Jan Golaszewski
Partner
London
Jan advises on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law and he leads the Walkers Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Practice Group in London.
He specialises in multi-jurisdictional litigation and insolvency matters, advising bondholders, insolvency practitioners, financial institutions and directors on insolvencies, restructuring, shareholder disputes and complex litigation. He has particular expertise in interim protection for creditors and shareholders, and has acted as an expert witness on Cayman Islands law in foreign Court and arbitration proceedings.
Jan has 24 years’ experience in private practice, including 17 years practising offshore law, as a disputes and insolvency lawyer in London, the Caribbean and Asia. He is a member of the International Bar Association, INSOL and the American Bankruptcy Institute, and has been recognised by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.
Jan has 24 years’ experience in private practice, including 17 years practising offshore law, as a disputes and insolvency lawyer in London, the Caribbean and Asia. He is a member of the International Bar Association, INSOL and the American Bankruptcy Institute, and has been recognised by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.
Clients think very highly of Jan.
Experience and recent work
Before joining Walkers in 2023, Jan was a partner and head of the Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice of another offshore law firm. He spent 13 years in the Cayman Islands, moving back to London in 2021. Before that he trained and qualified with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, working in their Hong Kong office.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Bermuda (Registered Associate)
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- England & Wales (not practising)
Education:
He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford with a first class honours degree in Law.
2026 - Chambers UK - Offshore: Cayman Islands Law - Band 3:
"Clients think very highly of Jan."
"It is really helpful that Jan is in London. We have a lot of time for him. He covers a number of the offshore jurisdictions and is one of our first ports of call for offshore advice."
"Jan Golaszewski's commercial vision is very strong."
2026 - Legal 500 - Offshore firms in London - Leading partner
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