Tom Fothergill

Investment Funds & Corporate

Tom Fothergill is a corporate, funds and regulatory lawyer in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate Group.

Tom specialises in M&A and the solvent restructuring of regulated financial services business.  Prior to joining Walkers, Tom was a senior financial services policy adviser to the Chief Minister of Jersey in which role he focussed on financial crime and AML/CFT, beneficial ownership and economic substance, bank recovery and resolution, deposit compensation and fintech.  Tom regularly advises businesses on Jersey's economic substance requirements and other regulatory obligations.

Prior to working for the Government of Jersey, Tom practised in the Corporate and Finance Group of another leading offshore law firm.  During that time Tom acted on six banking business transfer schemes as part of restructurings of many of the largest UK and offshore banking groups, as well as numerous insurance business transfer schemes and other banking and investment business restructurings.

Tom is a member of the Jersey Bank Depositors Compensation Board and Jersey's Digital Assets Working Group, and continues to support the Government of Jersey on the development of legislation and regulation in financial services and digital assets.