insolvency lawyers from its British
Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands offices to London.

David
Welford, Of Counsel and a senior member of the BVI Dispute Resolution
and Insolvency team and Christian La-Roda Thomas, Of Counsel* and a
key member of the Cayman Islands team since 2014 will relocate to the
London office at the end of 2019.

David
and Christian will continue to play senior integral roles within the
Group's existing BVI and Cayman Islands teams while also working with
the wider London team and its newly appointed Managing Partner, Heidi
de Vries.

Commenting on the
appointments, Heidi said, "I am delighted to welcome David and
Christian to the London team. Their many years of experience acquired
in the BVI and Cayman Islands will help us to continue providing time
sensitive and practical help to our clients and contacts in London
and across Europe."

Aristos
Galatopoulos, Global Head of the Dispute Resolution & Insolvency
practice added, "We congratulate David and Christian on their
new roles in our London office. We are delighted to be in a position
to offer these opportunities which represent a significant step in
their careers."

The
Maples Group provides clients with a comprehensive range of legal,
fiduciary, fund, regulatory and compliance, and entity formation and
management services from its 18 offices worldwide and has been
operating in London for over 20 years. These appointments further
demonstrate the Group's focus on growing its presence in Europe. In
2018, the Group extended its law firm offering to Luxembourg and
Jersey and also launched its fiduciary, entity formation and
management services offering in Jersey.

In
January 2019, Maples and Calder and MaplesFS consolidated their
offerings under a single brand, now called the Maples Group.