The Maples Group

Ugland House, South Church Street, PO Box 309

Grand Cayman, KY1-1104

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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 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.

For more information, please visit: maples.com/services/legal-services.

For Regional Office Contacts please click the links below :

Adam Donoghue – Ireland

Ann Ng – Hong Kong and Singapore

Eimear O’Dwyer – Ireland

Harjit Kaur – London

Joanna Russell – British Virgin Islands

Mark Crichton – Jersey

Philip Ireland – Dubai

Ruairi Bourke – British Virgin Islands

Sheryl Dean – Cayman Islands

Michael Richardson

Global Funds & Investment Management Head, Cayman Islands office

Michael is global head of Maples and Calder’s Funds & Investment Management team and is based in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. He advises a wide range of financial institutions and investment managers on all aspects of the establishment and maintenance of offshore hedge funds, private equity funds and investment fund platforms. Michael also has extensive experience advising on ongoing transactional and restructuring issues relating to offshore investment funds. Michael is also Chairman of the Group’s Fund and Fiduciary Services.

Michael joined the Maples Group in 2004 from a law firm in London and was elected as a partner in 2009. He has spoken at a number of industry events in the Cayman Islands and the US on a wide range of topics. Michael has been recommended in Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 as a ‘Leading Individual’ and IFLR1000. Clients describe him as “a pre-eminent practitioner. Terrific with clients, super commercial and pragmatic.”