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Andy is the Managing Partner of our Hong Kong office. Andy's broad offshore law practice spans capital markets transactions, including securitisations, secured note programmes and derivative transactions, asset finance work including shipping and aircraft financing, leveraged acquisition financings, property and project financings. He has a strong general finance practice and is routinely instructed by a large number of the world's leading international banks, financial institutions, major public and private companies, transaction arrangers and leading onshore law firms.

Kristen Kwok is a Partner in our Finance team in Hong Kong. Kristen advises on all aspects of banking and finance with an emphasis on structured finance, debt capital markets and asset finance (in particular aircraft and ship finance). Kristen joined Walkers in 2006. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

James is a partner in our Investment Funds Group and Corporate team in Hong Kong. James has over 21 years' experience advising the investment funds industry. He specialises in advising private equity and hedge fund managers on a broad spectrum of legal issues including fund formation and structuring, acquisitions and disposals, fund restructuring and fund financing In addition, James has an active corporate practice which includes providing general corporate advice on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He also advises companies, LLCs, partnerships and their investors in relation to a variety of different financing transactions. James advises clients from across the region including in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Australia. James is a respected practitioner in the investment funds industry and is a regular speaker at industry events.

Tom advises on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law and he leads our Insolvency, Restructuring & Dispute Resolution Group in Asia. Tom focuses on advising insolvency practitioners, creditors, and debtors and shareholders in respect of cross-border insolvencies and restructurings as well as funds and financial institutions on investment disputes, with experience in consensual workouts; court-led restructurings and recovery processes; and enforcement / strategic investment advisory reviews. He frequently advises on corporate law and investment matters for a variety of stakeholders, including redemption issues, other exit options, directors' duties, protective steps, enforcement and remedies and strategies involving consensual and/or court-based approaches. Tom has worked on a variety of large-scale cross-border liquidations and restructurings such as Lehman Brothers and MF Global (acting for the liquidators in Hong Kong), Asia-related Chapter 11 cases such as Pacific Andes/China Fishery and TMT and advised the steering committee representing the interests of more than 30 bank lenders and credit support providers/ECAs in connection with Hong Kong-listed Genting's US$3.5bn debt restructuring, as well as cross-jurisdictional recognition cases such as Z-Obee, Changang and Huiyuan Juice involving interplay among the courts of Hong Kong and Bermuda/the Cayman Islands. Restructuring and liquidation work has involved advising on cross border asset recoveries and settlements, court processes to resolve key issues affecting liquidators’ ability to determine and distribute assets, matters arising in the administration of failed brokerages, and assignments involving China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland and Japan.

John Crook is a partner in our Insolvency, Restructuring & Dispute Resolution Group in Hong Kong. John practises Cayman Islands and BVI commercial litigation and all forms of dispute resolution. John also advises on insolvency and corporate restructuring matters. John has significant experience in shareholder / LP disputes and matters arising out of distressed investment vehicles, particularly hedge funds, from both fund and investor perspectives. He frequently advises on company law issues involving company restructures, corporate finance, unlawful dividend payments, directors’ and partners’ duties, and breach of trust situations. John works on matters before the Grand Court's specialist Financial Services Division, the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal and the Commercial Court in BVI. He has also been involved in cases which have reached the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. John also has significant experience of commercial and investor-state arbitration, including under the auspices of the ICC, LCIA, HKIAC and SIAC, as well as ad hoc arbitral proceedings under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. John advises on all matters relating to arbitration in the Cayman Islands and BVI, including validity of arbitration agreements, procedural issues, interim measures, and enforcement of foreign and domestic arbitral awards. John has a particular focus on questions of jurisdiction and other conflict of laws issues, as well as issues concerning the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards (including under the New York Convention), and issues involving state immunity.

Victoria Raymond

Victoria Raymond is a partner in our Insolvency & Dispute Resolution team in Hong Kong. Victoria is a leading practitioner in Hong Kong's legal landscape, known for providing clear, pragmatic, strategic and commercial advice to clients facing challenging situations. With a track record of successfully handling high-stakes disputes and insolvency matters, her reputation as a skilled and reliable professional is well-earned. Specialising in Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda commercial litigation, dispute resolution and insolvency, she advises clients in relation to commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, distressed investment vehicles, derivative actions, unfair prejudice claims, contentious valuation exercises, fund related matters, enforcement of rights, debt recovery, and contentious issues relating to digital assets. She also provides both contentious and non-contentious advice relating to company law and banking issues. Victoria has worked on matters before the Grand Court's Financial Services Division in the Cayman Islands, the Commercial Court in the BVI, the Supreme Court of Bermuda and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

John is the Managing Partner of our Singapore office. He specialises in all aspects of finance matters including general banking, debt capital markets, structured finance, aircraft and shipping finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, securitisation, private equity and general corporate transactions. His clients frequently comment on how much they appreciate his responsiveness and commercial approach. From 2003, John was based in our Hong Kong office and then relocated to Singapore in 2009 to open our office there. John also sits on the Walkers' Group Management Committee.

