​Jason has been advising on Cayman Islands law since 2004 when he joined another leading Cayman Islands law firm.  He left that firm in late 2012 to help set up the Cayman Islands office of another offshore firm before joining Walkers as a partner in 2014.  Prior to moving to the Cayman Islands, Jason worked for Freshfields in London.

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

Qualifications:
LLB, University of Natal, South Africa
BA majoring in Politics and Law, University of Natal, South Africa

2019 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2018 Chambers Global Guide - (Investment Funds) A Notable Practitioner. "A careful, thoughtful and responsive lawyer."

2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial

2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Investment Funds

​2018 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star​

2017 Chambers Global Guide - (Investment Funds) A Notable Practitioner

2017 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer (Investment Funds)

​2017 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star​

2016 Chambers Global Guide – (Investment Funds) A Notable Practitioner. "Jason Allison is extremely knowledgeable, and very good at presenting things in a user-friendly way."

2016 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer (Investment Funds)

​2016 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star​

Jason is a Notary Public in the Cayman Islands and a member of the Cayman Islands Law Society.

NEWS

• 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...
  
• Investment Funds Observations 2017 - Part Seven - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top private equity houses, broad market ...
  
• Investment Funds Observations 2017 - Part Six - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top private equity houses, broad market ...
  
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ARTICLES

• The bear, the bull and return on investment: PE’s climb to the top - What a difference a decade makes. It’s 10 years since the global financial crisis developed into a...
  
• Should There Be a Mandatory Register of Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Structures in Every Country - The Cayman Islands approaches this question from the perspective of a jurisdiction with its own bran...
  
• You Gotta Have (Good) Faith | The Cayman LLC Law - The Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the Cayman Islands has proven to be a popular vehicle from th...
  
• The Truth About Cayman - “The truth should never get in the way of a good story” – or so the saying goes. From Hollywoo...
  
• Jason Allison Discusses Cayman Hedge Funds in Opalesque's 2016 Cayman Roundtable - There is no doubt that Cayman Islands remain the favourite domicile for alternative investment funds...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers Sponsors GAIM Ops Cayman 2018 - Walkers will once again be a headline sponsor of the GAIM Ops Cayman conference. With over 550 Funds...
  
• Walkers to Speak at ACIC Fall Annual Meeting 2016 - Partner Jason Allison will be speaking at the American Electoral College of Investment Counsel ("ACI...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers Acts on $1 billion Didi Chuxing and 99 Taxis Transaction - Walkers' BVI and Cayman Islands offices advised Didi Chuxing, the ride-sharing giant of China, on th...
  
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