Prior to joining Walkers, David practised in the Capital Markets Department of Linklaters in London. He also spent time on secondment in the Structured Credit team at Bank of America in London.

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

Qualifications:
BA in Business Administration, University of South Florida, USA
Certified Public Accountant (not practising), State of Maryland, USA
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice with Commendation, College of Law, London, UK
Postgraduate Diploma in Law/CPE, College of Law, London, UK
Executive MBA, University of Cambridge, UK

2023 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Corporate & Commercial

2022 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Corporate & Commercial

2022 Legal 500 - Recommended - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2021 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2021 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Corporate & Commercial

2020 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Corporate & Commercial

2020 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2019 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2019 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Corporate & Commercial

2019 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2018 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial

2018 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2017 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial - "David Collins is ‘an incredibly strong lawyer with a very sound commercial mind’."

2017 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2016 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2013 Chambers Asia Pacific - "David Collins is experienced in corporate and finance matters relating to Cayman Islands and BVI entities. Regional clients regularly seek his advice as 'he understands the demands of the....market'."

2012 Chambers Asia Pacific - "David Collins has a deep knowledge of Cayman Islands law and sources agree that 'he is very sound, provides quality advice and effectively interacts with clients'."

David is a President of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association, the professional industry body representing attorneys-at-law in the Cayman Islands. He is also a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.

NEWS

• 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 Abroad Programme and further enhanced Parental Leave and Pay Policy - Under the umbrella of our SmartWorking@Walkers approach, and following the introduction of new Agile...
  
• 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 Admits 60th Caymanian to the Bar: Francisco Hernandez - Walkers is pleased to announce the admission of Caymanian Francisco Hernandez, who was called to the...
  
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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 Virtual Fundamentals Seminar - Please join us for pre-event networking, followed by a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals a...
  
• Walkers to Sponsor Women in Fund Finance - Walkers is proud to be sponsoring the Women in Fund Finance Networking Boat Trip on February 12 in M...
  
• Walkers Sponsors 5th Annual European Fund Finance Symposium - Walkers is proud to be the Silver sponsors for the fifth annual European Fund Finance Symposium on T...
  
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ARTICLES

• Walkers Offshore Fund Finance Update – Asia, Europe & US Market - The global fund finance market remains resilient, with a positive outlook particularly in the credit...
  
• Calling all commitments – capital call security over debt commitments from a Cayman Islands perspective - From a Cayman Islands perspective, capital call or subscription line credit facilities generally fol...
  
• Mergers in a BVI Regulatory Context - When planning a restructuring that involves a merger where at least one of the merging entities is a...
  
• British Virgin Islands Statutory Mergers - Walkers is interested to note that businesses have been increasingly taking advantage of the statuto...
  
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ADVISORY

• Updates to the Cayman Islands Companies Law and LLC Law - The Companies Law (as amended) and the Limited Liability Companies Law (as amended) of the Cayman Is...
  
• BVI Limited Partnership Act, 2017 Is Now In force - Walkers is pleased to confirm that the new BVI Limited Partnership Act, 2017 (the “LPA”) is now ...
  
• BVI Beneficial Ownership Developments - Legislation has been passed which will require each BVI licensed registered agent to establish and m...
  
• Creating Value: The BVI's Global Contribution - June 2017 has seen the launch of a report by Capital Economics which was commissioned by BVI Finance...
  
• ESMA Advice on Extension of Funds Passport: what next? - On 18 July 2016, the European Securities Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued its advice on the exten...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers (BVI) Represents Amazon.com - Walkers acted as BVI legal advisers to Amazon.com Inc. in its agreement to acquire Souq Group Limite...
  
• Walkers Acts on Holborn Links Development - Walkers acted as BVI counsel to Credit Suisse (UK) in relation to a financing for the landmark Holbo...
  
• Walkers (BVI) Acts on Intertain Group Financing - Walkers acted as BVI counsel for Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and the other syndicate banks in relat...
  
• Walkers (BVI) Advises on Village Roadshow Restructuring - Walkers acted as BVI counsel to Vine Alternative Investments and Falcon Investment Advisers in the r...
  
• Walkers (BVI) Advises on US$265 million Arcos Dorados Note Issuance - Walkers advised BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Itaú BBA, J.P. Morgan and Santander as to BVI law is...
  
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