Richard Siddle is a partner in the Finance Group in Walkers' Singapore office. Richard advises in relation to Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda law and has extensive experience of cross-border debt finance transactions, including acquisition and leveraged finance, real estate finance, structured finance, debt restructurings and general corporate lending. Richard has a particular focus on fund finance and regularly represents both lenders and sponsors with respect to capital call financings, NAV and hybrid facilities and GP/Management facilities.

James Twigg is a partner in the Corporate and Investment Funds Group in Walkers' Singapore office. He has represented clients across the Asia-Pacific region on high-value mergers and acquisitions, equity capital raisings, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, pre IPO investments, US IPOs (including SPACs and deSPACs) and general corporate and governance matters. He also regularly advises investment managers and institutional investors on the establishment of hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds and co-investment and alternative investment structures. Prior to joining Walkers in 2012, James worked as a corporate lawyer at Clifford Chance in Hong Kong, Skadden and Slaughter and May in London and at Chapman Tripp in New Zealand. At each of these firms, James advised a broad range of corporate, private equity and governmental clients on a variety of international and domestic transactions.

Shirleen Tan is a partner in the Finance Group in Walkers' Singapore office. Shirleen advises on a range of financing transactions, including leveraged and acquisition finance, fund finance, real-estate finance, asset finance, structured finance, project finance and general corporate lending. Shirleen was based in Walkers' Hong Kong office for a number of years before relocating to Singapore. Being fluent in English and Chinese, Shirleen continues to service (amongst others) clients from Hong Kong and the Greater China region in her current role.

Alison is a partner and head of the Guernsey Dispute Resolution team. She is recognised in Legal 500's "Hall of Fame". Alison has considerable experience in relation to trust, banking, insolvency and insurance litigation, as well as general corporate disputes. She appears regularly in front of the Royal Court and Court of Appeal. Alison is a regular speaker at conferences in Guernsey, the UK and internationally, particularly in relation to trust litigation corporate governance and AML issues

Rupert Morris is a partner and head of Walkers' Private Capital and Trusts Team in the Channel Islands. Based in Guernsey he has almost 15 years' practice as a private wealth specialist focusing on private client advisory and structuring work.Rupert also has significant experience since qualifying as a Guernsey Advocate in 2010 as a contentious practitioner, appearing before the Guernsey courts at all levels, particularly in respect of Beddoe, Public Trustee v Cooper and Saunders v Vautier applications as well as applications to vary the terms of trusts.He is recognised as one of the leading lawyers in his field in Guernsey, sits on the STEP Worldwide Council and is the Chair of STEP's Guernsey branch.Rupert is instructed by many leading fiduciaries, financial institutions, government departments and UHNW individuals in respect of all aspects of local and cross-border advisory and structuring work, impact investment, charitable structures, and regulatory matters including investigations and dawn raids.

Sarah is a partner in Walkers' Guernsey Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group specialising in contentious insolvency and regulatory disputes. She is an experienced court-going Advocate who frequently represents liquidators in respect of contentious and non-contentious matters before Guernsey's Royal Court in relation to compulsory and voluntary winding-up, and holds the BPP Certificate of Proficiency in Corporate Insolvency (for which she received the highest exam result in the country). Sarah also advises and represents directors of regulated entities in respect of regulatory investigations and disputes. She has significant experience in all aspects of commercial dispute as well as considerable experience of appearing in the Magistrate’s Court, Royal Court and Court of Appeal.

Sarah is a Group Partner in the Employment team, based in Guernsey. Sarah advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law, including tribunal claims and procedure, contracts of employment, internal grievance and disciplinary matters, managing sickness absence, misconduct and capability issues, dismissals, discrimination, employment policies and procedures, redundancies and aspects of mergers, acquisitions and disposals.Sarah has experience in advising companies in a broad range of industries including financial services, insurance, legal and media. She also has in-house secondment experience working within both employment legal and HR teams and spent time in a major international bank where she gained invaluable experience of employment related matters from the client's perspective.

