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Donna Ager

Donna Ager

Donna has over 20 years' experience in aviation finance and is part of our Global Asset Finance team, based in London. Donna specialises in Irish law leasing and financing of transportation (notably aviation) assets, the establishment of funds-based aviation platforms as well as debt capital markets transactions and related mergers and acquisitions. In 2021 she was awarded the Women In Business Law Awards – European Aviation Lawyer of the Year as well as Irish law Legal Advisor of the Year at the Women In Finance Awards.
Jasmine Amaria

Jasmine Amaria

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.​
Tim Baildam

Tim Baildam

Tim Baildam is a Senior Counsel in Walkers' Insolvency and Dispute Resolution group in London, advising on Cayman Islands, Bermuda and British Virgin Islands law. Tim advises clients on a range of contentious matters under Cayman Islands, Bermuda and British Virgin Islands law. He has over nine years' experience working offshore, both from the Cayman Islands and London. Tim specialises in multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation and insolvency matters, including fraud claims, insolvency office-holder litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, and claims for breach of directors' duties. Tim also has experience advising on contentious matters involving cryptocurrency assets, and acting for stakeholders in relation to creditor and shareholder schemes of arrangement.
Sam Burford-Yeo

Sam Burford-Yeo

Sam Burford-Yeo is a senior associate in Walkers' London Investment Funds Practice Group. He advises on all matters relating to the structuring, launch, operation, restructuring and closure of Cayman Islands open-ended and closed-ended investment funds. Sam has considerable experience advising with respect to liquidity control mechanics and associated restructurings. He has worked with Cayman Islands funds in both offshore and onshore capacities, and works directly with the leading onshore law firms in this sphere, as well as with leading service providers and asset managers. Sam also advises on Cayman Islands law and regulation in respect of economic substance, beneficial ownership and data protection. He has advised extensively with regard to rules, policies, procedures and statements of guidance issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority with respect to mutual and private funds. He also has particular expertise in audit requirements for funds throughout their life cycle.
Andrew Chissick

Andrew Chissick

Andrew is a Partner in our Insolvency and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, advising on British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and Cayman Islands law. He helps clients with complex and high value multi-jurisdictional disputes – that includes leading corporations, banks, financial institutions and insolvency practitioners. Andrew joined Walkers in 2019, and has more than ten years’ experience in private practice in London and the British Virgin Islands. He’s worked offshore since 2015 and has particular expertise in: Forum and jurisdiction challenges Shareholder and partnership disputes Unfair prejudice proceedings Fraud and asset tracing claims Freezing orders and other forms of interim relief Recognising and enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Andrew has also worked on several high-profile insolvency matters, and advises on disputes about crypto-currency assets. This includes fraud, insolvency and contentious matters.
Sophie Crocker

Sophie Crocker

Sophie Crocker is a senior counsel in Walkers' London office and a member of the firm's Global Investment Funds Group. Sophie joined Walkers' Cayman Islands office in 2009 and in 2016 transferred to practise in Walkers' Hong Kong office. Sophie specialises in all aspects of funds work and has experience in a broad range of funds transactions as well as general corporate work. She has experience in the US, Asian and European markets. Sophie advises a large number of the major private equity houses and their onshore counsel, investment banks and financial institutions and corporations. She has worked on private equity transactions out of the US, Europe, Hong Kong, China and Japan and general corporate work out of the US, Europe and Asia.
James Denham

James Denham

James Denham is a Partner at Walkers and a member of the firm's Corporate and Finance groups. He is based in the London office and advises on both Cayman Islands law and BVI law aspects of a broad range of corporate and finance transactions. His practice includes: Mergers, acquisitions and disposals (including take-privates, business combinations and de-SPACs) Restructuring and distressed situations (including complex debt and equity restructurings) Equity capital markets (including IPOs) and private placements Corporate reorganisations and redomiciliations Joint ventures Digital assets, fintech and new technologies James also has a broad finance practice covering deriviatives and structured finance, financial restructurings, real estate finance and fund finance.
James Denham

James Denham

James is a partner at Walkers and a member of the firm's Corporate and Finance groups. He is based in the London office and advises on both Cayman Islands law and BVI law aspects of a broad range of corporate and finance transactions. His practice includes: - Mergers, acquisitions and disposals (including take-privates, business combinations and de-SPACs) - Restructuring and distressed situations (including complex debt and equity restructurings) - Equity capital markets (including IPOs) and private placements - Corporate reorganisations and redomiciliations - Joint ventures - Digital assets, fintech and new technologies James also has a broad finance practice covering deriviatives and structured finance, financial restructurings, real estate finance and fund finance.
Mark Galazzi

