Mai T. Shapiro

International Counsel

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Tel: +852 2160 9825

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Mai Shapiro is an international counsel in the Tax Department and is based in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Ms. Shapiro has significant experience ... Read Full Biography

Publications

New Tax Reforms - Incentivising the Indian Economy
6 November 2019

Geoffrey P. Burgess
,
William Y. Chua
,
Mai T. Shapiro
,
Monisha Elizabeth D'Souza
,
Shashwat Patel
India – 2018 Developments for Foreign Investors
19 April 2018

Geoffrey P. Burgess
,
William Y. Chua
,
Peter F.G. Schuur
,
Mai T. Shapiro
,
Shashwat Patel
,
Monisha Elizabeth D'Souza
India Shuts Down Mauritius Route: Time to Rethink Investment Structures
13 May 2016

Matthew D. Saronson
,
Peter F.G. Schuur
,
Mai T. Shapiro

Upcoming Events

Recent Events

An Introduction to Private Equity Funds: Funds 101
10, 13 and 24 February 2015

Speaker: Peter A. Furci, Geoffrey Kittredge, Andrew M. Ostrognai, Matthew D. Saronson, Rebecca F. Silberstein, Gavin Anderson, Sally Gibson, Mai T. Shapiro

Debevoise Events

Mai Shapiro is an international counsel in the Tax Department and is based in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Ms. Shapiro has significant experience advising private fund sponsors on fund formation tax and structuring matters, and on the tax aspects of a fund’s downstream investment activities. She advises a range of sponsors in forming different types of funds, from pan-Asian equity buyout funds to sector- or country-specific funds, as well as separate account programs and foreign-sponsored, RMB-denominated private equity funds.Ms. Shapiro’s recent experience includes representing clients such as: AIF Capital, Baring Private Equity Asia, Baring Private Equity India, The Carlyle Group, CDH Investments, HarbourVest, Morgan Stanley, Navis Capital Partners, Providence, Prudential, Quilvest, SAIF Partners and Southern Capital.Ms. Shapiro is recommended by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2018) for Investment Funds.Ms. Shapiro joined the firm in 2006 and was resident in the London office before joining the Hong Kong office in 2008. Ms. Shapiro received a J.D. from the University of Virginia in 2003 and a B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1997. Ms. Shapiro is a member of the Bar of the State of New York.Ms. Shapiro is admitted to practice as an attorney in New York and a solicitor in Hong Kong. 石阮美恩（Mai Shapiro）律师是美国德普律师事务所税务部的一名国际顾问，常驻于德普香港分所。石律师向基金发起人设立私募股权基金提供税务和构架事宜的法律服务，并在基金下游投资的税务事宜方面有着极为丰富的经验。石律师曾向众多基金发起人就各种不同类型基金的设立提供法律服务，包括泛亚洲股权并购基金、专注投资于某个行业或某个国家的基金、单独投资账户以及由外资发起人发起以人民币计价的私募股权基金。石律师近期代表性客户包括殷库资本（AIF Capital），霸菱私募股权（亚洲）（Baring Private Equity Asia），霸菱私募股权（印度）（Baring Private Equity India），凯雷集团（The Carlyle Group），鼎晖投资（CDH Investments），HarbourVest，摩根士丹利（Morgan Stanley），亚舟资本（Navis Capital Partners），Providence，保德信（Prudential），Quilvest，赛富资本（SAIF Partners）以及Southern Capital。石律师名列《亚太法律500强》（2018年）投资基金领域的受推荐律师。石律师于2006年加入德普律师事务所，2008年加入德普香港分所之前她一直在德普的伦敦分所工作。石律师2003年于弗吉尼亚大学获得法学博士学位，1997年以优等荣誉毕业于哈佛大学，获得文学学士学位。石律师是纽约州律师协会成员。石律师拥有美国纽约州律师执业资格，亦是一名香港律师。