Christopher Capewell > 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
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Christopher Capewell
Work Department
Regulatory & Financial Services Advisory
AEOI - FATCA & CRS
Corporate
Funds & Investment Management
Position
Christopher is head of the Maples and Calder Regulatory & Financial Services team in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. He advises on all aspects of Cayman Islands investment funds with his practice focusing on regulatory matters impacting family offices and a wide variety of open and closed-ended investment vehicles including partnerships, unit trusts, LLCs and companies. Christopher has extensive knowledge of FATCA, the OECD Common Reporting Standard, the Securities Investment Business Law, DAC6/MDR, Economic Substance and the OECD Country-by-Country Reporting regime.
Career
Christopher joined the Maples Group in 2007 and was elected as a partner in the Funds and Investment Management team in 2013. In 2019, Christopher was appointed as head of Maples and Calder’s Cayman Islands Regulatory & Financial Services Group at the Maples Group. He previously worked for Clifford Chance in London and prior to that for Clayton Utz and Arthur Andersen in Australia. Christopher has been ranked as a Leading Individual in Legal 500.
Education
Queensland University of Technology, Australia, Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)
Queensland University of Technology, Australia, Bachelor of Laws
University of Sydney, Australia, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
University of Sydney, Australia, Master of Laws
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Regulatory and compliance
(Leading partners)With a substantial, dedicated regulatory and compliance practice in the Cayman Islands, Maples Group
stands out for its wealth of experience across both contentious and non-contentious matters in the practice area. The gamut of investment funds, banks, trust companies and virtual asset service providers populate the client base of the department that is led by Christopher Capewell. He has broad knowledge an experience in matters including FATCA and CRS issues, the securities investment business law, anti-money laundering and terrorist financing, and the OECD country-by-country reporting regime, among other areas. Tim Dawson is another senior figure of note and comes with client praise, as does Adam Huckle, who is the name to note for litigation in this field. The ‘extremely knowledgeable but also very approachable‘ Patrick Head is another key team member.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners 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