Latham & Watkins LLP

Jessica Walker advises clients on all aspects of complex, cross-border restructurings, insolvencies, and special situations.

Jessica combines 20 years’ experience with creativity and compassion to optimize outcomes and help debtors, creditors, directors, insolvency practitioners, and other stakeholders navigate:

Distressed transactions Operational and financial restructuring Formal insolvency processes Restructuring plans, schemes of arrangement, and company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) Pensions restructuring Contingency planning

Jessica’s experience spans a broad range of industries, including fintech and financial institutions, energy and infrastructure, retail and automotive.

A recognized leader both in and outside the firm, Jessica serves on Latham’s Ethics Committee and Women Enriching Business (WEB) Committee. She is also an active member of INSOL International, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), and the Insolvency Lawyers Association.

Jessica maintains an active pro-bono practice, including representing survivors of domestic abuse in the UK through the Domestic Abuse Response Alliance (DARA).