2020 Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Recommended Lawyer

2020 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2019 Chambers Asia-Pacific - (Offshore: Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds) Recommended Lawyer 

2019 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2019 Who's Who Legal - Private Funds (Recommended Lawyer)

2018 IFLR 1000– Rising Star

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018 – "Charismatic, articulate and efficient" James Gaden specialises in private equity and hedge fund formation matters.

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018 - "He frequently acts for major fund managers and private equity houses on formation and investment mandates."

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2017 – "James Gaden advises on contentious and non-contentious investment fund matters as well as M&A transactions and fund financing mandates. He is establishing a reputation as a highly skilled Cayman Islands fund practitioner who is well regarded by clients and onshore investment fund practitioners."

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2016 – "James Gaden is a private equity and investment fund specialist who comes recommended by clients, who describe him as 'knowledgeable and user-friendly.' He does major work for Hong Kong, PRC and Japan-based investment funds."

IFLR1000 2018 – Rising Star

NEWS

• Walkers Leads Offshore in Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2020 - Walkers' Hong Kong office has once again been ranked in Band 1 for Offshore Law by Legal 500 in the ...
  
• Walkers Leads Chambers Asia Pacific Lawyer Rankings - Walkers is pleased to announce that it has retained its top tier ranking for 'Offshore' legal servic...
  
• 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 4 - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top investment fund managers and financi...
  
• Walkers' Asia Offices Top Tier Again in Chambers and Partners 2019 - For the fourth consecutive year, Walkers' Hong Kong and Singapore offices have ranked in Band 1 for ...
  
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ARTICLES

• James Gaden & Alice Molan Discuss Economic Substance with Bloomberg - Speaking to Bloomberg, partners James Gaden and Alice Molan discuss Cayman Islands "Economic Substan...
  
• Square pegs and round holes: Partnerships and trusts in Japanese PE fund structures - Singapore partners John Rogers and Thomas Granger have recently been discussing private equity ...
  
• Japan's Private Equity Outlook 2019 - Despite a recent trend in the press to focus on economic challenges: whether trade wars, Brexit, or ...
  
• Smashing Records – Venture Capital and PE in Asia - Records are made to be broken. In the private equity and venture capital spaces this seems to be a g...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers Sponsors AIMA Japan Annual Forum - Walkers is proud to be sponsoring the 14th AIMA Japan Annual Forum 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo on...
  
• Walkers to Sponsor AIMA APAC Annual Forum 2019 - Walkers is pleased to sponsor the Alternative Investment Manager Association ("AIMA") APAC Annual Fo...
  
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ADVISORY

• Bermuda Offers Solution For Banking Services To Bermuda Licensed FinTech Companies - The Bermuda Government has announced that, as a result of confidence in Bermuda’s high regulatory ...
  
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