Christopher Capewell

Christopher is global head of Maples and Calder′s Regulatory & Financial Services practice and is based in the Cayman Islands office. His practice focuses on advising asset managers, open and closed-ended investment funds, banks, administrators, family offices and high net worth individuals on a wide range of Cayman Islands regulatory and financial services matters.

He advises on AML, CFP and CFT compliance, Financial and Economic Sanctions, FATCA, CRS, economic substance, beneficial ownership, digital assets, cross-border conduct of business, the Securities Investment Business Law, tax transparency, the OECD Country-by-Country Reporting regime, corporate governance matters and regulatory inspections.

Christopher has more than two decades of legal experience and within the Financial Services and Regulatory practice area he is recognised by Legal500 as a ″Leading Partner″ and is ranked Band 1 in Chambers Global, where clients describe him as a ″go-to practitioner″ and “extremely knowledgeable” about the financial services industry and regulation in general.

Beyond his client practice and team leadership, Christopher is an active voice in the Cayman Islands regulatory and financial services sector. He actively contributes to conferences, publications, webinars and podcasts, and engages with industry and government stakeholders on legislative and regulatory developments. He created the Regulatory 15/15 Podcast, which provides listeners with a 15-minute summary on the latest developments in Cayman Islands regulatory laws.

Christopher also serves on the firm’s Early Careers Committee, where he supports the legal and non-legal career development of the next generation of talent in the Cayman Islands. As a member of the Early Careers Committee, Christopher helps to oversee the programmes offered by the firm including its legal and non-legal scholarships, mentoring, internships, articles of clerkship and professional development programmes.