Daniel Lee > Maples Group > Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands > Lawyer Profile

Maples Group
PO BOX 309
UGLAND HOUSE, SOUTH CHURCH STREET,GEORGE TOWN
GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1104
Cayman Islands

Work Department

Corporate
Funds & Invesment Management
Finance 
Listing Services

Position

Dan is a partner of Maples and Calder’s Corporate team in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office.  His experience includes advising on a broad range of corporate and commercial work, including private equity, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and SPACs.  He also advises on all types of investment funds and has extensive experience in finance and capital markets.

Career

Dan joined the Maples Group in 2012 and was elected as a partner in 2018. He previously worked in the Corporate Finance and Private Equity teams at Travers Smith LLP in London, and spent time on secondment at London-based corporate finance boutique Kinmont. Dan has been ranked in The Legal 500 as a Next Generation Lawyer.

Memberships

Dan is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales and the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association.

Education

University of Nottingham, UK, BEng (Hons), Civil Engineering, 2002 (First Class Honours)

Nottingham Law School, UK, Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), 2003

Nottingham Law School, UK, Legal Practice Course (LPC), 2004

Lawyer Rankings

Cayman Islands > Corporate and commercial

(Leading partners)

Daniel LeeMaples Group

A substantial corporate team at Maples Group‘s Cayman Islands office is equipped to advise on the full spectrum of advisory and transactional matters in the jurisdiction and is routinely engaged in some of the market’s most significant and high-valued deals. Its client base includes major global investors, as well as leading multinationals in a range of sectors, from pharmaceuticals to media. Managing partner Matthew Gardner co-leads the department with Daniel Lee, who is a noted expert in public takeovers and private equity transactions. Suzanne Correy is accomplished counsel in joint ventures, IPO and M&A, and has strength in dealing with Latin American clients. Finn O’Hegarty and SPACs expert Michael Johns are further experienced names to note, while at more junior level, Akshay Naidoo is praised by clients for the ‘great team‘ he forms with Lee.