Michael Richardson > Maples Group > Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands > Lawyer Profile
Maples Group Offices
PO BOX 309
UGLAND HOUSE, SOUTH CHURCH STREET,GEORGE TOWN
GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
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Michael Richardson
Work Department
Funds & Investment Management
Position
Michael is head of Maples and Calder’s Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. He advises a wide range of financial institutions and investment managers on all aspects of the establishment and maintenance of offshore hedge funds, private equity funds and investment fund platforms. Michael also has extensive experience advising on ongoing transactional and restructuring issues relating to offshore investment funds.
Career
Michael joined the Maples Group in 2004 from a law firm in London and was elected as a partner in 2009. He has spoken at a number of industry events in the Cayman Islands and the US on a wide range of topics. Michael has been recommended in Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.
Memberships
Member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association
Legal & Regulatory Co-Chair for AIMA Cayman
Member of the Cayman Islands Committee of Hearts at Help for Children
Education
University of London, UK, BA (Hons), History
The College of Law, Guildford, UK, CPE, LPC
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Investment funds
(Leading individuals)Maples Group‘s sizeable team offers clients ‘a very deep bench‘ of dedicated specialists. ‘Pre-eminent practitioner‘ Michael Richardson acts as global head of the practice, and has extensive experience advising on transactional and restructuring issues relating to offshore investment funds. Managing partner Jonathan Green specialises in private equity and hedge fund formation; such funds are also the focus of Jeremy Bomford and Lee Davis, who are well versed in assisting with ongoing maintenance work. Stephen Watler is regularly instructed by Asian clients to advise on SPCs and other investment fund structures. Tim Coak and Iain McMurdo are also noted. As an additional strength, the firm is able to provide EU-regulated fund advice from its Irish desk in Cayman.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution
- Investment funds
- Regulatory and compliance