Jason Allison
Partner
Cayman Islands
Jason advises on all aspects of corporate law and investment funds law across a wide variety of industries.
He has particular experience and expertise advising on high-value cross-border corporate transactions, the structuring and establishment of private equity funds and hedge funds as well as on their upstream and downstream transactions. His clients include major investment banks, institutional fund managers and blue-chip corporates. He has worked on some of the most sophisticated financial transactions utilising the Cayman Islands jurisdiction.
In addition to his wide ranging legal practice, he regularly contributes to the development of the Cayman Islands legislation.
In addition to his wide ranging legal practice, he regularly contributes to the development of the Cayman Islands legislation.
He is very responsive and knowledgeable but also practical and commercial. He is very conscious of achieving the client's objective.
Experience and recent work
Jason has been advising on Cayman Islands law since 2004. He previously worked for Freshfields in London.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Cayman Islands
- England and Wales (not practising)
Education:
- LLB, University of Natal, South Africa
- BA (Politics and Law), University of Natal, South Africa
Jason is a Notary Public in the Cayman Islands and a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association.
2024 Chambers Global - Band 4 - Investment Funds
2024 IFLR1000 - Notable Practitioner
2023 IFLR1000 - Notable Practitioner
2023 Chambers Global - Notable Practitioner - Investment Funds
2022 Chambers Global - Notable Practitioner - Investment Funds
2021 IFLR1000 - Rising Star
2021 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner - Investment Funds - "He is very responsive and knowledgeable but also practical and commercial," reported one source, adding: "He is very conscious of achieving the client's objective."
2020 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner - Investment Funds
2020 IFLR1000 - Rising Star
2019 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner - Investment Funds
2019 IFLR1000 - Rising Star
2018 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner - Investment Funds - "A careful, thoughtful and responsive lawyer."
2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial
2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Investment Funds
2018 IFLR1000 - Rising Star
2017 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner - Investment Funds
2017 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Investment Funds
2017 IFLR1000 - Rising Star
2016 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner - Investment Funds - "Jason Allison is extremely knowledgeable, and very good at presenting things in a user-friendly way."
2016 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Investment Funds
2016 IFLR1000 - Rising Star
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