Kim Paiva is a Group Partner in Walker's top-tier Guernsey Banking & Finance team – she has 15 years' experience in private practice in onshore and offshore roles, and leads the Guernsey acquisition finance and general secured lending team. Kim has a broad range of expertise encompassing Banking & Finance and Corporate law matters, and specialises in acquisition and asset financing deals, advising borrowers and lenders predominantly in London and within the Channel Islands on matters of Guernsey law. She is part of the market-leading Walkers Global Aviation Group, and advises both owners and financiers in relation to transactions involving aircraft registered or to be registered on 2-REG (Guernsey's Aircraft Registry). Kim has ten years' experience advising on Guernsey law, and also advises on leveraged finance, and in acquisitions of regulated trust and company services providers. Having spent five years practising in South Africa's largest law firm, Kim also works with clients from South Africa on funds and private capital matters, advising clients in respect of asset protection and succession planning structures.

Zoë Hallam is a Group Partner in the Banking & Finance team in Walkers' Guernsey office, having previously spent eight years in the firm's Cayman office.Zoë advises on a broad range of finance-related matters, with a specialised focus on Fund Finance, Real Estate Finance and Islamic Finance transactions. In the Fund Finance sector she has advised both borrowers and lender on subscription facilities, NAV facilities and GP financing and her clients include leading international banks, alternative lenders and fund managers.

Zoë Hallam is a Group Partner* in the Banking & Finance team in Walkers' Guernsey office, having previously spent eight years in the firm's Cayman office. She is recognised by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner. Zoë advises on a broad range of finance-related matters, with a specialised focus on Fund Finance, Real Estate Finance and Islamic Finance transactions. In the Fund Finance sector she has advised both borrowers and lender on subscription facilities, NAV facilities and GP financing and her clients include leading international banks, alternative lenders and fund managers. Admitted In: Cayman Islands England and Wales (not practising) *not admitted in Guernsey and not a member of Walkers (Guernsey) LLP

Advocate Adam Cole is a partner in Walkers' Guernsey Insolvency & Dispute Resolution team, with wide commercial litigation experience and a particular interest in contentious insolvency matters, regulatory enforcement referrals and trust disputes. He has been practising for over a decade and has been admitted in Guernsey since 2014. Prior to that Adam worked with a major international firm in London, specialising in insurance-related litigation. Adam is a member of the Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Experts (ARIES) and was awarded a Distinction for the STEP Advanced Certificate in International Trusts Disputes.

Advocate Adam Cole is a partner in Walkers' Guernsey Insolvency & Dispute Resolution team, with wide commercial litigation experience and a particular interest in contentious insolvency matters, regulatory enforcement referrals and trust disputes. He has been practising for over a decade and has been admitted in Guernsey since 2014. Prior to that Adam worked with a major international firm in London, specialising in insurance-related litigation. Adam is a member of the Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Experts (ARIES) and was awarded a Distinction for the STEP Advanced Certificate in International Trusts Disputes. He has been consistently recognised by both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Admitted in: England & Wales (not practising) Guernsey

Helena Lavin is a Senior Associate in Walkers' Guernsey Insolvency and Dispute Resolution Group, specialising in contentious insolvency and trust matters. She has been practising in Guernsey for around seven years – prior to that she worked in the Middle East, and with law firms in England, and also worked as in-house counsel. Helena has broad expertise acting for and advising predominantly international clients in disputes often with a multi-jurisdictional element, and is a member of ARIES and INSOL International. Having a particular interest in contentious insolvency and trust matters, her cases have involved acting for trustees, beneficiaries and other parties to trusts in seeking disclosure from trustees, obtaining injunctive relief pertaining to trust assets, applications to vary trusts and challenged Beddoe applications. She also has extensive experience acting for directors, shareholders and other stakeholders in a wide range of disputes covering breach of fiduciary duties, professional negligence, enforcement of judgments and contested winding up proceedings.

Victoria is a Senior Counsel in Walkers' Guernsey Employment Law Group. Her employment law practice includes specialisms in data protection, executive exits and team moves and employment connected with regulated financial services business. Victoria's data protection work focuses on staff data (including data subject access requests and cross-border data transfers), frequently in the context of regulated industries, mergers & acquisitions and litigation. Her practice relating to senior exits and team moves involves advising both employers and employees on contentious exits and enforcement of post termination restrictions as well as constructive and unfair dismissal. Having worked as a commercial and fiduciary lawyer in London and Guernsey, and attaining STEP qualifications prior to specialising in employment work, Victoria has relevant experience of working within a regulated environment. Victoria is a Guernsey Advocate and Notary Public and also advises on housing and immigration matters.

