Mr Will Dibble > CMS > London, England > Lawyer Profile

CMS
CANNON PLACE
78 CANNON STREET
LONDON
EC4N 6AF
England
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Position

Partner | Co-head of the Finance Practice Group

Career

Will Dibble is a partner in the Financial Services group and co-heads the Finance Practice Group as well as sitting on the Board. He advises leading investment and retail banks as well as other financial institutions and corporates on a wide range of derivatives and structured products.

Will specialises in derivative securities and advises on both wholesale and retail structured product offerings linked to a wide range of asset classes including equities, funds, commodities, indices and rates. He also advises on longevity linked products as well as distressed debt trading in conjunction with our insolvency specialists. He is currently advising clients on the impact of EMIR and the benchmark regulation.

Ranked as a leading individual in Derivatives and Structured Products by Legal 500, Will is, according to Legal 500 (2010), “an incredibly safe pair of hands” and, according to Legal 500 (2011), “an expert in his field, and worth every penny on complex deals”.

He is also highly ranked as an individual in Chambers UK which states that “Will is a well-respected figure in the capital markets field” (2012).

Education

  • 1995 – LPC, College of Law
  • 1994 – LLB, University College London, London

Lawyer Rankings

London > Finance > Derivatives and structured products

(Hall of Fame)

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CMS has a structured finance practice that ‘consistently delivers timely, practical and well thought through legal and regulatory support‘. The firm is active in retail structured products on behalf of leading global investment banks, and advises many institutions on proprietary indices and associated product documentation for OTC and securitised derivatives. Credit derivatives are another strong suit, whether standalone credit-linked notes or credit-linked programmes. The firm also assists sell-side and buy-side clients with regulatory matters. Will Dibble is ‘the authority on indices and structured products matters‘ and the standout partner in the practice led by Chris Clark. Retail structured products partner Michael Cavers also plays a key role in the team. Jason Harding left the firm in 2024.