Jonathan Green > 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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Jonathan Green
Work Department
Funds & Investment Management
Corporae
Position
Jonathan is the Global Managing Partner of Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm. He advises on all aspects of investment funds, specialising in private equity and hedge fund formation. Jonathan has extensive experience in corporate, partnership and trust structures, establishing and operating fund platforms, advising on fund regulatory matters, structuring downstream transactions and advising funds on matters arising throughout their life cycle.
Career
Jonathan joined the Maples Group in 2003 and was elected as a partner in 2007. He previously worked for Latham & Watkins, London and for Simmons & Simmons in London and the United Arab Emirates. Jonathan has been recommended in Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and Who’s Who Legal.
Languages
French
Memberships
Jonathan is the chairman of the legislative sub-committee that developed the Limited Liability Companies Law, 2016 and he has been at the very centre of helping government draft the law and successfully launch the Cayman Islands LLC in July 2016. Jonathan is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association.
Education
University of Exeter, UK, BA (Hons), Economics and French, 1994
College of Law, Guildford, UK (Distinction)
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