• Legal Services

    Walkers focuses on corporate and international finance law with an emphasis on investment funds, private equity and capital markets and structured finance. Our firm delivers clear, concise and practical advice based on an in-depth knowledge of the legal, regulatory and commercial environment in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Ireland and Jersey. We are experienced in all types of international and cross-border transactions and operate expert groups dedicated to the world’s emerging markets in Latin America, Russia/CIS, China and India, with specialist attorneys experienced in working with clients from these regions.

    Practice Areas and Specialty Groups

    Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
    Corporate
    Crime
    Employment
    Finance
    Insolvency & Corporate Recovery
    Insurance
    Investment Funds
    Islamic Finance
    Private Equity
    Property
    Trusts
    Taxation
    Latin America Group
  • Management Services

    Walkers' Management Group provides corporate, SPV and fund services from the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Delaware, Dubai, Dublin and Hong Kong. We deliver timely, effective service based on an in-depth knowledge of the regulations and commercial environment in the jurisdictions we operate from and welcome a close working relationship with clients.

    Management Services

    Company Secretarial Services
    Corporate Services
    Fiduciary Services
  • Offices

    From our global network of nine international offices, Walkers provides legal, fiduciary and corporate services to the world’s leading financial institutions and companies. Advising on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Dubai International Financial Centre, Ireland and Jersey, Walkers’ global presence spans Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. We also operate expert groups dedicated to the world’s emerging markets in Latin America, Russia/CIS, China and India, with specialist attorneys experienced in working with clients from these regions.

    Offices

    British Virgin Islands
    Cayman Islands
    Delaware
    Dubai
    Dublin
    Hong Kong
    Jersey
    London
    Singapore

"The firm is 'full of creative thinkers who are always effective, efficient and up to the challenge in the execution phase of transactions', according to clients."

- Chambers Global

Related Information

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Macquarie University, 1997

Admitted In

  • British Virgin Islands
  • New South Wales, Australia (not practising)
  • England and Wales (not practising)

Andy Randall

Managing Partner
Hong Kong
T +852 2596 3305
F +852 2284 4560

Andy Randall is the managing partner of Walkers’ Hong Kong office and a partner in the Global Finance and Corporate Group.  He advises on both Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands law and focuses principally on structured finance, asset finance, capital markets and general corporate law.

Andy's law practice spans capital markets transactions, including securitisations, secured note programmes and derivative transactions, asset finance work including shipping and aircraft financing, leveraged acquisition financings, property and project financings. Andy has a strong general corporate and secured lending practice and is routinely instructed by a large number of the world's leading international banks, financial institutions, major public and private companies, transaction arrangers and leading on-shore law firms.

Prior Employment Experience

In 1996, Andy joined the Sydney banking and finance practice of Australian law firm, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, specialising in asset and structured finance transactions and taxation law advice. Andy then moved to Hong Kong in 2002 to join the commercial department of leading Asian law firm, Johnson Stokes & Master (more recently, Mayer Brown JSM) where he continued to specialise in structured and asset finance matters and was seconded to assist the HSBC Hong Kong in-house legal team in treasury and capital markets for 6 months, further developing an expertise in derivatives and capital markets transactions.  In 2004 Andy joined Walkers' Hong Kong office and became a partner in the Finance Group in 2007.  In 2009 Andy became the head of the Finance and Corporate Group in Hong Kong.  Andy was appointed the managing partner of the Hong Kong office in 2011.

Other Distinctions

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012 - "Andy Randall is singled out for his in-depth knowledge of BVI and Cayman Islands law as well as his maritime law background."

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2012 – “Andy Randall is a ‘preeminent offshore lawyer and a pleasure to work with’.”

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2011 – "Andy Randall leads the finance and corporate group, and is 'an extremely user-friendly practitioner who is keenly aware of the importance of deadlines and how they fit into transactions'."

Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2010/2011 – "Andy Randall is the 'go-to person for complex structured and cross-border finance work', and is named by clients as the 'standout lawyer in the offshore finance and corporate space'."

Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2009/2010 – "The ‘user friendly’ finance and corporate head Andy Randall ‘gets across issues very quickly’ and clients rate his offshore finance advice as ‘outstanding’."

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