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

Qualifications:
LLB English Law and French Law, University College London/ Université d'Aix-Marseille III
LPC, College of Law in London

2022 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Banking & Finance - "Zoe Hallam leads a highly competent team. They are knowledgeable, well-organised and very responsive. Overall, the Walkers Guernsey team is very easy to work with, which is crucial when working on complex, time sensitive cross-border transactions."

2021 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Banking & Finance - "Always efficient and good at liaising with London-based law firms."

2021 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Banking and Finance - "Zoe Hallam acted as our lead in a recent TISE debt listing and related activities. She was very easy to deal with and clear in her advice and was very responsive to our questions."

2020 Legal 500 - Rising Star - Banking and Finance

2020 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2019 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial​ - "Zoe Hallam is ‘always efficient and good at liaising with London-based law firms’."

2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2018 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star​

2015 and 2016: Zoë is the co-author of the Cayman Islands chapter of "Loans and Secured Financing" from Getting the Deal Through.

ARTICLES

• We Talk Banking & Finance podcast: Islamic finance with Shakeel Adli of Zunikh - In our latest episode, Group Partner Zoë Hallam & Senior Counsel Alex Wickens interview Shakeel Adl...
  
• We Talk Banking & Finance Podcast: Alternative lenders in Fund Finance with Slade Spalding of NLC - In this episode, group partner Zoë Hallam and senior associate Alice Wight from our Guernsey and Je...
  
• We Talk Banking & Finance Podcast - Restructuring & Insolvency with Matthew Wright of Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group - In our first episode of season two, Group Partners Zoë Hallam and Julia Keppe interview Director Ma...
  
• Key Trends for 2022 – Structured Finance - Despite the impact of the Global Pandemic, the structured finance market enjoyed strong performance ...
  
• Global Fund Finance Trends 2022 - Off the back of another record breaking year of deals, both in size and volume, the resilience of th...
  
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ADVISORY

• Agreed Security Principles – Guernsey and Jersey Law Considerations - It is not uncommon for local counsel to be instructed on deals after Agreed Security Principles (ASP...
  
• Practical overview of offshore legal opinions in financing transactions - Introduction It is standard practice for lenders in financing transactions to request legal opinion...
  
• Guernsey’s New Licensing Regime for Financial Firm Business - Introduction This briefing is the third in a series of briefings by Walkers on the Lending, Credit ...
  
• Guernsey’s New Consumer Lending Rules - Introduction This briefing is the second in a series of briefings by Walkers’ on the Lending, Cre...
  
• Legal Guide to Pre-Enforcement Steps Under Jersey and Guernsey law - In September 2020, only months into what we now know was to become a two-year Global Pandemic, we lo...
  
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NEWS

• Banking & Finance lawyer Robert White joins Walkers' Guernsey office - Experienced Banking lawyer Robert White has joined Walkers' growing Banking & Finance team in Guerns...
  
• Walkers Banking Specialist Graduates as Dr Tiny Musesengwa - Banking and finance lawyer Tiny Musesengwa has successfully completed her Doctor of Laws (LLD) degre...
  
• Banking Law Specialist Kgotso Matjila Joins Walkers' Guernsey Team - Banking law specialist Kgotso Matjila has joined Walkers' Guernsey Banking & Finance team as an asso...
  
• Walkers Shares Career Development Insight for Rising Stars at Next Generation Event - Walkers held a career development event for 40 rising stars across the financial services sector at ...
  
• 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...
  
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EVENTS

• 6th Annual European Fund Finance Symposium – London - As a long-time sponsor of the Fund Finance Association, Walkers is delighted to return to the Europe...
  
• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals 2021 Seminar - Please join us on Tuesday 9 November for a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals where we will expl...
  
• Walkers Academy Webinar Series 2021 - Walkers is delighted to invite you to our Walkers Academy Webinar Series 2021. Each session is tail...
  
• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals Seminar - Please join us for pre-event networking, followed by a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals a...
  
• Offshore Issues on Real Estate Financing Deals - Walkers is delighted to invite you to the seventh session of the Walkers Academy Webinar Series 2020...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers Advises Nielsen Holdings plc on Restructuring - Walkers' Cayman Islands and Guernsey offices have acted for Nielsen Holdings plc in relation to a re...
  
• Walkers Acts on Carlyle's $6.7 Billion Acquisition of Sedgwick - Walkers is pleased to have advised The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) ("Carlyle"), in connection with it...
  
• Walkers (Cayman) Acts on CHC Group Restructuring - Walkers' team advised the senior secured creditor group and eventual owners of CHC Group in relation...
  
• Walkers Represents Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd in Acquisition of Orion Portfolio - Walkers acted as Cayman Islands counsel to Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd in its acquisition of the Orion...
  
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