Walkers — Jersey

Adam Fellows

Senior Associate · Private Capital & Trusts

Alexandra Corner

Alexandra Corner is a partner in Walkers' Jersey Banking & Finance team focusing on real estate finance, fund finance and debt capital markets. She is the Practice Group Head for Walkers' Banking & Finance team across Jersey and Guernsey and has been working offshore for more than 20 years. Alexandra has been admitted in Jersey since 2003 and has practised both in the Island and in the City. Alexandra is recognised by both Chambers UK and Legal 500 as a Banking & Finance lawyer, with Chambers citing client feedback that she is "knowledgeable, responsive and pragmatic". Her areas of specialism include complex real estate finance instructions, subscription lines and other fund finance matters and debt capital markets work include note issuances, repackagings, and securitisations. · Real Estate Finance

Anouksha Patel

Senior Associate · Private Client

Bradley Gibb

Bradley Gibb is a senior associate in Walkers' Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team in Jersey. His experience includes all manner of contentious and non-contentious insolvency and trust matters, and he has advised a variety of clients including trustees, beneficiaries and insolvency practitioners. Bradley has advised on a variety of high value trust disputes often working with law firms and intermediaries in other jurisdictions as part of an international strategy, including Protector removal applications, insolvent trusts, mistake applications and more. In the field of insolvency Bradley's experience includes advising lenders on the enforcement of debts and assisting insolvency practitioners managing high value and complex instructions that require co-ordination across numerous jurisdictions. As part of his practice Bradley regularly advises on directors' duties and all manner of corporate disputes. · Insolvency

Charlotte Yates

Charlotte Yates is a Senior Counsel in Walkers' Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team in Jersey. Her practice predominantly involves advising in relation to contentious and non-contentious trust applications with an international element, advising both trustees and beneficiaries. She also has experience advising on cross-border commercial litigation and contentious insolvency matters. · Trusts

Craig De Bruyn

Craig de Bruyn is an Associate in Walkers' Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team in Jersey. He advises on contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, having practised at an international law firm and a boutique restructuring firm onshore. Craig has experience of working with Insolvency Practitioners, including advising on the collection of assets and related administration in liquidations, directors' duties in distressed situations, and on matters relating to enforcement and creditor claims. He has worked on major insolvencies and restructuring assignments involving entities in the construction, natural resources and tech industries. · Insolvency

Craig Macleod

Craig Macleod is a senior associate in Walkers' Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Jersey. He primarily specialises in trusts litigation with an international dimension, advising on contentious and non-contentious trust matters for both trustees and beneficiaries alike. He also advises on a range of commercial and corporate disputes. · Litigation

Daniel Read

Daniel leads Walkers' Employment practice group in Jersey and has over 11 years' experience in Jersey with a focus on advising financial services organisations on all aspects of the employment relationship. Daniel is a Jersey Advocate with experience in Royal Court and Employment and Discrimination Tribunal cases. He gives strategic advice on all aspects of the employment relationship including: managing employee relations managing sickness absences internal investigations disciplinary and grievance procedures whistleblowing and discrimination claims restructuring and redundancy regulatory matters exits Daniel regularly works with our Investment Funds and Corporate team with the employment law aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions. He also advises on business licensing and immigration matters, regulatory and data protection issues involving employees and he regularly supports clients with drafting and negotiating employment documentation including contracts and handbooks. Daniel also has in-house experience, having undertaken a six-month client secondment with a major bank, advising on employee relations issues. · Employment

