Walkers appoints three new lawyers to Jersey team

Friday 05 May 2023

Walkers Global – an international law firm – has appointed Senior associates Anouksha Patel and John Swani, and associate Paola Sequeria to its Jersey team.

Ms Patel has been appointed to the Private Capital & Trusts practice, Mr Swani to the Banking & Finance practice, and Ms Sequeria to the Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team.

Ms Patel has more than ten years experience as a private client lawyer in London, and is fully STEP qualified. 

Mr Swani spent six years as an onshore finance lawyer before joining Walkers, and has experience of advising on sustainable finance and ESG loans. 

Ms Sequeira joins Walkers from another offshore firm, and has experience of disputes under Jersey and BVI law.

Pictured: John Swani (top left), Paola Sequeria (bottom left), and Anouksha Patel (right).

Fraser Hern, the head of Walkers' Channel Islands business, said: "We are delighted to welcome our newest colleagues to the firm as our growth across the European region continues.

"The ability to attract and retain talent is critical to maintaining our levels or client service as we grow our business, and the arrivals of Anouksha, John and Paola add expertise and bandwidth to our busy teams as we continue to go from strength to strength."