LAWYER PROFILE
Neil McDonald

Neil McDonald

Global 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Offshore: British Virgin Islands Law

UK

5 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Neil specialises in corporate and finance transactions involving British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Bermuda law.

He leads Walkers' Corporate and M&A Group in London and has extensive first-hand experience across the full range of corporate matters, including:

Mergers, acquisitions and disposals (including take-privates, business combinations and de-SPACs);

Equity capital markets (including IPOs) and private placements;

Corporate reorganisations and redomiciliations;

Joint ventures; and Digital assets, fintech and new technologies.

He also has significant experience on cross-border restructuring and distressed situations involving BVI, Cayman Islands and Bermuda entities, including shareholder and investor disputes, complex equity and debt restructurings, and group reorganisations, as well as transactional matters in insurance sector.

Neil also has a broad finance practice covering acquisition finance, real estate finance, debt capital markets, project finance and financial restructurings. He acts for many of the world's leading international financial institutions, as well as borrowers, issuers and other counterparts.

Neil also heads up our Israel Group, which provides time-zone sensitive support to clients in Israel across transactions involving Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish and Jersey Law.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Offshore: British Virgin Islands Law - UK

Foreign Expert
Foreign expert in British Virgin Islands

Individual Editorial

Neil McDonald is an acclaimed corporate lawyer who has developed a strong roster of clients in the BVI. He had additional expertise in Cayman and Bermudian matters.

Strengths

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  • Neil is responsive and eager to collaborate successfully to serve the client, mobilising team members in London and Bermuda to deliver high quality advice.

    Offshore: British Virgin Islands LawChambers Global Guide
  • Neil was very impressive through the entire engagement.

    Offshore: British Virgin Islands LawChambers Global Guide
  • Neil always provides a great service.

    Offshore: British Virgin Islands LawChambers Global Guide

Ranked Individuals at Walkers (98)

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Bermuda

British Virgin Islands

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