Walkers' strategic recruitment continues with the arrival of
Tom Fothergill as a Senior Associate in the firm's Jersey
Investment Funds & Corporate Group.
Tom joins Walkers with particular expertise in the regulatory
field, having most recently been the Lead Policy Adviser, Financial
Crime at the Government of Jersey. During his time in Government,
Tom advised on the development of policy and legislation related
AML/CFT, beneficial ownership, economic substance, fintech and bank
resolution, among other things.
His arrival comes as part of a wave of recruitment and growth in
the team in the last six months including Group Partner Leanne
Wallser and associates Ruth Donnellan and Ellen Jarvis. The growth
in the size of the team carries through into a growing market share
- the prestigious Monterey Insight report on the Jersey Funds
sector recorded that the Walkers team ranked second of all Jersey
law firms in respect of market share of non-domiciled funds
measured by assets and third of legal advisers by total fund assets
serviced in Jersey.
Jonathan Heaney, who leads Walkers' Investment Funds &
Corporate Group, said: "We are delighted to welcome Tom to the
team as our growth continues across our Channel Islands
offices.
"Our Investment Funds & Corporate and Banking &
Finance teams are winning market share, and we are recruiting in
direct response to growth in instructions and client demand for our
services.
"We also have the largest team of dedicated regulatory
specialists of any offshore law firm reflecting the
rapidly-changing regulatory landscape that our clients face and the
need for insightful, commercially-focussed and forward-thinking
advice.
"Tom's appointment further supplements our capacity to
provide this market-leading regulatory support to our
clients."
Fraser Hern, Walkers' Head of the Channel Islands, said:
"We are thrilled to have Tom in the team.
"The expansion of our Jersey and Guernsey Investment Funds
& Corporate business is a key component of our Channel Islands
expansion generally. We look forward to making more announcements
about growth in the coming weeks."
PRESS RELEASE
10 March 2020
Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds Group Continues Expansion With Recruitment Of Former Government Adviser
Walkers' strategic recruitment continues with the arrival of Tom Fothergill as a Senior Associate in the firm's Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate Group.