Dilmun Leach

Dilmun Leach is a Partner in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate practice group and is head of Walkers' Jersey Fintech team, advising on a range of funds, corporate and regulatory matters. Dilmun is a renowned Jersey lawyer with a broad practice spanning Corporate, Funds, and Fintech matters. Dilmun was elected Vice Chair of the Jersey Funds Association (JFA) for a three-year term in July 2025; and is Co-Chair and a founding member of the Jersey Digital Assets Working Group formed in 2017. In respect of Fintech, Dilmun advised Backed Finance on the launch of Jersey's first tokenisation platform which launched in 2024. Dilmun worked closely with the Jersey Financial Services Commission in the drafting and publication of the Jersey Tokenisation Guidance Notes in August 2024, and has advised several clients on launching Jersey tokenised products. Dilmun has advised on a broad range of digital asset matters since 2016, and was involved in the drafting of the Jersey ICO Guidance Notes published in 2017. Having been elected to the JFA Committee in 2017 and been advising on investment funds matters since 2012, Dilmun was deeply involved in the design of the successful Jersey Private Fund product. Dilmun has supported many traditional fund-raises and also innovative fund and fund-like structures including using nominee/trustee structures, cell companies, deal-by-deal and single asset funds, collateralised fund interests, and continuation funds. Dilmun’s corporate practice includes private equity transactions, and mergers and acquisitions including regulated trust and corporate services providers. Dilmun advised on the first listing of a Jersey company's shares on NASDAQ using uncertificated shares and the direct registration system, and also the first de-SPAC transaction involving a Jersey company listing on NYSE. Dilmun is an active member of the Jersey finance industry, and has spoken on funds, corporate and fintech matters at events in Jersey, London, New York, Miami, and Switzerland. · Investment Funds

Elaine Kelly

Elaine is a Senior Counsel in Walkers' Jersey Banking & Finance Practice Group. She specialised in real estate financing, general senior and mezzanine secured lending and acquisition and development finance involving a wide range of Jersey holding structures including Jersey property unit trusts, partnerships and companies. She also advises on the establishment and non-contentious restructuring of such structures. Elaine has been a Jersey Advocate since 2012 and has been recognised as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 and recommended in the categories of corporate and commercial and banking and finance.

Gemma Palmer

Gemma Palmer is a Partner in Walkers' Regulatory & Risk practice in Jersey, specialising in all financial services regulation matters. Gemma's experience spans acting on a number of reorganisation, rationalisation and/or consolidation mandates in relation to deposit-taking businesses, insurance businesses and trust company businesses, right through to advising on day to day compliance matters for a range of regulated businesses. Gemma has worked closely with a number of retail banks on Island in advising upon the launch of new business and service lines within the Jersey legal and regulatory framework. Gemma's practice includes advising on matters relating to AML/CFT obligations and compliance, fintech and payments, outsourcing arrangements, consumer credit regulation, prudential regulation and regulatory triggers, and general corporate compliance and governance. She also advises businesses in Jersey and onshore about their obligations under Jersey's regulatory regime and has previously assisted clients with navigating regulatory examinations. Gemma also has many years of experience in advising on restructuring and insolvency matters at a leading onshore firm where she delivered non-contentious insolvency and business restructuring advice to creditor cohorts, insolvency practitioners, institutional lenders and major corporates. · Financial Services Regulation

James Lydeard

James Lydeard is a partner at Walkers in the Jersey Banking & Finance team. James' core focus is private credit, fund, leveraged, real estate and acquisition finance. He also advises on structured finance and restructuring matters. His expertise spans complex cross-border deals, structured finance issuances across various asset classes including cryptocurrency and carbon credits, as well as distressed lending and non-contentious restructuring. · Private Credit

James Turnbull

James is a Jersey Advocate with more than a decade's experience as a Jersey litigation lawyer, specialising in contentious trusts matters and commercial disputes. He is a partner in the firm's Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Practice Group, acting mainly on complex trust and cross-border commercial disputes, including on cases that have gone before the Privy Council. His commercial litigation experience encompasses disputes involving fraud, asset-tracing and directors' duties. · Contentious Trusts

Jo Powis

Senior Counsel · Employment

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 · Banking & Finance

Jonathan Heaney

Jonathan specialises in M&A transactions, private equity deal structuring, corporate real estate transactions and investment fund matters. He has been the Managing Partner of the Jersey office since 2014 and is also a member of our Global Investment Funds and Corporate Groups. He has more than 20 years' experience as a lawyer, and he is recognised in Legal 500's Hall of Fame and as a recognised practitioner in Chambers & Partner. Commercial and sensible, he focuses on achieving client goals with the minimum of fuss. He is admitted in England and Wales (non-practicing), Jersey and the BVI. · M&A

