Walkers has strong capabilities in providing clients with regulatory advice, both domestically and internationally. Its offering includes advice on licensing applications, compliance, corporate governance, AML, and sanctions. On the contentious side, it represents clients in enforcement actions, appeals, judicial reviews, and insolvency proceedings. With expertise in advising financial institutions and digital asset businesses on contentious and non-contentious regulatory mandates, Leonie Tear joined the team from King & Wood Mallesons in June 2025 to jointly head up the practice alongside Cayman-based Lucy Frew. Previous co-head of the department Natalie Neto remains an active team member advising companies and directors on fiduciary duty matters. Melanie Fullerton joined RenaissanceRe in September 2023.
Testimonials
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‘I have worked with the Walkers Bermuda team for the last 5 years and I am consistently impressed with their capabilities, ability to navigate the regulatory framework and the collaborative manner in how they work.’
Key clients
- Apex Fund Services Ltd
- Bancolombia
- BlockFi International ltd
- Coinbase Global Inc
- Credora
- Intermediary Services Ltd
- Diamond Standard
- DigitalArray ISAC Ltd
- Jewel Bancorp Ltd
- PV01 Capital Markets Ltd
- Clear Blue Speciality Insurance
- Grant Thornton as provisional liquidators of Bittrex Global Ltd
Work highlights
- Represented Coinbase Global Inc on is second successful Class F digital assets business licence under the Digital Asset Business Act 2018 from the Bermuda Monetary Authority within a period of 12 months.
- Represented BlockFi International Ltd and Ernst & Young as joint liquidators in parallel proceedings to BlockFi Group chapter 11 proceedings in the US.
- Advising Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Company on all matters relating to the provisional liquidation proceedings in Bermuda and Bermuda law aspects of the Chapter 11 and New York proceedings, and has appeared in the regulatory proceedings on the main petition and various applications, including to support sanction of compromise agreements settled by the provisional liquidators in the Chapter 11.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lucy Frew, Leonie Tear