• 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

  • LLB degree in law, University of Western Australia
  • Grad Dip in applied finance and investment, Securities Institute of Australia

Admitted In

  • Cayman Islands
  • Dubai International Financial Centre
  • Western Australia & New South Wales (Not practising)
  • High Court of Australia (not practising)

Rod Palmer

Partner
Hong Kong
T +852 2596 3339
F +852 2284 4560

Rod Palmer is the head of Walkers’ Global Investment Funds Group and has extensive experience advising in investment funds of all types, including private equity funds and hedge funds. Rod also advises on general corporate matters including IPOs, the sale and purchase of shares and assets, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations including statutory mergers, schemes of arrangement and takeovers.

Prior Employment Experience

Rod trained in the corporate team of top tier Australian firm, Clayton Utz, specialising in public and private capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions and collective investment vehicles. He then joined Bankers Trust in 1998 as head of the Australian retail legal team where he advised extensively on investment funds, IPOs and general corporate law. In 2001, Rod joined the Corporate and International Finance Department of Walkers' Cayman Islands office, where he worked on a broad range of corporate and commercial law matters before relocating to Walkers' Dubai office as Managing Partner in 2005. Rod then returned to the Cayman Islands office in 2010 before moving to Walkers’ Hong Kong office in 2011. 

Other Distinctions

2011 Chambers Global Guide -“One of the best offshore funds lawyers.”

2010 & 2011 International Who's Who of Private Funds Lawyers.

2010 Chambers Global Guide - "Peers emphasise the strong client loyalty generated by his technical skill and astuteness, and sources agree he has 'very good technical skills'."

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