Maples Group

Managing Partners: Jonathan Green (Global); Michael Gagie (Hong Kong and Singapore)

Number of partners: 130

Number of lawyers: 360

Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean  

Firm Overview: 

The Maples Group, through its leading international law firm, Maples and Calder, advises global financial, institutional, business and private clients on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg. With 30 years on-the-ground experience in Asia, the Maples Group remains committed to providing clients with comprehensive legal, fiduciary, fund, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management services.

With offices in key jurisdictions around the world, the Maples Group has specific strengths in areas of corporate commercial, finance, investment funds, litigation and trusts. Maintaining relationships with leading legal counsel, the Group leverages this local expertise to deliver an integrated service offering for global business initiatives.Our global network of over 2,500 lawyers and industry professionals are strategically located in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East to ensure that clients gain immediate access to expert advice and bespoke support, within convenient time zones.

The Maples Group has had a presence in Hong Kong since 1995. We offer legal, fund and fiduciary services to clients based in or doing business across Asia.

Established in 2012, the Maples Group's Singapore office provides services to Southeast Asia-based clients seeking legal, fund administration and fiduciary services across the region.

Many of our professionals are proficient in Cantonese, Mandarin and Korean.

Practice Areas:  

Corporate

Dispute Resolution & Insolvency

Finance

Funds & Investment Management

Hedge Funds

Private Equity

Main Areas of Practice:  

Corporate:  

The team is regularly involved in the largest and most complex corporate transactions involving Cayman Islands, Irish and British Virgin Islands companies and has extensive experience in the fields of equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, restructuring, corporate advisory.

Hong Kong Partners and of Counsels: Matt Roberts (Head of Asia Corporate) Derrick Kan, Richard Spooner, Juno Huang, Karen Zhang Pallaras, Vivian Lee, Jessica Zhan

Singapore Partner: Michael Gagie (Regional Managing Partner - Asia and Global Head of BVI legal practice)

Dispute Resolution & Insolvency: 

The firm provides support and assistance in respect of proceedings in numerous jurisdictions around the world. Areas of specialisation include arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution, corporate and commercial disputes, distressed investment funds, fraud and white collar crime, insolvency and corporate restructuring, regulatory and financial services, security enforcement and asset tracing and trust litigation.

Hong Kong Partners: John Trehey (Head of Asia Dispute Resolution & Insolvency), Aisling Dwyer, Nick Stern

Singapore Of Counsel: Cherrin Wong

Finance: 

There are finance partners based in each Group’s law firms, delivering time zone convenience and multi-office capability across a global network. Services include acquisition and leveraged financing, asset finance, banking, capital markets, debt listing, derivatives, financial services regulation, insurance linked products, Islamic finance, restructuring and workouts and structured finance.

Hong Kong Partner and Of Counsel: Lorraine Pao, Irena Wu

Singapore Partners: Michael Gagie (Regional Managing Partner - Asia and Global Head of BVI legal practice)

Funds & Investment Management: 

The firm gives expert advice on a wide range of fund related matters, including on issues arising from funds’ structuring, restructuring and dissolution. The team acts for an unparalleled cross section of the participants in the global investment funds market, including law firms, fund managers, depositaries, administrators, investment banks, private equity groups, insurance groups, pension funds, boutique investment management companies, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, prime brokers, audit firm structuring teams as well as other financial institutions.

Hong Kong Partners and Of Counsel: Ann Ng (Head of Asia Funds & Investment Management), Terence Ho, Sharon Yap, Josie Ainley, Andrew Wood, Dan Won

Singapore Partner: Nick Harrold, Iain Anderson, Ian Clark