Walkers

Dispute Resolution, Insolvency & Restructuring

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.

Prior to joining Walkers in 2023, Jan was a partner and the head of the Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice of another offshore law firm in their Cayman Islands and London offices.

He trained and qualified with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and practised in their Hong Kong office before moving to offshore work, spending 13 years in the Cayman Islands and moving back to London in 2021.

English

Jan is a member of the International Bar Association, INSOL and the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Admitted in:

Bermuda (Registered Associate) British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands England & Wales (not practising)

Education:

He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford with a first class honours degree in Law.