Admitted In:
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Trinidad and Tobago (not practising)

Qualifications:
Honours Degree in Law, University of West Indies, Barbados
Legal Education Certificate (Hons), Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad

2023 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star Partner

2023 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2022 Chambers Global - Notable Practitioner - Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds - "She is practical, responsive, clear in her expectations and she takes the initiative." "She is upbeat and pleasant to deal with, and has a can-do attitude and proactive approach."

2022 Legal 500 - Recommended - Corporate & Commercial

2022 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets - Omonike Robinson-Pickering was my primary contact, and she was super responsive. She foresaw problems and gave us warnings about them, along with her suggestions for dealing with each challenge. She knew when to stick to her guns, and when to give in gracefully since we needed to get a deal done. I appreciated the realism and practicality.’

2021 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2021 Legal 500 - Recommended - Corporate & Commercial

2021 Legal 500 - Rising Star - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets - "Omonike Robinson-Pickering is a pleasure to work with and always willing to go the extra mile."

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

2020 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

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

2019 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial

2019 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

Omonike is a member of the BVI Bar Association and the BVI Cancer Society.

NEWS

• Legal industry rankings highlight Walkers' strength in the BVI - The quality of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) practices of Walkers, the international law and prof...
  
• Walkers advises Lumentum on $750 Million Acquisition of Cloud Light - We are pleased to announce that we have acted as BVI legal counsel to NASDAQ listed Lumentum Holding...
  
• Walkers BVI Acts on ESG Bond Deal of the Year - Walkers' British Virgin Islands ("BVI") office is delighted to have acted as BVI counsel on the "ESG...
  
• Walkers Leads Legal 500 2023 Offshore Lawyer Rankings - Walkers is proud to receive 44 individual lawyer rankings in the 2023 Legal 500 Caribbean directory ...
  
• Walkers' BVI Office Celebrates its 20 Year Anniversary - Walkers, the international law firm, is celebrating 20 years of operating in the British Virgin Isla...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers acts on major Norwegian cruise line transaction - We are pleased to have acted as British Virgin Islands counsel to NCL Corporation Ltd. ("NCL"), a su...
  
• Walkers Acts on Queen's Gambit Growth Capital (the First Women-Led SPAC) in its Business Combination with Swvl Inc. - Walkers is pleased to have acted as Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands counsel to Queen’s G...
  
• Walkers BVI Acts on first USD Sustainability-Linked Bond by bottler in the Americas - Walkers' British Virgin Islands ("BVI") office has acted as BVI counsel to The Central America Bottl...
  
• Walkers BVI Acts on US$500 Million Biohaven Structured Loan Facility - Walkers' British Virgin Islands ("BVI") office has acted as BVI counsel to Sixth Street Partners LLC...
  
• Walkers Acts on 3 Major Norwegian Cruise Line Transactions - Walkers is pleased to announce that it has acted as offshore counsel to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdin...
  
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ADVISORY

• BVI Beneficial Ownership - Economic Substance Reporting Regime - The Beneficial Ownership Secure Search System (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2021 (“Amendment Act”) was...
  
• BVI ITA and Ministry of Finance requires entities to establish and maintain adequate systems and controls including a compliance manual - The following BVI legislative supplements to the Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) Act (“MLA A...
  
• Major Updates to the BVI's Trusts and Probate Laws - Bills to bring in significant amendments to the BVI's trusts and probate legislation were gazetted o...
  
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ARTICLES

• Mergers and acquisitions involving a BVI regulated entity: navigating the BVI regulatory landscape - Recent years have seen a trend towards consolidation in the financial services industry; the BVI is ...
  
• Private M&A Involving British Virgin Islands Companies - The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) has long been a world renowned international financial centre...
  
• Getting the Deal Through | Loans & Secured Financing | BVI & Cayman 2017 - In the British Virgin Islands, partner Ashley Davies and associate Omonike Robinson-Pickering have p...
  
• Getting the Deal Through | Loans & Secured Financing | BVI & Cayman - In the British Virgin Islands, partner Ashley Davies and associate Omonike Robinson-Pickering have&n...
  
• IFLR1000 Cross-Border Financing Report 2015 | BVI - Nick Egan and Omonike Robinson-Pickering assess the options and framework for parties raising capita...
  
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MEMO

• (Global) Foundation Regimes in the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and United Arab Emirates - The 2017/2018 financial year saw the Cayman Islands and Abu Dhabi Global Market join various other j...
  
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