Walkers (law firm)
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Walkers is an international legal and professional services firm headquartered in the Cayman Islands. Walkers provides legal, corporate, compliance and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital markets participants and investment fund managers.
Walkers practices the laws of six jurisdictions (Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Ireland) from ten offices globally in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dubai, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, London and Singapore.
History
The firm was founded in 1964 by Bill Walker (under the name W.S. Walker & Co.) shortly after Jamaican independence in 1962. Walkers is generally accepted as being the oldest Caymanian law firm, older than rivals Maples and Calder by about two years. The firm moved into its current headquarters, at 190 Elgin Avenue, in 2013.
In late 2007, discussions became public about a proposed merger between Walkers and Jersey-based Mourant du Feu & Jeune.[1] However, in February 2008 the two firms announced that they were no longer pursuing merger talks.[2]
In March 2012, Walkers announced it was selling its fiduciary business, Walkers Management Services, to the Intertrust Group.[3] In May 2015, Walkers announced the establishment of a new fiduciary business called Walkers Professional Services (WPS).
In December 2025, Walkers announced it was heading into a strategic partnership with Vitruvian Partners. [4]
Rankings
Walkers is ranked in most jurisdictions where it practices, across various international legal directories. Between 2025 and 2026, Walkers's ratings include:
| Practice Area | Ranking/Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Chambers Global [5] | ||
| Asia Pacific | Offshore | Band 1 |
| Bermuda | Corporate and Finance | Band 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | Band 1 | |
| Insurance | Band 2 | |
| British Virgin Islands | Corporate and Finance including Investment Funds | Band 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | Band 1 | |
| Cayman Islands | Corporate and Finance | Band 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | Band 1 | |
| Financial Services: Regulatory | Band 1 | |
| Investment Funds | Band 1 | |
| Global: Multi-Jurisdictional | Offshore | Band 1 |
| Guernsey | Dispute Resolution | Band 1 |
| Corporate and Finance including Investment Funds | Band 2 | |
| Trusts | Band 2 | |
| Ireland | Banking and Finance: Asset Finance | Band 2 |
| Capital Markets: Debt | Band 2 | |
| International Capabilities | Band 2 | |
| Investment Funds | Band 2 | |
| Jersey | Corporate and Finance | Band 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | Band 2 | |
| Investment Funds | Band 2 | |
| Trusts | Band 2 | |
| UK | Offshore: Bermudian, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands Law (UK) | Band 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | Offshore | Band 1 |
Walkers is also ranked top tier for the following:
Chambers Europe [6]: Dispute Resolution (Guernsey), Corporate and Finance (Jersey).
Chambers Fintech [7]: Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey.
Chambers HNW Offshore: Trusts | High Net Worth [8] : British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands.
Legal 500 Asia Pacific Offshore law firms [9]: Hong Kong, Singapore, United Arab Emirates.
Legal 500 EMEA [10]: Offshore Britain: Guernsey (Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment).
Legal 500 Americas [11]: Bermuda (Banking, finance and capital markets, Dispute resolution, Insurance/Reinsurance, Regulatory and Compliance), British Virgin Islands (Dispute resolution, Regulatory and compliance, Trust/private client), Cayman Islands (Banking, finance and capital markets, Dispute resolution, Insurance/reinsurance, Regulatory and compliance, Corporate and commercial, Investment funds, Trusts/private client).
Walkers are also highly ranked in IFLR 1000 [12] and ITR World Tax [13].
References
- ↑ Official: Mourant and Walkers in merger talks
- ↑ Walkers and Mourant merger talks collapse
- ↑ "Walkers to focus solely on law after sale of fiduciary arm". 12 March 2012.
- ↑ Walkers and Vitruvian Partners agree strategic partnership
- ↑ Chambers Global
- ↑ Chambers Europe:
- ↑ Chambers Fintech
- ↑ Chambers HNW Offshore: Trusts | High Net Worth
- ↑ Legal 500 Asia Pacific Offshore law firms
- ↑ Legal 500 EMEA
- ↑ Legal 500 Americas
- ↑ IFLR 1000
- ↑ ITR World Tax
External links
- Official website
- Chambers and Partners Offshore Ranking Archived 1 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Walkers of George Town, Grand Cayman (2001). "Cayman Islands Law Digest". Martindale Hubbell International Law Digest, Argentina-Venezuela Law Digests; Selected International Conventions (133rd year ed.). New Providence, NJ and London, England: Reed Elsevier Inc. ISBN 1-56160-442-9. Retrieved 16 December 2020 – via Internet Archive.