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Mr Will Dibble

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)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Derivatives and structured products London > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Industry focus > TMT
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Transport > Rail
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds