Rob worked for Barclays Bank PLC for seven years achieving ACIB status. After reading law at Bristol University, he qualified as an English Solicitor with Rowe & Maw (now Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP), as a banking and commercial litigator.

Rob subsequently joined the acquisition finance team at Lovells in London (now Hogan Lovells) where he specialised in secured cross-border leveraged finance transactions. Rob was admitted as an Attorney at Law in the Cayman Islands and joined Walkers at the end of 2005 where he has continued to act on high value, high profile cross-border transactions.

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

Qualifications:
LLB (with honours), Bristol University
Associate Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB)

2023 Chambers Global - Notable Practitioner - Corporate & Finance - Band 1

2023 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Corporate & Commercial

2023 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Banking, Finance & Capital Market

2022 Chambers Global - Notable Practitioner - Corporate & Finance - Band 1

2022 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Corporate & Commercial

2022 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Banking, Finance & Capital Market

2021 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2021 Chambers and Partners - Notable Practitioner (Corporate & Finance) 

2021 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Banking, Finance & Capital Market - "Rob Jackson is outstanding. Always available and gives very good advice."

2021 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Corporate & Commercial

2020 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2020 Chambers and Partners - Notable Practitioner (Corporate & Finance) - "Rob Jackson is a highly regarded corporate practitioner"

2020 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2019-2020 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets - "Rob Jackson 'provides an extremely client-focused service and dovetails seamlessly with leading UK firms on cross-border deals'"

2018-2020 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2018-2020 Legal 500 - Leading Individual - Corporate & Commercial - "The very responsive Rob Jackson is an excellent lawyer who always gives sound advice" and "Rob Jackson ‘has excellent experience and is good at meeting deadlines’."

2019 Chambers and Partners - Notable Practitioner (Corporate & Finance) - "Rob Jackson "provides an extremely client-focused service, and co-ordinates seamlessly with leading international firms on cross-border deals."

2018 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner (Corporate & Finance) - "He is very smart and really knows his stuff, in addition to having plenty of experience in complex cross-border deals."

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

2017 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner (Corporate & Finance) - "[Rob is] very good at knowing what one needs from Cayman counsel and how to dovetail without duplicating the work of the UK lawyers on the deal."

2017 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer

2015-2017 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial

2016 Chambers Global Guide – Notable Practitioner (Corporate & Finance) - "Rob Jackson 'anticipates what the issues will be and has a solution at the ready before they morph into problems'."

2015 Chambers Global Guide – Notable Practitioner (Corporate & Finance) - Rob is singled out by clients as "a good, level-headed lawyer who is able to balance and navigate what is required under Cayman law, and also has a business-savvy approach."

2014 Chambers Global Guide - "Sources say: 'His enthusiasm is great, his responsiveness is extremely helpful and he is among the best to address finance-related issues'."

2014 Legal 500 - "Rob Jackson is an ‘excellent practitioner’."

ARTICLES

• Walkers appoints new managing partner for Cayman Islands office - Leading international financial services firm, Walkers, has appointed respected finance and corporat...
  
• Walkers Offshore Fund Finance Update – Asia, Europe & US Market - The global fund finance market remains resilient, with a positive outlook particularly in the credit...
  
• Getting the Deal Through | Loans & Secured Financing | BVI & Cayman 2017 - In the British Virgin Islands, partner Ashley Davies and associate Omonike Robinson-Pickering have p...
  
• Getting the Deal Through | Mergers & Acquisitions 2017 - Partners Rob Jackson and Ramesh Maharaj and associate Adrian Cochrane provide their Cayman Islands m...
  
• Mergers & Acquisitions 2017 - GLI Cayman Islands Chapter - The Cayman Islands’ global appeal means it services clients from all corners of the globe, thereby...
  
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NEWS

• Walkers Leads Legal 500 2023 Offshore Lawyer Rankings - Walkers is proud to receive 44 individual lawyer rankings in the 2023 Legal 500 Caribbean directory ...
  
• 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...
  
• Walkers Leads Legal 500 2022 Offshore Lawyer Rankings - Walkers is pleased to announce it has received 44 individual lawyer rankings in the 2022 Legal 500 C...
  
• Walkers Acts on IFLR America's Restructuring Deal of the Year 2021 - Walkers is pleased to announce that its Bermuda and Cayman Islands offices have been recognised at t...
  
• Walkers Honours Dedicated Cayman Employees - Walkers' Cayman Islands office recently recognised thirty-four employees for their devotion to the f...
  
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ADVISORY

• Updates to the Cayman Islands Companies Law and LLC Law - The Companies Law (as amended) and the Limited Liability Companies Law (as amended) of the Cayman Is...
  
• Government and Regulatory Filing Deadlines Cayman Islands - This advisory summarises some key reminders regarding the upcoming government and regulatory filing ...
  
• Update on Cayman Islands Legislative Amendments - This advisory summarises key changes arising from various minor but important legislative amendments...
  
• Cayman Islands Development Setbacks Confirmed - New legislative amendments have addressed a discrepancy in the Development and Planning Regulations ...
  
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MATTERS

• 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...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers to Sponsor 9th Annual Global Fund Finance Symposium - Walkers is sponsoring the 9th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium, taking place at the Fontain...
  
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MEMO

• (Global) Comparison of Companies - Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Jersey, Guernsey and Ireland - The decision as to where to incorporate an offshore company can only be made based on the specific f...
  
• (Cayman) Registration of Security Granted by a Cayman Islands Exempted Company - There is no general central public registry or statutory priority regime in relation to charges crea...
  
• (Cayman) Off-Balance Sheet Financing - This memorandum examines the use of Cayman Islands off-balance sheet financing structures. There are...
  
• (Cayman) Multi-Issuance Structures in the Cayman Islands - This memorandum examines the options available to the capital markets practitioner seeking to set up...
  
• (Cayman) Migration into Cayman as a Limited Liability Company - The object of this Memorandum is to provide clients of Walkers with information on the process invol...
  
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