Tim Dawson > Maples Group > Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands > Lawyer Profile
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PO BOX 309
UGLAND HOUSE, SOUTH CHURCH STREET,GEORGE TOWN
GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1104
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Tim Dawson
Work Department
Regulatory & Financial Services Advisory
Insurance
Position
Tim is a partner of Maples and Calder’s Regulatory & Financial Services team in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. He provides all aspects of regulatory and financial services advice, including in respect of Cayman Islands licensing, prudential and conduct of business requirements, reporting and information exchange obligations (including those deriving from FATCA and the Common Reporting Standard), and advice on duties of data protection and confidentiality, anti-money laundering and combating of terrorist finance. Tim is a member of both industry and Cayman Islands Government legal and regulatory working groups.
Career
Tim joined the Maples Group in 2015, having previously led the regulatory practice of another international law firm in the Cayman Islands. Before that, Tim was a senior associate in the Financial Institutions group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP’s corporate department in London. He has been ranked by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner, Who’s Who Legal and listed as a rising star in IFLR1000. Tim is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.
Languages
Portuguese
Spanish
Education
St John’s College, University of Cambridge, UK, MA (Hons), Modern and Medieval Languages, 1999
College of Law, UK, Post Graduate Diploma in Law, 2000
College of Law, UK, Legal Practitioners Course, 2001
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Regulatory and compliance
(Leading individuals)Christopher Capewell leads Maples Group‘s regulatory and financial services practice, which continues to secure a leading position in advising banks, investment funds, trust companies and virtual asset service providers on a range of non-contentious and contentious matters spanning FATCA and CRS advice, anti-money laundering work, sanctions compliance, confidentiality issues and data protection laws. Praised for his ‘exceptional knowledge of the financial services industry’, Martin Livingston‘s expertise includes handling regulatory, licensing, risk management, information disclosure and anti-money laundering matters, while Tim Dawson‘s broad practice encompasses advice on data protection and confidentiality, anti-money laundering work and issues relating to combating terrorist and proliferation financing. Regularly appearing before the Grand Court and Court of Appeal, Adam Huckle specialises in contentious regulatory issues and cross-border conduct of business, anti-corruption and bribery mandates. Patrick Head and Chris Carroll are also highly recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Cayman Islands > Regulatory and compliance
- Regulatory and compliance Cayman Islands
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution
- Investment funds
- Regulatory and compliance