Nitrisha Doorasamy

Nitrisha Doorasamy is a private capital and trusts lawyer with substantial in-house experience as a corporate trustee and fiduciary specialist.Nitrisha is an associate in Walkers' Guernsey Private Capital & Trusts team specialising in non-contentious private client work, including drafting and the establishment of trust, foundation and family office structures.She is an affiliate member of STEP who spent more than six years in the trusts team of a major South African banking group before moving offshore and joining Walkers in 2018.Nitrisha's practice is geared around supporting local trust companies and HNWIs on asset protection and succession planning issues.She also works with Walkers' Guernsey corporate law team on the intersection between trust and company law, and issues involving companies underlying trust structures.

Jessica Robinson

Jessica Robinson is a senior counsel based in Walkers' Guernsey office, specialising in advising on M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and corporate finance matters. Her experience includes M&A transactions involving regulated trust company service providers, as well as a major Middle East acquisition for Amazon.com Inc. Jessica has worked in Walkers' BVI, Guernsey and Jersey offices, and advises on BVI, Cayman and Guernsey law. Prior to moving offshore, she practised in the London office of a major international firm for five years, during which time she completed two secondments with major banking clients. Jessica also completed another secondment with a major international bank in Jersey, providing training and designing and implementing robust internal legal procedures. Jessica speaks French.

Chris Hutley-Hurst

Chris Hutley-Hurst is a Senior Counsel in Walkers' Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group in Guernsey.Chris is a Guernsey Advocate with considerable experience as an offshore lawyer – he advises on all aspects of investment fund and corporate transactions, including investment fund formation, acquisitions, disposals and regulatory matters.He also advises on economic substance and taxation matters, having worked as a tax lawyer while practising onshore.Chris has experience of working in London and New York.

Jamie Bookless is a Senior Counsel based in the Guernsey office. He joined Walkers in 2020 and is a member of the Guernsey Insolvency & Dispute Resolution team. Jamie specialises in complex and high-value commercial disputes and insolvency matters. Jamie regularly acts for large commercial clients, corporate trustees, major accountancy firms and investment banks. Jamie also has experience of competition law disputes, and disputes over data protection legislation and contentious regulatory matters.

Alex Wickens is an experienced Banking & Finance lawyer specialising in real estate financing and Islamic financing matters in Walkers' Guernsey law team.He is ranked as a Rising Star for Guernsey Banking & Finance work by Legal 500.Alex has almost a decade's experience in private practice in Guernsey, and advises clients on complex structuring arrangements on acquisitions and disposals of UK commercial real estate assets, advising on both borrower and lender side.He also advises on Islamic finance structures in respect of real estate holdings, and on fund financing matters.Alex also has in-house experience, having undertaken a six-month project with a Guernsey financial services provider.

Craig Cordle is a Partner in Walkers' Guernsey Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group specialising in all aspects of the structuring, restructuring, merger, sale, establishment and operation of listed and private investment funds, including private equity funds, real estate funds, single asset vehicles/SPACs and other collective investment arrangements. In addition, Craig advises on the merger and acquisition of private and listed companies, schemes of arrangement and regulatory and competition issues. Craig is an asset management lawyer with 14 years' experience in private practice, most of which was spent in the asset management, funds and capital markets teams of two leading international law firms in the City of London. Since moving to Guernsey in 2016, and re-qualifying as a Guernsey Advocate, he continues to work with a number of vehicles listed on exchanges in London and across Europe, including The International Stock Exchange (TISE). He has been consistently recognised for the quality of his advice by Chambers UK, Legal 500 and IFLR 1000. Admitted in: Guernsey – 2018 England & Wales - 2008

Marc Seddon is a partner in Walkers' Jersey Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team, specialising in contentious and semi-contentious trusts matters, and in company disputes.He is a Jersey Advocate with more than a decade's experience offshore, and advises financial services clients on the full spectrum of disputes, including insolvency matters and regulatory issues, with a particular focus on advising corporate services providers in respect of directors' duties.

