Maples Group

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Peter is Regional Managing Partner EMEA of Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm. He is widely recognised as one of Ireland’s outstanding lawyers and was previously head of the firm’s industry leading Funds & Investment Management Group.

He holds several senior positions on industry groups and regularly works with Irish regulatory and governmental bodies on enhancing Ireland’s legal framework and the implementation of EU laws. He is a recognised legal expert in financial services law, including ESG matters and sustainable finance initiatives, and advises some of the world’s largest managers, funds and financial institutions in that space.

Peter joined the Maples Group in 2010. He was previously a partner with a leading Irish law firm. He is widely recognised as a leading lawyer in the financial services arena in Ireland and has been recommended by industry journals including IFLR1000, Legal 500, Chambers Global and Who’s Who Legal. Clients describe him as “an exceptional adviser who handles everything, resolving issues as soon as they arise”, “his broad expertise is very sophisticated and impressive; his breadth of knowledge of all things Ireland-related is really remarkable” and commenting that “when any matter touches Ireland, I think of Peter Stapleton“. Clients also praise his “ability to analyse complicated commercial situations and provide simple and elegant solutions.”

Peter was also recognised in the Business Post’s inaugural list of the Top 100 legal practitioners in Ireland.

Peter has written several articles for the IBA and industry journals, has lectured on Financial Services Law at private conferences and for the Law Society of Ireland, and has advised the Commercial Law Centre of University College Dublin on developments in Financial Services Law.  He is Chair of the Irish Funds Alternative Investment Product Group, a member of AIMA's Asset Management Working Group and past chairman of Hedge Funds Care Ireland.

University College Dublin Université of Nancy, France