Lee Davis > 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
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Lee Davis
Work Department
Funds & Invesment Management
Corporate
Position
Lee is a partner of Maples and Calder’s Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. He advises hedge and private equity funds on their establishment and ongoing legal and regulatory compliance in the Cayman Islands. He also advises on general corporate and commercial matters.
Career
Lee joined the Maples Group in 2013 and was elected as a partner in 2021. Prior to his move to the Cayman Islands, Lee worked in the corporate team of a leading firm in London and advised on a broad range of corporate and private equity transactions, including domestic and international M&A, leveraged buy-outs and venture capital financings. Lee has been ranked in The Legal 500 as a Next Generation Lawyer.
Memberships
Lee is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (CILPA).
Education
University of Hertfordshire, LLB (Hons), First Class
King’s College London, LLM, Corporate and Commercial Law (with Merit)
BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Investment funds
(Next Generation Partners)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