Alexandra Corner

Alexandra Corner is a partner in Walkers' Jersey Banking & Finance team focusing on real estate finance, fund finance and debt capital markets. She is the Practice Group Head for Walkers' Banking & Finance team across Jersey and Guernsey and has been working offshore for more than 20 years. Alexandra has been admitted in Jersey since 2003 and has practised both in the Island and in the City. Alexandra is recognised by both Chambers UK and Legal 500 as a Banking & Finance lawyer, with Chambers citing client feedback that she is "knowledgeable, responsive and pragmatic". Her areas of specialism include complex real estate finance instructions, subscription lines and other fund finance matters and debt capital markets work include note issuances, repackagings, and securitisations.

Daniel is a senior counsel in Walkers' Jersey Employment Law Group who advises organisations and individuals within the financial services sector on exits, disciplinary issues and investigations, and on regulatory matters.Dan is a Jersey Advocate with experience in Royal Court and Tribunal cases, as well as providing strategic advice on internal investigations, disciplinary and grievance procedures, whistleblowing and discrimination claims, and M&A as well as restructuring and redundancy exercises.He advises businesses and senior executives and founders on regulatory matters, partnership and shareholder disputes, and restrictive covenants.Dan also advises on regulatory issues – including carrying out investigations into regulatory matters, and supporting regulated businesses facing investigations or enforcement action – and works with Insolvency & Dispute Resolution colleagues on fraud and financial crime disputes, in particular injunctions, disclosure orders and tracing of assets.

James trained with Allen & Overy LLP and spent time in the firm's Litigation Department as part of the Trust, Asset Tracing and Fraud team working closely with the partner heading that team. James gained experience of a range of litigation matters, including particularly trusts disputes, at a large Channel Islands firm before joining Walkers. He has acted on some of the highest value and most complex cases before the Jersey courts during his time with Walkers.

Nigel Sanders is one of the leading commercial litigation and trust disputes lawyers in Jersey and has over 30 years' experience as a contentious practitioner. Nigel has been practising in Jersey since 2006, but has also worked in London, Abu Dhabi and the Cayman Islands. Besides commercial and trusts disputes his expertise encompasses contentious insolvency and corporate matters as well as contentious regulatory advisory work and competition law disputes. He has been admitted in Jersey, England and Wales, BVI and Cayman and regularly advises on cross-border issues relating to trusts, probate, insolvency, fraud and asset tracing and corporate and commercial disputes Nigel appears regularly before the Jersey Court and has represented professional and institutional clients as well as individuals in a wide range of important reported cases. He is recognised by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Admitted in: Jersey England and Wales (not practising) BVI (not practising) Cayman Islands (not practising

Nigel Weston is based in Walkers' Jersey office and heads up the office's Banking & Finance Group. He specialises in banking, finance, trusts, investment funds, regulatory matters, special purpose vehicles, listings and all aspects of offshore finance and corporate work.Nigel advises a wide range of blue chip investment managers, global banks, private investment houses and major corporates. He works closely with top law firms and accountancy practices in London as well as local administrators, trustees and other intermediaries and service providers.

Nigel Weston is based in Walkers' Jersey office and heads up the office's Finance and Corporate Group. He specialises in banking, finance, trusts, investment funds, regulatory matters, special purpose vehicles, listings and all aspects of offshore finance and corporate work. Nigel advises a wide range of blue chip investment managers, global banks, private investment houses and major corporates. He works closely with top law firms and accountancy practices in London as well as local administrators, trustees and other intermediaries and service providers.

Julia Keppe is an experienced Banking & Finance lawyer, specialising in fund finance, leveraged acquisitions, corporate lending, real estate finance, direct lending and restructurings, representing corporations, private equity sponsors and financial institutions. She has been practising since 2006 in London, New York and offshore, and is recognised by Legal 500. Julia advises on all aspects of fund financing matters, including subscription line facilities, NAV and asset-backed facilities, margin lending and open-ended fund facilities, and is part of Walkers' Global Fund Finance team. She has further experience of advising both borrowers and lenders on complex cross-border lending transactions comprising multiple forms of debt financing, as well as complex international restructurings.

