Adam began his career with Clifford Chance, initially in London and later in Munich, where his practice focused on leveraged and acquisition finance and financial restructuring. He then spent almost eight years in the Cayman Islands, where he worked at two other leading international offshore firms, before relocating to Bermuda in 2018 and joining Walkers in 2020.

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

Qualifications:
MA, University of Oxford, UK
BA (first class), University of Oxford, UK
Legal practice course, Nottingham Law School, UK

2023 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2023 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets 

2022 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets - ‘I worked with Adam Bathgate and Nathalie West. I would recommend both in a heartbeat. Extremely pleasant to work with, knowledgeable and solution-oriented.’

2021 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2021 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

2020 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2020 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2019 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

ADVISORY

• Update on the Removal of the Cayman Islands from the FATF's List of Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring - Following the conclusion of the most recent plenary of the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") on 2...
  
• Bermuda Insights: Trends and Opportunities 2022 - As part of our five year anniversary celebrations of our law firm opening in Bermuda, we put togethe...
  
• Bermuda – An Ideal Location for International Business - This briefing explains Bermuda’s adoption of rigorous international tax and regulatory standards, ...
  
• Video: Cayman Islands CLOs and the EU AML List - The Solutions - In this video, Walkers' Bermuda, Jersey and Cayman Islands CLO teams discuss the EU AML List and the...
  
• Update on the EU AML List - Limited Impact for the Cayman Islands - In January we published an advisory which provided an update on the European Commission’s delegate...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers advises Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd on $600m secured notes transaction - Our Bermuda team has advised Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH), through its subsidiary...
  
• Walkers Advises on the First Korean Cross-border ABS Issued by a Bermuda SPV - Walkers acted as Bermuda counsel in connection with Hyundai Card's US$290 million cross-border asset...
  
• Walkers Advises The Commercial Bank (P.S.Q.C) of Qatar - Walkers advised Commercial Bank, a leading Qatari financial institution, on Bermuda law aspects in c...
  
• Walkers Acts on 3 Major Norwegian Cruise Line Transactions - Walkers is pleased to announce that it has acted as offshore counsel to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdin...
  
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ARTICLES

• Chambers Global Practice Guide 2022: Banking & Finance – Bermuda: Law and Practice - Partner Adam Bathgate and senior counsel Nathalie West have authored the Chambers 2022 Global P...
  
• Bermuda - A jurisdiction of choice for EU investors in CLOs - Following the inclusion in February 2022 of the Cayman Islands on the European Union's AML list, man...
  
• Bermuda CLOs: Top 3 Tips - Following the inclusion in February 2022 of the Cayman Islands on the European Union’s AML list, m...
  
• 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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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 Named #1 Global CLO Market Offshore Service Provider in Creditflux's CLO Census 2022 - Walkers is pleased to announce that its law firm and Walkers Professional Services ("WPS") have been...
  
• Walkers Scoops Top 10 Ranking in Airfinance Journal Legal Survey 2021 - Walkers is pleased to announce that its Global Asset Finance Group has landed a top 10 ranking in th...
  
• Walkers at SFVegas 2022 - Walkers is a leading international law firm providing legal, tax, listing and professional services ...
  
• Walkers' Global Asset Finance Group Acts on 6 Award Winning Deals - Walkers' global Asset Finance Group was honoured for 6 deals at the recent Airfinance Journal Awards...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers to Sponsor ABS East Miami 2022 - Walkers is pleased to be an exhibiting sponsor at ABS East Miami 2022, taking place between 17 and 1...
  
• SFVegas 2022 – 17-20 July 2022 - We are delighted to attend and support this year's SFVegas event, the largest capital markets confer...
  
• Cayman Islands CLOs and the EU AML List - The Solutions - Join members of Walkers' Bermuda, Jersey and Cayman Islands CLO teams as we discuss the EU AML List ...
  
• Cayman Islands CLOs and the EU AML List - Join Walkers' Cayman and Bermuda partners for a closer look at the EU AML List and its potentia...
  
• Walkers Virtual Fundamentals 2021 Seminar - Please join us on Tuesday 9 November for a live broadcast of Walkers Fundamentals where we will expl...
  
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