Walkers

Walkers is an international law firm that handles cross-border disputes for banks, funds, trust structures and financial organisations.

Services

Four practice lines are named: commercial disputes, financial disputes, trust disputes and arbitration. For a payments business or a financial institution with exposure to offshore structures, this means a firm able to act when a counterparty, a fund vehicle or a trust becomes the subject of a claim or an enforcement action.

Jurisdictions

Walkers lists six jurisdictions:

• Bermuda;
• the British Virgin Islands;
• the Cayman Islands;
• Guernsey;
• Ireland;
• Jersey.

These are typical locations for holding companies, funds and trusts, so the firm is positioned for disputes where assets or entities sit offshore while the parties are elsewhere.

Who it suits

The firm suits banks, funds, trustees and payment companies that need litigation or arbitration counsel in these jurisdictions, for example in recovery of funds, shareholder or investor conflicts or disputes with financial counterparties. The profile does not publish fee levels, named cases or contact persons, so scope and conditions should be agreed directly with the firm.