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Christopher Capewell

Christopher Capewell

Global 2026

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Practice Areas

Christopher is global head of Maples and Calder’s Regulatory & Financial Services practice 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 AI, 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.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Financial Services: Regulatory - Cayman Islands

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Christopher Capewell is a leading regulatory lawyer who assists banks and asset managers with a wide variety 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.

Strengths

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  • Christopher Capewell is the best lawyer in Cayman for fund and regulatory matters.

    Financial Services: RegulatoryChambers Global Guide
  • Christopher Capewell is my go-to practitioner.

    Financial Services: RegulatoryChambers Global Guide
  • Christopher is extremely knowledgeable about the industry, the jurisdiction, as well as about regulation and our business.

    Financial Services: RegulatoryChambers Global Guide

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Asia-Pacific Region

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

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