Jon Le Rossignol

Jon Le Rossignol is a Group Partner* in Walkers' Jersey office specialising in the financing of real estate and private equity holding structures established in Jersey, and in advising on the non-contentious restructuring of such structures. Having previously practiced with a Magic Circle firm in London and Hong Kong, he has more than a decade's experience advising both borrower and lender side on the full life-cycle of Banking and Finance matters. Jon's clients include RE and PE sponsors as well as global financial institutions and debt funds. *not admitted in Jersey and not a member of Walkers (Jersey) LLP

Jon Le Rossignol

Jon Le Rossignol is a Group Partner* in Walkers' Jersey office specialising in the financing of real estate and private equity holding structures established in Jersey, and in advising on the non-contentious restructuring of such structures. Having previously practiced with a Magic Circle firm in London and Hong Kong, he has more than a decade's experience advising both borrower and lender side on the full life-cycle of Banking and Finance matters. Jon's clients include RE and PE sponsors as well as global financial institutions and debt funds. Admitted In: Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (not practising) *not admitted in Jersey and not a member of Walkers (Jersey) LLP

Louise Hamilton

Louise Hamilton is a Senior Counsel in Walkers' Jersey Banking & Finance Practice Group, specialising in real estate financing, general secured lending and Sharia compliant and acquisition financing matters in particular.Louise regularly acts for leading global financial institutions, corporations, private equity houses and sovereign wealth funds.Working with partners and Senior Counsel across Walkers' European offices, Louise also plays a lead role in developing Walkers' relationships with Scottish clients and intermediaries.

Dilmun Leach is a Group Partner in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate practice group, advising on a range of funds, corporate and regulatory matters. Dilmun’s funds practice involves the establishment and restructuring of investment funds in a range of asset classes including private equity, real estate, infrastructure, CLOs/debt, and open-ended hedge funds. He advises on the establishment and licencing of fund managers and investment advisers in Jersey, and setting up various fund satellite vehicles including carry and co-investment vehicles, and alternative investment and securitisation vehicles. Dilmun’s corporate practice includes private equity transactions, and mergers and acquisitions including regulated trust and corporate services providers. Dilmun advises on capital markets including in relation to Jersey companies listing on various exchanges including NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange. On regulatory matters Dilmun advises on all aspects of financial services laws and regulations, from the Jersey AIFMD regime, financial services law, insurance law, to anti-money laundering and novel asset classes such as medicinal cannabis and cryptocurrency. Dilmun is an active member of the Jersey finance industry, and has spoken on funds, corporate and regulatory matters at events in Jersey, London and New York. He is involved in the development of new laws and products such as the Jersey Private Fund, LLC, and ESG initiatives.

Kevin McQuillan

Kevin is a Partner in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate practice group, advising on all aspects of corporate law. Kevin advises US and UK private equity sponsors, institutional clients, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds and HNWIs on M&A, private equity, equity capital markets and restructuring mandates. Kevin has acted on numerous take-private transactions implemented by a members scheme of arrangement as well as the first take private in Jersey of a Jersey listed company implemented by a statutory merger under Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. In addition, Kevin has a very active local M&A practice and regularly acts as lead counsel to Jersey based clients on cross border sales and acquisitions of regulated financial services businesses. Kevin's advisory practice includes advising the boards of Jersey listed companies on corporate governance matters. Kevin has been consistently recognised by Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and IFLR as a leading next generation lawyer.

Rajah Abusrewil

Rajah Abusrewil advises local and international fiduciaries, family offices and UHNWIs on all aspects of wealth structuring, specialising in matters of Guernsey and Bermuda law. Rajah has extensive experience both in private practice and in-house, and has worked in London, Bermuda, Cayman and Guernsey, with more than fifteen years' experience.She has carved a niche as a leader in the field who specialises in advising international families and family offices on the establishment, administration and termination of trusts, foundations, family offices and related structures, including risk review and mitigation for cross-border structures. Rajah also advises on the regulatory requirements of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. Taking a lead in Walkers international family office offering, Rajah regularly works with clients to create bespoke tailored solutions for their family requirements. She also focuses international business development in the Middle East region and Switzerland, coordinating with colleagues from our multiple offices. Rajah is also a member of the Guernsey STEP committee, the Guernsey Finance Family Office Steering Committee and the Guernsey Association of Trustees & Guernsey Finance Liaison Committee, and is requested regularly to speak on behalf of Guernsey Finance in London and the Middle East.

Neil McDonald is a Partner based in Walkers' London office where he is a member of the firm's Global Finance and Corporate Groups. Neil has a broad range of experience in British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Jersey law. He routinely works on cross-border structured finance, loan finance, project finance and acquisition finance transactions, as well as general corporate and commercial matters, equity financings, joint ventures, restructurings, and mergers, acquisitions and disposals.