Mark Galazzi

Mark specialises in complex finance and corporate transactions involving Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law. He leads our Banking & Finance Group in London and has extensive experience advising clients on all stages of the financial lifecycle, including: private credit and private capital structured finance (including securitisation, debt capital markets, structured fund products and derivatives) fund finance (including capital call, NAV and asset-backed, hybrid, rated feeder, UAP and fund-of-fund) corporate syndicated financings acquisition finance and leverage finance real estate finance (commercial and residential) project, energy and infrastructure finance complex cross-border equity and debt restructurings enforcement and distressed lending asset financing (including aviation, maritime and rolling stock) Mark regularly acts for large financial institutions, traditional and private banks, investment banks and private financing solution providers. He has a broad corporate practice covering mergers and acquisitions, disposals, SPACs and de-SPACs, take-privates, joint-ventures and migrations, as well as complex restructurings and reorganisations, and listing on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. Mark also co-heads the Switzerland Group, which provides time-zone sensitive support to clients in Switzerland across transactions involving Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish and Jersey Law.
Jan Golaszewski

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 specialises in multi-jurisdictional litigation and insolvency matters, advising bondholders, insolvency practitioners, financial institutions and directors on insolvencies, restructuring, shareholder disputes and complex litigation. He has particular expertise in interim protection for creditors and shareholders, and has acted as an expert witness on Cayman Islands law in foreign Court and arbitration proceedings. Jan has 24 years’ experience in private practice, including 17 years practising offshore law, as a disputes and insolvency lawyer in London, the Caribbean and Asia. He is a member of the International Bar Association, INSOL and the American Bankruptcy Institute, and has been recognised by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.
Sara Hall

Sara Hall

With over 30 years’ experience in global senior in-house roles and private practice, Sara now practises Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda law in our Global Regulatory & Risk Advisory Practice Group. She specialises in financial services and international regulation, as well as digital assets, decentralised autonomous organisations, cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens. Sara’s global client base is made up of international law firms, financial institutions, custodians, exchanges, founders, directors and investors. She advises them on the scope of regulation, as well as anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance, data protection, and tax-related Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) initiatives like economic substance. Sara also often works with external counsel advising businesses on the impact of regulation in investment hub jurisdictions. She leads on licence application processes, and supports them with ongoing regulatory obligations.
Tom Harbord

Tom Harbord

Tom is a senior associate in Walkers' London Insolvency & Dispute Resolution group, advising on Bermuda and British Virgin Islands law. Tom has experience in complex high-value commercial disputes with multi-jurisdictional elements. He has particular experience in fraud and asset tracing claims, shareholder disputes, unfair prejudice petitions and jurisdiction challenges. Tom has acted for a wide variety of clients, including insolvency practitioners, banks, large corporations and high net-worth individuals.
Alastair King

Alastair King

Alastair King is a partner based in Walkers' London Investment Funds team, with more than ten years' experience in private practice. He is admitted in both the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands and specialises in advice in respect of Cayman and BVI hedge and private equity funds and fund managers, advising on fund structuring, launch and ongoing regulatory requirements. Alastair spent five years practising in London with a major international firm, before moving offshore and practising first in the Cayman Islands and then in Singapore as an offshore lawyer. He has experience of advising funds investing in digital assets, and on the corresponding regulatory regimes in the Cayman Islands and BVI. Alastair also advises on general corporate and finance matters under Cayman Islands and BVI law.
Jon Le Rossignol

Jon Le Rossignol

Jon is a partner* of Walkers (CI) LP and specialises in the financing of real estate and private equity holding structures established in Jersey. He also advises clients on the non-contentious restructuring of these structures. Having previously worked in the London and Hong Kong offices of a prestigious law firm, Jon has more than a decade's experience advising both borrowers and lenders on offshore banking and finance matters. His clients include real estate and private equity sponsors, as well as global financial institutions and debt funds. *not admitted in Jersey and not a member of Walkers (Jersey) LLP
Jennifer Maughan

Jennifer Maughan

Jennifer is a Partner in Walkers' Insolvency and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. She has 15 years’ experience in private practice and over a decade as an offshore lawyer. She advises clients on a range of contentious matters under Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands law. Her experience includes general commercial litigation, contentious valuation disputes, funds litigation, shareholder disputes, trust disputes, share security enforcement (including out-of-court receivership appointments) and contentious insolvency matters. She also has particular experience in contentious insolvency proceedings, cross-border restructuring and distressed situations, including complex equity and debt restructurings, and contentious and non-contentious group reorganisation matters involving Cayman Islands and BVI entities. She advises high net worth individuals, insolvency practitioners, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment banks, debtor companies, directors and officers, shareholders and limited partners. Outside of her contentious practice, Jennifer also advises clients on corporate governance, solvent wind-downs and fund closures, as well as providing support and advice to entities facing litigation or insolvency risks.
Neil McDonald

