As of the 16 January Maples and Calder will merge with Dublin based corporate finance law firm Binchys.

The merger will add Irish law to Maples and Calder's capability to advise institutional clients on Cayman Islands, BVI and Jersey law from offices in London, Hong Kong, the British Virgin Islands, Dubai, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and now Dublin. This will bring the firm which will open in Dublin with at least 6 partners to a total headcount of over 140 lawyers worldwide.

Maples and Calder partner Julian Reddyhough will move to Dublin to manage the new firm together with Binchys’ senior partner Jennifer Caldwell.

The move comes as Maples and Calder continues to expand. The firm's London and Hong Kong offices have doubled in size in the last two years whilst in September 2005 the firm opened a fully staffed transactional and execution office in Dubai. The firm's corporate and fiduciary services division, Maples Finance, will also be establishing a presence in Dublin.