Malachi Sweetman

Malachi is a partner of Maples and Calder’s Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. He has extensive experience in commercial litigation and ADR across a broad range of financial and commercial disputes (in a number of jurisdictions), including disputes relating to commercial contracts, partnerships, trust deeds, shareholder agreements, as well as disputes involving banks and other financial institutions. Malachi is also an experienced advocate; in addition to acting for multi-national clients in international arbitrations, he has also advised clients on litigation arising from cross-border insolvencies.

Malachi joined the Maples Group in 2010 in the Maples Group’s Dublin office before relocating to the Cayman Islands office in 2018. He was elected as a partner in 2024. Before that, he practised as a barrister for the Irish Bar, where he had been working for two years. Prior to that, he worked in the construction industry. He has been recommended by Legal 500 a s a ‘Next Generation Partner’ and ranked by Chambers and Partners . Clients describe him as ‘ Very knowledgeable. Up and coming star.’

2017 – Admitted as a solicitor in Northern Ireland (not practising)

University College Dublin, Eire, BA (Hons) English, French, 2000

The Honorable Society of the King’s Inns, Dublin, Eire, Diploma in Legal Studies, (Hons) 2007