Jack is the Managing Partner of our London office and practises British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Bermuda law. Jack enjoys 25+ years' experience advising clients on matters linked to offshore investment hubs and originally practised from the firm's Cayman Islands and BVI offices. Jack leads a team of London based lawyers providing time-zone sensitive, dedicated Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands law support to clients based in EMEA. Jack has the unique distinction of being the sole person in Europe to be ranked as a Tier 1 BVI lawyer and a Tier 1 Cayman Islands lawyer by Chambers and Partners. Jack is equally ranked as a Leading Individual by Legal 500. Legal 500 cites that Jack is widely acclaimed as one of the Cayman Island's top practitioners. Jack specialises in: Banking and finance transactions (including leveraged finance, real estate finance, and debt and equity finance) Corporate M&A transactions (including mergers and acquisitions, strategic joint ventures, take-private transactions, equity capital markets and corporate reorganisations)

Hughie joined Walkers in 2008 and is a partner in the Global Investment Funds and Finance and Corporate Groups. He is based in the firm's London office and advises on both Cayman Islands law and BVI law aspects of transactions. He acts for alternative investment funds including their establishment, on-going corporate transactions and financing activities. He has also advised extensively on fund restructurings and distressed situations. Hughie also has significant experience in a broad range of finance and corporate transactions and regularly advises on lending and security transactions involving Cayman Islands or BVI law. Those transactions typically involve issues as to corporate restructurings, mergers, the perfection and granting of security by Cayman Islands or BVI vehicles, the charging of shares in a Cayman Islands or BVI company, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements and group reorganisations and restructurings.

Jasmine joined Walkers in 2007 and is a partner in the Global Investment Funds Group based in the London office. Her practice focuses on both alternative investment funds and private equity funds, and she regularly advises on their establishment, on-going corporate transactions and financing activities. Jasmine has also advised clients on their fund restructurings and distressed situations. Jasmine has significant experience in a broad range of corporate and finance transactions, and regularly advises on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements and group reorganisations and restructurings. Her practice has also included advising on IPOs of Cayman Islands companies on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, and her clients include leading international banks, financial institutions, asset management firms and private equity houses. Jasmine is also part of the Walkers Global India Group which drives the firm’s strategy and dealings with Indian companies and clients and foreign investments into India. Jasmine has experience in both Cayman Islands law and BVI law aspects of transactions.

Sara Hall is a partner in Walkers' Global Regulatory & Risk Advisory Group. With almost 30 years' experience in global senior in-house roles as well as in private practice, Sara now practises Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands law. Sara specialises in all aspects of financial services and international regulation. Since joining Walkers, she has expanded her practice to advise on digital assets, DAOs, cryptocurrencies and NFTs. With a global client base of onshore firms, financial institutions, custodians, exchanges, founders, directors and investors, Sara advises on matters relating to the scope of regulation, as well as anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance, data protection, and tax-related OECD initiatives such as economic substance. Sara frequently works with onshore counsel to advise clients how offshore regulation might impact their business. Where a business is in scope of offshore regulation, she leads on the licence application process, and supports clients once licensed with their ongoing regulatory obligations.

Mark Galazzi is a partner in Walkers' London office where he is a member of the firm's Global Finance and Corporate Practice Groups, and heads the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Asset Finance team in the European timezone. Mark trained with a Magic Circle firm before moving offshore – he has 13 years' experience in private practice in London, Jersey and Singapore, and is recognised by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner. He has extensive experience in advising on both BVI and Cayman Islands laws, and has a strong international practice that covers a broad range of finance and corporate transactions, including listings, aviation and maritime finance and SPAC activity. Mark has a busy lender-side finance practice, as well as a significant practice working with private banks in London and Switzerland focused on aviation, maritime and real estate financing for HNWIs. Mark is a member of the Walkers' Global Asset Finance Group.

Catherine Overton

Catherine Overton is a Partner in Walkers' London office where she is a member of the firm's Global Banking & Finance Group and practises both British Virgin Islands law and Cayman Islands law. Catherine is recognised by Legal 500 as a Rising Star, has over fifteen years' experience in private practice and has worked offshore since 2016. She trained and spent much of her private practice career at Clifford Chance. Per Legal 500 (2022), clients say "Catherine Overton is great to work with" and she is noted as having a track record of securitisation and emerging markets lending. Catherine advises on general banking, acquisition and leveraged finance, structured finance and debt capital markets matters, and has experience of advising on complex cross-border restructurings. She has extensive experience across a wide range of product areas including debt, equity, equity-linked and asset-backed securities, securitisation, debt-based capital markets, derivatives (including equity derivatives) and structured products, repackagings, collateralised bond and loan offerings, note programmes and listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange, commercial paper and depository receipt programmes, convertible debt and warrants issues, and asset finance. Her client base spans leading global financial institutions, borrowers, issuers and private clients. Admitted in: The British Virgin Islands England & Wales (not practising)

