Prior to joining Walkers, Ed worked in the financial institutions department of Clifford Chance in London, where he advised investment funds, retail funds, insurers and banks on acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and regulatory issues.​

Ed was also previously based in Walkers' Cayman Islands office for eight years.

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

Qualifications:
Honours degree in Economics and Finance, Bristol University
Honours degree in Law, College of Law
Legal Practice Course (Distinction), College of Law
Graduate Diploma of Law (Distinction), College of Law

2022 Legal 500 - Recommended - Investment Funds - "Speed of response stands out and effectiveness of guidance. Ed Pearson stands out in his practice area." and "Ed Pearson is an up-and-coming partner who is responsive, knows the law and provides actionable advice."

ARTICLES

• Walkers Fundamentals White Paper 2021 – Closed-Ended Funds Part 2 - It has been another twelve months in which the extraordinary has become the norm, the unthinkable th...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals White Paper 2021 – Closed-Ended Funds Part 1 - It has been another twelve months in which the extraordinary has become the norm, the unthinkable th...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals White Paper 2021 – Hedge Funds - Welcome to Walkers’ 2021 Fundamentals White Paper Series, in which we discuss certain trends ident...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals White Paper 2020 – Private Equity Part 2 - Welcome to Walkers’ 2020 Fundamentals White Paper Series, in which we discuss certain trends ident...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals White Paper 2020 – Private Equity Part 1 - Welcome to Walkers’ 2020 Fundamentals White Paper Series, in which we discuss certain trends ident...
  
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ADVISORY

• Cayman Islands Private Funds: Reminder of the CIMA Requirement to file a Fund Annual Return Form - Further to our advisory dated May 2021, any Cayman Islands entity that is registered with the Cayman...
  
• Cayman Islands Private Funds – CIMA Requirement to File Fund Annual Return Form - What are the requirements? Any Cayman Islands entity that is registered with the Cayman Islands Mon...
  
• Cayman Islands Private Funds Act Extension to Filing Deadline for Audited Accounts - Cayman Islands fund vehicles registered as private funds with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ...
  
• Termination of Mutual Funds on or Prior to 31 December 2020 and Extension of Audit Filings for Mutual Funds with Financial Year End 30 June 2020 - Pursuant to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") notices issued on 14 December 2020 (found...
  
• Cayman Islands: Update for all Registered Private Funds and Regulated Mutual Funds - The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") has introduced rules for Cayman Islands regulated mut...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals 2021 Seminar - Please join us on Tuesday 9 November for a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals where we will expl...
  
• Walkers Sponsors Virtual GAIM Ops Connect Series - While we may not be able to see our friends and colleagues in Grand Cayman this year, Walkers is spo...
  
• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals Seminar - Please join us for pre-event networking, followed by a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals a...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals 2016 - On Tuesday 1 November Walkers hosted its annual New York investment funds seminar, Walkers Fundament...
  
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NEWS

• Walkers Announces Record Promotion Round for 2019 - Walkers is pleased to announce that 18 attorneys across its global offices have been invited to join...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals Private Equity Trends - Part 4 - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top investment fund managers and financi...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals Private Equity Trends - Part 3 - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top investment fund managers and financi...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals Hedge Fund Trends - Part 2 - HEDGE FUNDS - PART 2   From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top in...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals Hedge Fund Trends - Part 1 - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top investment fund managers and financi...
  
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