Christopher Capewell
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Financial Services: Regulatory
Band 2
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Christopher is global head of Maples and Calder's Regulatory & Financial Services team and is based in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. His practice focuses on regulatory matters impacting asset managers, investment funds (both open and closed-ended), banks, administrators, family offices and high net worth individuals. Christopher regularly advises clients on a wide range of regulatory matters including FATCA, CRS, the Securities Investment Business Law, DAC6 / MDR, anti-money laundering and terrorist financing, Economic Substance, cross-border conduct of business advice and the OECD Country-by-Country Reporting regime.
Christopher joined the Maples Group in 2007 and was elected as a partner in the Funds and Investment Management team in 2013. In 2019, Christopher was appointed as head of Maples and Calder's Cayman Islands Regulatory & Financial Services Group at the Maples Group. He previously worked as a tax lawyer for Clifford Chance in London and prior to that for Clayton Utz and Arthur Andersen in Australia
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Christopher Capewell assists banks and asset managers with a wide variety of regulatory and financial services engagements. He has a strong track record of advising on compliance with various regulatory frameworks, including the Common Reporting Standard and FATCA, as well as sanctions, anti-money laundering and beneficial ownership rules.
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"Christopher Capewell is great to work with. He is always responsive, manages his team well and provides excellent service."
"Christopher Capewell is a very experienced attorney and we value working with him."
"Christopher Capewell is great to work with. He is always responsive, manages his team well and provides excellent service."
"Christopher Capewell is a very experienced attorney and we value working with him."
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