Tatziana Paraguacuto

Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo is a partner in the London office and heads the London Investment Funds Group. Tatziana has almost 20 years’ experience and has been recognised as one of the top 50 women in hedge funds by the Hedge Fund Journal. Throughout her career Tatziana has acted for major financial institutions, investment funds and asset managers based in London, New York and Hong Kong including the launch of many of the world’s largest emerging managers. Tatziana advises on all legal aspects affecting funds including launch of new products, restructurings, acquisitions as well as regulatory, contentious and governance issues. Tatziana speaks French and Spanish. Admitted in: Cayman Islands England & Wales (not practising) France (not practising) Spain (not practising) Luxembourg (not practising) New York (not practising)

Jan Golaszewski

Jan Golaszewski is a partner and head of Walkers' London Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice, advising on Cayman Islands and BVI law matters. He is recognised by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 (who have named him a "Leading Individual") and has 20 years' experience in private practice as an onshore and offshore disputes lawyer in London, the Caribbean and Asia, specialising in multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation, arbitration and insolvency matters. Jan advises bondholders, insolvency practitioners, financial institutions and directors on insolvencies, restructuring, shareholder disputes and complex litigation. He has particular experience in interim protection for creditors and shareholders and has acted as an expert witness on Cayman Islands law in foreign court and arbitration proceedings.

Fraser is a partner* of Walkers (CI) LP and is head of our Channel Islands business. He is widely regarded as one of the leading offshore lawyers, and has been recognised as a leading lawyer in a variety of legal directories and by the International Who's Who of Asset Recovery Lawyers. He specialises in contentious and non-contentious insolvencies, complex restructurings, special situation advisory work, and shareholder litigation. Fraser advises corporates, private equity funds, hedge funds, high-net worth individuals, bank creditors, debtors, shareholders, directors and insolvency practitioners on a range of issues including: shareholder and investor disputes complex cross-border equity and debt restructurings corporate insolvency and special situations. *not admitted in Jersey and not a member of Walkers (Jersey) LLP

Principal Associate

William Greensmyth

Partner and Head of Insolvency and Dispute Resolution

Partner and Co-Head of Finance & Capital Markets

Jonathan Sheehan

Jonathan is the Managing Partner of our Ireland office and head of the Tax Group. A corporate lawyer by training and qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA), Jonathan advises on various financial, corporate and real estate transactions. Jonathan's primary area of focus is on the tax treatment of capital markets, investment funds and real estate transactions. He also has extensive experience in advising on M&A transactions, corporate migrations, cross-border mergers and loan portfolio sales and acquisitions. Jonathan has acted for a wide range of domestic and international clients, including publicly listed companies, financial institutions, private equity providers, fund managers and administrators, and Irish State bodies. Jonathan sits on the tax committees of various industry associations in Ireland. He is known for his collaborative style, technical ability and commitment to client service.

Partner and Co-Head of Finance & Capital Markets

Nicholas Blake-Knox

Eimear Burbridge

Eoin Ryan is a Partner in the Irish office of Walkers and is a member of the firm's corporate department. Eoin has extensive expertise in share / asset acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, partnerships, shareholders' agreements and has worked on domestic and multi-jurisdictional transactions from initial stage through to completion. He also advises on domestic and cross-border corporate restructuring, Irish corporate governance and general commercial matters. Recent Experience Eoin has acted on a number of high-profile transactions including advising: an Irish mast company in relation to its multi-million euro sale to an infrastructure fund; an Irish wireless networks company on its sale to a US entity; a large US corporation on its multi-million euro acquisition of an Irish media company; a UK asset manager on its entry into various joint-venture agreements with Irish property developers; a European advertising company on its acquisition of an Irish advertising business; a leading European finance company on the multi-million euro sale of its assets to a US bank; an Asian corporation on its multi-million euro acquisition of an Irish semi-conductor company; the lender to a UK bank on the restructuring of its Irish operations; an Irish energy company on various equity-fundraising rounds; and a UK bank on its successful exit from various Irish investments.

Killian McSharry

Shane Martin is a Partner based in Walkers' Ireland office. He has significant experience in regulatory risk and compliance in financial services across the banking, insurance, asset management, credit union and payment services sectors. Drawing on his experience as a regulator and industry adviser, Shane provides practical and informed advice on all regulatory compliance matters with particular expertise in financial crime. Admitted In: Ireland New York (not practising)