Prior to joining Walkers, Fiona worked in the Finance department at Latham & Watkins in London where she specialised in restructuring and turnaround work.  Fiona has extensive experience of multi-jurisdictional and cross-border restructuring transactions including advising on a number of schemes of arrangement.

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

Qualifications:
BA (Hons), Durham University, England
PgDL, LPC, The University of Law, Guildford, England

2020 Legal 500 - Rising Star - Dispute Resolution

2019 Legal 500 -  Next Generation Lawyer - Dispute Resolution

2018 IFLR Asia Awards - Restructuring Deal of the Year - Mongolian Mining Restructuring

2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution

2018 Author of In-House Lawyer Restructuring & Insolvency: Cayman Islands

2017 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution

2017 Author of In-House Lawyer Restructuring & Insolvency: Cayman Islands

Fiona is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (CILPA) and the Law Society of England and Wales.

Fiona is the Chair of the Cayman Islands network of the International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation Ltd. (IWIRC).

ARTICLES

• Walkers Special Issue 2019 – International Corporate Rescue - We are delighted to share with you this special publication containing offshore insolvency and restr...
  
• Validation Orders: the current state of play in the Cayman Islands - ValidationThe Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the "Grand Court") in the matter of China Shanshui ...
  
• Down the Rabbit Hole and through the Looking Glass: The Cayman Islands Scheme of Arrangement under the Magnifying Glass - The Cayman Islands has long established itself as a leading offshore financial centre which off...
  
• Off with his head! An offshore perspective – Is the “headcount test” heading for the guillotine? - A Cayman Islands scheme of arrangement is a powerful and flexible tool frequently used to implement ...
  
• A Brave New Crypto World - Blockchain technology has provided us with new creative opportunities. From alternative democratic a...
  
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EVENTS

• Fiona MacAdam to Speak at ABI's Mid-Level Professional Development Program - Senior counsel Fiona MacAdam is to speak at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) Mid-Level Pr...
  
• Fiona MacAdam to speak at the GRR Live Offshore Conference in Grand Cayman - Fiona MacAdam, Senior Counsel in the Insolvency and Dispute Resolution Group, will be speaking as a ...
  
• Fiona MacAdam to speak at RISA South Square Conference in Grand Cayman - Fiona MacAdam, Senior Counsel in the Insolvency and Dispute Resolution Group at Walkers, will be spe...
  
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NEWS

• Primeo 诉汇丰银行：开曼群岛上诉法院驳回麦道夫联接基金的上诉 - 开曼群岛上诉法院（以下简称“上诉庭”）驳回了 Primeo Fund（强制清算中）�...
  
• Primeo v HSBC: Cayman Islands Court of Appeal dismisses Madoff Feeder Fund's Appeal - The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal ("CICA") has dismissed the appeal brought by Primeo Fund (in Offi...
  
• China Shanshui: The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? - The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has recently overturned the Order of Justice Mangatal dated 19 Oc...
  
• Cayman Islands Scheme of Arrangement involving DIP financing - The recent restructuring of Schahin II Finance Company (SPV) Limited (a Cayman Islands incorporated ...
  
• Costs Orders: Insolvency v litigation proceedings - In the recent judgment In the matter of Abraaj Holdings (FSD 95 of 2018, Unreported 4 January 2019),...
  
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ADVISORY

• Avoiding the Nuclear Option - The Cayman Islands Grand Court Appoints Soft Touch Provisional Liquidators to CW Group Holdings Limi...
  
• Restructuring Ocean Rig - Treading Ultra-Deep Water in the Cayman Islands - The Cayman Court recently sanctioned schemes of arrangement for four companies within the Ocean Rig ...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers (Cayman) Acts on Shelf Drilling Restructuring - Walkers acted for Shelf Drilling as it undertook a restructuring of certain third party debt obligat...
  
• Walkers (Cayman) Acts on CHC Group Restructuring - Walkers' team advised the senior secured creditor group and eventual owners of CHC Group in relation...
  
• Herald Fund SPC Announces Global Settlement with Madoff Trustee - The Principal Liquidators of Herald Fund SPC (In Official Liquidation) have announced a global settl...
  
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