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Rajah Abusrewil

Rajah Abusrewil leads the Jersey Private Capital & Trusts group and advises local and international fiduciaries, family offices and ultra-high net worth individuals on wealth structuring and asset protection. With over 20 years of experience in both private practice and in house, she delivers bespoke solutions for international families and family offices on establishing, managing, and winding up trusts, foundations, and related structures across Jersey, Guernsey, and Bermuda law. Rajah leads the Middle East desk for the Channel Islands, focusing on international business development in the Middle East, coordinating with multiple offices. Rajah is the Deputy Chair of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Jersey Branch, and she regularly speaks in the Middle East, London, Jersey and Bermuda.

Nichola Brennan

Nichola Brennan is part of the Walkers' Private Capital & Trusts group based in Jersey and specialises in non-contentious trust, foundation and family office matters in a private wealth context. With over 15 years of experience, Nichola advises on the establishment, operation and ongoing administration of private client structures, including discretionary trusts, settlor reserved power trusts, charitable and non-charitable purpose trusts, private trust companies and foundations. She also advises in connection with employee benefit and pension trusts, as well as philanthropic and charitable structures. Nichola's clients include trustees, high net worth individuals, family offices and charitable organisations.

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.

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.

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.

Sian is a partner in Walkers' Regulatory practice in Jersey, specialising in financial services regulation matters. Sian has experience of working within a national regulator as a senior lawyer, as a knowledge lawyer focused on onshore financial services regulation, and as a Barrister in private practice, as well as working offshore. She advises on matters relating to AML/CFT obligations, fintech and payments, consumer credit regulation, prudential regulation, and general corporate compliance and governance. She also advises businesses in Jersey and onshore about their obligations under Jersey's regulatory regime and assists clients with regulatory investigations. Sian has many years of experience in advising on EU law relating to financial products and services.

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

Dilmun Leach is a Partner in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate practice group and is head of Walkers' Jersey Fintech team, advising on a range of funds, corporate and regulatory matters. Dilmun is a renowned Jersey lawyer with a broad practice spanning Corporate, Funds, and Fintech matters. Dilmun was elected Vice Chair of the Jersey Funds Association (JFA) for a three-year term in July 2025; and is Co-Chair and a founding member of the Jersey Digital Assets Working Group formed in 2017. In respect of Fintech, Dilmun advised Backed Finance on the launch of Jersey's first tokenisation platform which launched in 2024. Dilmun worked closely with the Jersey Financial Services Commission in the drafting and publication of the Jersey Tokenisation Guidance Notes in August 2024, and has advised several clients on launching Jersey tokenised products. Dilmun has advised on a broad range of digital asset matters since 2016, and was involved in the drafting of the Jersey ICO Guidance Notes published in 2017. Having been elected to the JFA Committee in 2017 and been advising on investment funds matters since 2012, Dilmun was deeply involved in the design of the successful Jersey Private Fund product. Dilmun has supported many traditional fund-raises and also innovative fund and fund-like structures including using nominee/trustee structures, cell companies, deal-by-deal and single asset funds, collateralised fund interests, and continuation funds. Dilmun’s corporate practice includes private equity transactions, and mergers and acquisitions including regulated trust and corporate services providers. Dilmun advised on the first listing of a Jersey company's shares on NASDAQ using uncertificated shares and the direct registration system, and also the first de-SPAC transaction involving a Jersey company listing on NYSE. Dilmun is an active member of the Jersey finance industry, and has spoken on funds, corporate and fintech matters at events in Jersey, London, New York, Miami, and Switzerland.

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.

Gemma Palmer is a Partner in Walkers' Regulatory & Risk practice in Jersey, specialising in all financial services regulation matters. Gemma's experience spans acting on a number of reorganisation, rationalisation and/or consolidation mandates in relation to deposit-taking businesses, insurance businesses and trust company businesses, right through to advising on day to day compliance matters for a range of regulated businesses. Gemma has worked closely with a number of retail banks on Island in advising upon the launch of new business and service lines within the Jersey legal and regulatory framework. Gemma's practice includes advising on matters relating to AML/CFT obligations and compliance, fintech and payments, outsourcing arrangements, consumer credit regulation, prudential regulation and regulatory triggers, and general corporate compliance and governance. She also advises businesses in Jersey and onshore about their obligations under Jersey's regulatory regime and has previously assisted clients with navigating regulatory examinations. Gemma also has many years of experience in advising on restructuring and insolvency matters at a leading onshore firm where she delivered non-contentious insolvency and business restructuring advice to creditor cohorts, insolvency practitioners, institutional lenders and major corporates.

Daniel leads Walkers' Employment practice group in Jersey and has over 11 years' experience in Jersey with a focus on advising financial services organisations on all aspects of the employment relationship. Daniel is a Jersey Advocate with experience in Royal Court and Employment and Discrimination Tribunal cases. He gives strategic advice on all aspects of the employment relationship including: managing employee relations managing sickness absences internal investigations disciplinary and grievance procedures whistleblowing and discrimination claims restructuring and redundancy regulatory matters exits Daniel regularly works with our Investment Funds and Corporate team with the employment law aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions. He also advises on business licensing and immigration matters, regulatory and data protection issues involving employees and he regularly supports clients with drafting and negotiating employment documentation including contracts and handbooks. Daniel also has in-house experience, having undertaken a six-month client secondment with a major bank, advising on employee relations issues.

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

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.

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 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.