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Ruairi Bourke

Ruairi is co-head of Maples and Calder’s Corporate and Finance teams in the Maples Group’s British Virgin Islands office. He advises on a wide range of corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, stock exchange listings, private equity structures, private placements, corporate restructuring and reorganisation transactions and the formation of joint ventures. On the finance side, Ruairi advises on acquisition, real estate, ship and aircraft finance transactions. He also has significant experience in capital markets transactions, both equity and debt.

Matthew Freeman

Matthew is Head of Maples and Calder’s Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team in the British Virgin Islands. He advises on a broad range of complex and high-value disputes, with particular expertise in civil fraud and asset tracing, enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, lender enforcement, trust litigation, regulatory matters, corporate restructuring and insolvency. He has extensive experience handling contentious matters at all stages of the dispute resolution process, including interlocutory applications, trials, appeals, arbitration and mediation, and is regularly instructed on cross-border matters involving major PRC real estate groups, digital asset businesses and other complex international disputes. As head of the BVI Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team, Matthew has played a key role in the growth and development of the practice. His experience includes matters relating to China Evergrande, Country Garden, Kaisa, Three Arrows Capital, Bybit and Auros, reflecting the breadth of his practice across traditional and emerging sectors.

Ayana Hull

Ayana is a partner and head of the Maples and Calder Regulatory & Financial Services team in the Maples Group’s British Virgin Islands office. She comes with over 20 years’ experience in BVI commercial and regulatory law. She advises corporations, financial institutions, trustees and high net worth clients on regulatory compliance, licensing and AML/CTF, corporate structuring, data protection, digital assets and the application of BVI regulatory legislation to virtual asset service providers. Ayana is recognised by Legal 500 as a ‘Leading Partner’ and as a highly regarded lawyer by IFLR.

Chris Newton

Chris is Managing Partner of Maples and Calder’s British Virgin Islands office and Head of the firm’s global BVI practice. His practice spans corporate, finance and restructuring matters, with particular expertise in IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, all types of secured lending as well as distressed and special situations, including restructurings, workouts and enforcement matters. Chris advises financial institutions, investment funds, sponsors, multinational businesses and high-net-worth investors on complex cross-border transactions. He also provides strategic counsel to public companies on governance, regulatory and transactional matters Chris is a trusted adviser to clients across North America, LATAM, the Middle East and other key international markets.

Chloe Parsons

Chloe is an associate in Maples and Calder’s Corporate team in the Maples Group’s British Virgin Islands office. Chloe advises on a broad range of corporate and banking and finance transactions, including acquisition finance, investments, real estate finance, mergers and acquisitions, disposals, initial public offerings, corporate reorganisations and general corporate governance. Chloe also has experience in fund formation within the British Virgin Islands.

Stuart Rau

Stuart is a partner in Maples and Calder’s Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team in the Maples Group’s British Virgin Islands office. He has extensive experience of contentious cross-border matters arising out of multiple jurisdictions including Europe, Asia, the US and the Caribbean. Stuart’s area of practice also specialises in financial litigation and regulatory investigations.