Jan Golaszewski

Jan advises on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law and he leads the Walkers Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Practice Group in London.

He specialises in multi-jurisdictional litigation and insolvency matters, advising bondholders, insolvency practitioners, financial institutions and directors on insolvencies, restructuring, shareholder disputes and complex litigation. He has particular expertise in interim protection for creditors and shareholders, and has acted as an expert witness on Cayman Islands law in foreign Court and arbitration proceedings.

Jan has 24 years’ experience in private practice, including 17 years practising offshore law, as a disputes and insolvency lawyer in London, the Caribbean and Asia. He is a member of the International Bar Association, INSOL and the American Bankruptcy Institute, and has been recognised by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.

Before joining Walkers in 2023, Jan was a partner and head of the Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice of another offshore law firm. He spent 13 years in the Cayman Islands, moving back to London in 2021. Before that he trained and qualified with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, working in their Hong Kong office.