Before joining Walkers, Paul was a senior associate in the Structured and Asset Finance group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, which he joined in 2006. Prior to joining Freshfields, Paul was an assistant solicitor in the Asset Finance group of Denton Wilde Sapte, where he qualified in 2002.​

Admitted In:
Cayman Islands
England and Wales (not practising)

Qualifications:
LLB Hons (2:1) Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London
LLM (Merit) in Corporate and Commercial Law, University College London
Legal Practice Course (Distinction), University of Westminster

2023 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2022 Legal 500 - Rising Star - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets - 'Paul Osborne efficiently provides technically sounds advice in a clear manner. He understands the commercial aspects of our deals and is able to deliver practical advice.’

2021 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2021 Legal 500 - Rising Star - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets - ‘Paul Osborne is exceptional for asset based deals. He has represented many of the principal participants in the fund lending markets for many years now, and it shows. He consistently delivers high quality, commercial advice and is able to propose commercial solutions for any issue that comes up.’

2020 Legal 500 - Rising Star - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2020 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2019 Legal 500 - Next Generation Lawyer - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets 

2019 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2018 Legal 500 - Next Generation Lawyer - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets​

2018 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star​

​2017 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star - "Paul Osborne is 'excellent, very detail oriented, responsive and hardworking'."

NEWS

• Walkers' Integrated Global Legal, Tax and Professional Services Highlighted in 2021 IFLR1000 Rankings - Walkers reinforces its position as a leading law firm with the most recent IFLR 1000 legal directory...
  
• Walkers Leads Legal 500 2022 Offshore Lawyer Rankings - Walkers is pleased to announce it has received 44 individual lawyer rankings in the 2022 Legal 500 C...
  
• Walkers Acts for Stratos in Innovative ABS Structure - Walkers acted as Irish and Cayman Islands counsel in JP Lease's recent asset backed securitisation o...
  
• Walkers Involved in Multiple 'Deal of the Year' Awards - Walkers has been recognised by the aviation finance industry's leading publications for the firm's i...
  
• Key insights from Airline Economics Growth Frontiers 2019 - The Walkers Asset Finance legal and professional services team from Dublin, the Cayman Islands and D...
  
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ARTICLES

• Cayman Islands: Equity Derivatives 2021 - Partner Philip Paschalides and senior counsel Paul Osborne have teamed up with Lexology to provide t...
  
• Getting the Deal Through | Equity Derivatives 2020 - Partner Philip Paschalides and Senior Counsel Paul Osborne provide Getting the Deal Through with kno...
  
• Pillsbury: World Aircraft Repossession Index, Third Edition - Cayman Partner James Burch and senior counsel Paul Osbourne, along with Dublin Partner Ken Rush and ...
  
• Getting the Deal Through | Equity Derivatives 2017 - Partner Philip Paschalides and senior counsel Paul Osborne provide Getting the Deal Through with the...
  
• Getting the Deal Through | Equity Derivatives - Partner Philip Paschalides and senior counsel Paul Osborne provide Getting the Deal Through with the...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers Sponsors Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Dublin 2019 - Walkers is delighted to once again sponsor the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Dublin 2019 confer...
  
• Euromoney North American Airfinance Conference - Walkers and Walkers Fiduciary Limited are jointly sponsoring and exhibiting at the Euromoney North A...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers Acts on Novel Aircraft Finance Purchases - AFIC - The Marsh-sponsored Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium (AFIC) has been the buzz of the air financ...
  
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ADVISORY

• Registration of Security by Irish SPVs in Bermuda - Recent amendments to Bermuda’s Mortgaging of Aircraft and Aircraft Engines Act 1999 now allow fina...
  
• Walkers Aviation: Ireland Adopts Cape Town Alternative A - The Irish Government has approved an Order giving immediate effect to the “Alternative A” insolv...
  
• Jersey’s Aircraft Registry Opens for Business - Jersey’s first aircraft registry has now become operational, following the recent coming into forc...
  
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