The ‘dynamic’ and ’unparalleled’ team at Walkers boasts a wealth of experience working with a strong roster of clients, including some of the largest global banks and financial institutions. Led by the ‘excellent’ Jack Boldarin , the firm leverages ’unparalleled’ industry knowledge to deliver the ‘highest levels of client satisfaction’. Co-heads Hughie Wong and Tatziana Paraguacuto give clients ’pragmatic’ advice regarding investment funds, with recent highlights including advising a litigation funding platform on matters of litigation and arbitration in areas of law ranging from antitrust to tort. Neil McDonald leads the firm’s corporate M&A practice while Mark Galazzi spearheads the firm’s banking law offering. Patrick Ormond heads up the insurance practice, which has recently been bolstered with specialist hires from Sidley Austin LLP. The firm is supported by Fraser Hern and Jan Golaszewski, who lead the insolvency and restructuring practice and the dispute resolution offering, respectively. Other key figures include Sara Hall, who is highly recommended for her expertise in regulatory matters.
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‘The team is incredibly responsive and their advice is always first rate - pragmatic and business focused but in a context of thorough knowledge of the local law framework. Working with the team is always a pleasure - they are all very friendly, helpful and have an excellent network of experts to support where required.’
‘Jack Boldarin is excellent - a real team leader who shares opportunities with his wider team and always finds the best point of contact to support on my transactions. He is friendly, pragmatic and very knowledgeable and experienced. I have worked with Jack several times across my career at different firms and his service has been consistent and unwaveringly excellent every time I have been in touch.’
‘Patrick Ormond is an outstanding finance and corporate lawyer - his breadth of expertise across jurisdictions is particularly valuable.’
‘Walkers are unique in bridging the time gap between Europe, UK and the Americas. Their London Office, provides advice on BVI, Bermuda and Cayman law and has vast experience in financial and corporate law, as well as private equity, regulatory, restructuring and taxation. They deserve to be market leaders in first tiers, on offshore jurisdictions like the BVI and the Cayman Islands. Another aspect that makes Walkers unique is that they also interact seamlessly with their other offices worldwide, thus making cross border transactions easy to co-ordinate and handle through their responsiveness, knowledge, experience and efficiency’
‘The Walkers team is very efficient and hands-on. They are pragmatic and solution oriented. They are able to come up with good alternative solutions to various issues where other firms only see limitations. Highly experienced and with a very good commercial understanding of their clients and what is important to them.’
‘Hands on and capable team, responding quickly and around the clock to the most difficult questions. Very reliable with skilled and pleasant people. Excellent team.’
‘Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo is the best Cayman funds lawyer we work with in London, Cayman or Hong Kong. Tatziana blends her knowledge of the law, the transactions and her clients to find the perfect path to success for her clients . Tatziana manages a highly motivated and exceptionally knowledgeable team that reflects her core values and which allows her to run projects in an efficient, enthusiastic and effective manner.’
‘Walkers team are super responsive, and always provide commercial and practical advice. They are collaborative within disciplines and jurisdictions so I know I’ll be connected with the right person for the job.'
Key clients
- JP Morgan
- HSBC
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- Credit Suisse
- Carlyle Group
- BlackRock
- The Blackstone Group
Work highlights
Assisting NeoGames S.A with the Cayman law aspects of its proposed USD 1.2 billion acquisition by Aristocrat Leisure Limited.
Represented Borr Drilling Limited on a USD 1.54 billion bond issuance as part of its global group wide refinancing, requiring both Bermuda and Cayman law advice.
Represented litigation finance start-up Winward Limited in structuring, financing and launching its new platform to fund commercial litigation and subsequently handled the Cayman law, common law and European law aspects.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Jack Boldarin; Hughie Wong; Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo; Neil McDonald; Mark Galazzi; Patrick Ormond; Fraser Hern; Jan Golaszewski; Sara Hall
Other key lawyers
Catherine Overton; Catherine Outerbridge