​Jason began advising on Cayman Islands law in 2004 while working at another leading Cayman Islands law firm. In late 2012, he left that firm to help set up the Cayman Islands office of another offshore firm. Two years later, in 2014, he joined Walkers as a partner.  

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

2020 Chambers Global Guide - (Investment Funds) A Notable Practitioner

2020 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2019 Chambers Global Guide - (Investment Funds) A Notable Practitioner 

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.

EVENTS

• 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 to Sponsor Global Fund Finance Symposium 2020 - Walkers is pleased to be a silver sponsor at the 10th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium taking pl...
  
• Walkers Sponsors GAIM Ops Cayman 2019 - Walkers will once again be a headline sponsor of the GAIM Ops Cayman conference from April 28 -...
  
• 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 (Cayman) Acts on $250 million NYSE SPAC IPO - Walkers is pleased to announce it acted as Cayman Islands counsel on the $250 million initial public...
  
• 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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NEWS

• Walkers – Most Ranked Practices in Offshore (Chambers Global) - Walkers' practice groups have received the highest number of rankings for an offshore law firm in th...
  
• 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 ...
  
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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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