Julia Keppe

Julia is a partner* of Walkers (CI) LP and as part of our Banking & Finance practice group, specialises in fund finance, leveraged acquisitions, structured finance, direct lending and restructurings. Julia represents corporations, private equity sponsors, arrangers, debt funds and financial institutions. She advises on all aspects of fund financing matters, including subscription line facilities, net asset value and hybrid facilities, GP and manager lines of credit and open-ended fund facilities, and is part of Walkers’ Global Fund Finance team. In addition, Julia has extensive experience working with both borrowers and lenders on global cross-border lending transactions made up of multiple forms of debt financing, as well as complex international restructurings. She also specialises in structured finance and securitisation matters, working with instructing counsel in Europe, Asia and the US, and has advised on multiple note programmes and CLO transactions. *not admitted in Jersey and not a member of Walkers (Jersey) LLP · Banking & Finance

Kevin McQuillan

Kevin is a Partner in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate practice group, advising on all aspects of corporate law. Kevin advises US and UK private equity sponsors, institutional clients, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds and HNWIs on M&A, private equity, equity capital markets and restructuring mandates. Kevin has acted on numerous take-private transactions implemented by a members scheme of arrangement as well as the first take private in Jersey of a Jersey listed company implemented by a statutory merger under Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. In addition, Kevin has a very active local M&A practice and regularly acts as lead counsel to Jersey based clients on cross border sales and acquisitions of regulated financial services businesses. Kevin's advisory practice includes advising the boards of Jersey listed companies on corporate governance matters. Kevin has been consistently recognised by Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and IFLR as a leading next generation lawyer. · Corporate / M&A

Lauren James

Associate · Employment

Louise Hamilton

Louise Hamilton is a Partner in Walkers' Jersey Banking & Finance Practice Group, specialising in real estate financing, general secured lending and Sharia compliant and acquisition financing matters in particular. Louise is a Jersey Advocate who regularly acts for leading global financial institutions, corporations, private equity houses and sovereign wealth funds, and is recognised by Legal 500. Working with partners and Senior Counsel across Walkers' European offices, Louise also plays a lead role in developing Walkers' relationships with Scottish clients and intermediaries. · Banking & Finance

Marc Seddon

Marc Seddon is a partner in Walkers' Jersey Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team, specialising in contentious and semi-contentious trusts matters, and in company disputes. He is a Jersey Advocate with more than a decade's experience offshore, and advises financial services clients on the full spectrum of disputes, including insolvency matters and regulatory issues, with a particular focus on advising corporate services providers in respect of directors' duties. · Dispute Resolution

Melissa Hellio

Melissa Hellio is a Senior Counsel in Walkers' Jersey Banking and Finance Practice Group. She acts for a wide range of financial institutions and borrowers, in respect of real estate finance and fund finance matters. Melissa is experienced in complex real estate matters, working with Jersey Property Unit Trusts, partnerships and corporate structures in respect of real estate holdings. Melissa spent five years working onshore with Eversheds Sutherland, and was recognised by Legal 500, before moving offshore. Her experience includes client-secondments to NatWest, where she spent six months with the transaction management team. · Banking & Finance

Nichola Brennan

Nichola Brennan is part of the Walkers' Private Capital & Trusts group based in Jersey and specialises in non-contentious trust, foundation and family office matters in a private wealth context. With over 15 years of experience, Nichola advises on the establishment, operation and ongoing administration of private client structures, including discretionary trusts, settlor reserved power trusts, charitable and non-charitable purpose trusts, private trust companies and foundations. She also advises in connection with employee benefit and pension trusts, as well as philanthropic and charitable structures. Nichola's clients include trustees, high net worth individuals, family offices and charitable organisations. · Private Client

Nigel Sanders

Nigel Sanders is one of the leading commercial litigation and trust disputes lawyers in Jersey and has over 30 years' experience as a contentious practitioner. Nigel has been practising in Jersey since 2006, but has also worked in London, Abu Dhabi and the Cayman Islands. Besides commercial and trusts disputes his expertise encompasses contentious insolvency and corporate matters as well as contentious regulatory advisory work and competition law disputes. He has been admitted in Jersey, England and Wales, BVI and Cayman and regularly advises on cross-border issues relating to trusts, probate, insolvency, fraud and asset tracing and corporate and commercial disputes Nigel appears regularly before the Jersey Court and has represented professional and institutional clients as well as individuals in a wide range of important reported cases. · Litigation

