Admitted In:
British Virgin Islands
England and Wales (not practising)
Jersey

Qualifications:
LLB (Hons) in European Law & Languages, University of the West of England, Bristol

2021 Legal 500 - Investment Funds - Hall of Fame - "Jonathan Heaney leads a very good team, but always leads from the front, makes himself available and is across each matter or transaction for which he assumes responsibility."

2020 Legal 500 - Investment Funds - Hall of Fame

2020 Legal 500 - Banking and Finance - Recommended Lawyer

2020 Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Recognised Practitioner

2020 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2019 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2018 Legal 500 - (Investment Funds) Leading Individual- Jersey

"Jonathan Heaney ‘stand[s] out as exceptional individuals within their field’. [Jonathan Heaney] ‘has a proven track record in corporate, refinancing and real estate transactions and trust matters’ "

2018 Legal 500 - (Banking & Finance) Recommended Lawyer - Jersey

2018 Legal 500 - (Corporate & Commercial) Recommended Lawyer - Jersey

2018 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2017 Legal 500 - (Investment Funds) – Leading Individual - Jersey

"Jonathan Heaney is ‘exceptional in his field and a first point of contact’."

2017 Legal 500 - (Banking & Finance) – Recommended Lawyer - Jersey

2017 Legal 500 - (Corporate & Commercial) – Recommended Lawyer - Jersey

2017 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer

2016 Legal 500 - (Investment Funds) – Leading Individual - Jersey

2016 Legal 500 - (Banking and Finance) – Recommended Lawyer - Jersey

2016 Legal 500 - (Corporate and Commercial) – Recommended Lawyer - Jersey

2014 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer – Jersey

2013 Finance Monthly – Top 100 International Advisor – Investment Funds – Jersey

2012 Legal 500 - "Jonathan Heaney ‘provides high levels of service’."

2012 Who’s Who Legal 100 – “Jonathan Heaney is 'first-rate' for investment funds work and is also noted for his 'fantastic client service'."

2012 Corporate INTL magazine - '25 Best Lawyers in Jersey'

2012 The International Who's Who of Private Funds Lawyers - "Based In Jersey, Jonathan Heaney is 'well known' for his investment funds expertise, which covers both hedge funds and private Equity."

2011 Legal 500 - "Jonathan Heaney is 'recommended' and ‘never lets you down’."

2010 IFLR 1000, - “Jonathan Heaney is very easy to work with – affable and efficient...”​

Member of the Law Society of England and Wales ​

Member of the Law Society of Jersey

NEWS

• Experienced Jersey Funds Lawyer Joins Walkers' Team - Walkers' Jersey team has been boosted by the recruitment of Sarah Townsend as Senior Counsel in the ...
  
• Experienced Pensions and Employee Incentives Lawyer Joins Walkers' Jersey Team - Matthew Freegard has joined Walkers' Private Capital & Trusts team in Jersey to focus on developing ...
  
• Jersey and Guernsey Employment: Dismissal for Failure to File a SAR Confirmed as Gross Misconduct By Jersey Tribunal - The Channel Islands are well regulated jurisdictions, with rigorous and developed financial services...
  
• Walkers Celebrates Record 72 Lawyer Rankings in Chambers Global Guide 2022 - Walkers has maintained its preeminent position as the go-to offshore law firm in the 2022 Chambers a...
  
• 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...
  
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ARTICLES

• Why Guernsey and Jersey Offer a Valuable Alternative to Luxembourg For Private Funds - IntroductionThe bare statistics would tell you that Luxembourg is the epicentre of the European inve...
  
• Jersey Funds Law Series – Jersey Managers and Funds Marketing into Europe - The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive 2011/61/EU (“AIFMD”) came into force on 22 Ju...
  
• Why Jersey - Strong Legal, Regulatory, Transparency and Supervisory Frameworks for Funds, Corporates, Foundations and Trusts - IntroductionThis briefing sets out Jersey’s adoption of rigorous international tax and regulatory ...
  
• Key Trends for 2022 – Structured Finance - Despite the impact of the Global Pandemic, the structured finance market enjoyed strong performance ...
  
• CLO Continuation from the Cayman Islands to Jersey - The Companies (Jersey) Law (the “Companies Law”) permits a body corporate incorporated as a Caym...
  
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ADVISORY

• Video: Cayman Islands CLOs and the EU AML List - The Solutions - In this video, Walkers' Bermuda, Jersey and Cayman Islands CLO teams discuss the EU AML List and the...
  
• Update on the EU AML List - Limited Impact for the Cayman Islands - In January we published an advisory which provided an update on the European Commission’s delegate...
  
• Update on EU AML List – Limited Impact for Cayman Islands - Last March we published an advisory on the Cayman Islands inclusion on the Financial Action Task For...
  
• Guernsey and Jersey Joint Guidance on Economic Substance and Partnerships - Guernsey and Jersey (along with the Isle of Man) have published joint guidance on the application of...
  
• JFSC Consults on Widening Civil Financial Penalty Scope and Streamlined Decision-Making Process - Changes proposed by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (“JFSC”) will enable the regulator ...
  
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EVENTS

• Cayman Islands CLOs and the EU AML List - The Solutions - Join members of Walkers' Bermuda, Jersey and Cayman Islands CLO teams as we discuss the EU AML List ...
  
• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals 2021 Seminar - Please join us on Tuesday 9 November for a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals where we will expl...
  
• Walkers Academy Webinar Series 2021 - Walkers is delighted to invite you to our Walkers Academy Webinar Series 2021. Each session is tail...
  
• The Changing Environment of Offshore Structuring - Moving Jurisdiction of Incorporation - Walkers is delighted to invite you to The Changing Environment of Offshore Structuring – Moving Ju...
  
• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals Seminar - Please join us for pre-event networking, followed by a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals a...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers' Jersey and Ireland Teams Advise Eagle Street on Real Estate Acquisitions - Walkers has advised Eagle Street Partners (together with Ashurst, Eversheds, Kirkland & Ellis and Pa...
  
• Walkers Jersey Team Advises on Next Stage of Landmark Battersea Power Station Redevelopment - Walkers' Jersey has advised a consortium of lenders on the financing aspects of Phase 3B of the ongo...
  
• Walkers' Jersey and Guernsey Teams Combine on Corporate Restructuring for Real Estate Holding Structures - Walkers Corporate and Banking and Finance teams in Jersey and Guernsey, instructed by Sheridans LLP,...
  
• Walkers' Jersey and Ireland teams advise on the establishment of Eagle Street Partners - Walkers Jersey Banking and Corporate teams have advised Postbridge Group on the establishment and in...
  
• Walkers Advises on the £29 million Sale of Business Park - Walkers' Jersey team has acted for Trinova Real Estate and Morood Investment Company on the sale of ...
  
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MEMO

• (Jersey) Jersey Private Fund (JPF) Regime - In April 2017, the Jersey Financial Services Commission ("JFSC") introduced a new private investment...
  
• (Global) Comparison of Companies - Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Jersey, Guernsey and Ireland - The decision as to where to incorporate an offshore company can only be made based on the specific f...
  
• (Jersey) Cell Companies - In July 2005 the States of Jersey approved the Companies (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law, 2005 (the "...
  
• (Global) Company Mergers in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda - Businesses have been increasingly taking advantage of the statutory provisions relating to mergers i...
  
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