Neil McDonald

Neil McDonald is a Partner based in Walkers' London office and leads our Corporate and M&A Group. Neil specialises in corporate and finance transactions involving British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Bermuda law. He has extensive first-hand experience across the full range of corporate matters, including: - Mergers, acquisitions and disposals (including take-privates, business combinations and de-SPACs); - Equity capital markets (including IPOs) and private placements; - Corporate reorganisations and redomiciliations; - Joint ventures; - Digital assets, fintech and new technologies. He also has significant experience on cross-border restructuring and distressed situations involving BVI, Cayman Islands and Bermuda entities, including shareholder and investor disputes, complex equity and debt restructurings, and group reorganisations. Neil also has a broad finance practice covering acquisition finance, real estate finance , debt capital markets, project finance and financial restructurings. He acts for many of the world's leading international financial institutions, as well as borrowers, issuers and other counterparts. Neil also heads up our Israel Group, which provides time-zone sensitive support to clients in Israel across transactions involving Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish and Jersey law.
Catherine Outerbridge

Catherine Outerbridge

Catherine is a senior counsel in Walkers' London Finance and Corporate Group, advising on a range of matters under Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands law. Having trained and practised with a Magic Circle firm in the City, Catherine has experience of both onshore and offshore advice – her practice focuses on corporate and finance matters under Bermuda law, and British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law corporate matters. She grew up in Bermuda and has been admitted in the jurisdiction since 2021 and advises on a range of transactional and advisory work, including debt and equity capital markets transactions and banking and finance matters involving Bermuda companies. Catherine's BVI and Cayman Islands law practice focuses on corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, investments and redomiciliations involving private BVI and Cayman Islands companies.
Catherine Overton

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 British Virgin Islands law, Cayman Islands law and Bermuda law. Catherine advises on general banking, acquisition and leveraged finance, private credit, fund finance, structured finance and debt capital markets matters, and has significant experience of advising on complex cross-border restructurings. Her team also handles listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. Her client base spans leading global financial institutions, borrowers, issuers and private clients.
Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo

Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo

Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo is a partner in the London office and co-heads the London Investment Funds Group. Tatziana has over 21 years’ experience, including 14 years practicing Cayman Islands law 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 has also advised on leading hedge fund launches over the past 14 years – her clients include managers starting their first funds as well as those managing the largest funds. Tatziana’s experience includes structuring hedge funds, private-equity funds, hybrid funds and funds of funds, and accommodating seed and strategic investments. She also regularly advises fund clients in fintech, particularly investment managers launching fund cryptocurrency or digital asset funds. As well as this, Tatziana advises on all legal aspects affecting funds. This includes launching new products, restructurings and acquisitions, as well as regulatory, contentious and governance issues. Tatziana is a frequent speaker at the International Bar Association. She has also written about issues facing the investment management industry, including Cayman structuring considerations for the Alternative Investment Management Association Journal. Admitted in: - Cayman Islands - England & Wales (not practising) - France (not practising) - Spain (not practising) - Luxembourg (not practising) - New York (not practising)
Ching Ching Tay

Ching Ching Tay

Ching Ching Tay is a senior counsel based in our London office. She joined Walkers in 2019 and is a member of the Global Investment Funds. She specialises in hedge funds and private equity funds established in the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands, and advises on all legal aspects including formation, structuring and restructuring, redemption and liquidation, downstream transactions, corporate advisory and legal and regulatory matters. She also advises on a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions such as shareholder agreements and investment agreements.
Benjamin Twidle

Benjamin Twidle

Benjamin Twidle is a Partner based in Walkers' London office. He joined the firm in 2019 in Walkers' Cayman office before relocating to London in 2022. Benjamin is a member of the Regulatory & Risk Advisory Group, which regularly act for major financial services providers, investment banks, insurers, virtual asset service providers, funds and investment managers. Benjamin advises on a range of Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands regulatory matters, including beneficial ownership, FATCA and the Common Reporting Standard, economic substance, insurance, data protection, virtual assets and anti-money laundering and sanctions. He has also worked on a number of regulatory applications and submissions to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission.
Hughie Wong

Hughie Wong

Hughie is the Managing Partner of Walkers' London office and co-head of our Investment Funds practice group in London. Hughie leads a team of London based lawyers providing time-zone sensitive, dedicated Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands law support to clients based in EMEA. He works with external counsel, investment managers and funds on setting up and launching investment funds, and their financing. He also specialises in all aspects of fund activity and regulation, as well as fund restructurings and distressed situations. Hughie has more than 25 years’ experience in private practice, and advises clients on Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands’ law on hedge, private equity and venture capital funds, including digital assets and crypto-currency funds. He also helps them with their downstream corporate and financing matters, including structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory issues. Hughie is recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) for the quality of his advice.