Nigel Weston

Nigel heads up our Banking and Finance practice for the Channel Islands. Based in Jersey, he brings thirty-five years of experience in banking, finance, regulatory matters, investment funds, trusts, listings on TISE and all aspects of offshore banking, finance and corporate work. Nigel heads a leading team of dedicated lawyers specialising in all aspects of Jersey and Guernsey banking and finance law including: Real Estate Finance Acquisition Finance Fund Finance Asset Finance Restructuring & Insolvency Debt Capital Markets Private Credit Islamic Finance Banking Regulation Digital Finance / FinTech Listings Nigel advises a range of global banks, major corporates, blue-chip investment managers and private investment houses. He works closely with top law firms and accountancy practices in London, as well as local administrators, trustees, and other intermediaries and services providers. · Banking

Paola Sequeira

Paola Sequeira is an Associate in Walkers' Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team in Jersey. She advises on general civil and commercial litigation, including contentious insolvency matters and cross-border trust disputes. · Litigation

Rajah Abusrewil

Rajah Abusrewil leads the Jersey Private Capital & Trusts group and advises local and international fiduciaries, family offices and ultra-high net worth individuals on wealth structuring and asset protection. With over 20 years of experience in both private practice and in house, she delivers bespoke solutions for international families and family offices on establishing, managing, and winding up trusts, foundations, and related structures across Jersey, Guernsey, and Bermuda law. Rajah leads the Middle East desk for the Channel Islands, focusing on international business development in the Middle East, coordinating with multiple offices. Rajah is the Deputy Chair of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Jersey Branch, and she regularly speaks in the Middle East, London, Jersey and Bermuda. · Private Client

Richard Holden

Richard is a Partner in the Insolvency & Dispute Resolution team and has more than 25 years' specialising in complex contentious trusts matters and commercial disputes, including injunctions, fraud, asset tracing, enforcement and insolvency. He is also an expert in applying traditional Jersey customary law to modern commercial disputes. He is an experienced trial and appellate advocate with experience in England, internationally and offshore and has been called to the bars of Jersey, England and Wales, New Zealand and New South Wales. · Insolvency

Sian Langley

Sian is a partner in Walkers' Regulatory practice in Jersey, specialising in financial services regulation matters. Sian has experience of working within a national regulator as a senior lawyer, as a knowledge lawyer focused on onshore financial services regulation, and as a Barrister in private practice, as well as working offshore. She advises on matters relating to AML/CFT obligations, fintech and payments, consumer credit regulation, prudential regulation, and general corporate compliance and governance. She also advises businesses in Jersey and onshore about their obligations under Jersey's regulatory regime and assists clients with regulatory investigations. Sian has many years of experience in advising on EU law relating to financial products and services. · AML/CFT Compliance

Simon Hurry

Simon specialises in high-value commercial and trust litigation, cross-border insolvency, enforcement and asset tracing (including the obtaining of urgent injunctive relief). He has extensive experience in dispute resolution matters and has led and assisted with some of the most complex cases in Jersey and the Cayman Islands. He is a seasoned court advocate having appeared before the courts of Jersey and the Cayman Islands at all levels, including the Privy Council. Simon became the first lawyer in the Channel Islands to be recognised as an INSOL Fellow and is the only INSOL Fellow in Jersey. · Litigation

Tatiana Collins

Tatiana Collins is a Partner in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate practice group, advising on a range of funds, corporate and regulatory matters. Tatiana advises on funds and corporate transactions including the establishment, management, re-structuring and liquidation of various types of funds and corporate structures, tax and regulatory matters, structured acquisitions and disposals of assets across Europe and financing and re-financing arrangements. She advises clients primarily in London and in Jersey, and has significant experience with Venture Capital, Real Estate and Private Equity funds. Tatiana has been in private practice since 2009 in Jersey, London, Cayman and Frankfurt, and is admitted in Jersey, Cayman and England & Wales. She speaks fluent English, Slovak and Czech and advanced German. · Investment Funds

Victoria Barclay

Victoria Barclay is an associate in Walkers' Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team in Jersey. Victoria advises on general civil and commercial litigation, trust disputes and both contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters. She has a background in commercial dispute resolution, having handled cases in the Court of Session in Scotland and the High Court and County Courts in England. She also possesses experience advising financial institutions and insolvency practitioners on contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters. · Litigation