Known for its strength across a broad range of underlying asset classes, CMS advises clients on derivatives, financial products, and structured finance transactions in all forms. The practice is led by Chris Clark, who regularly acts for investment banks, corporates, and financial institutions on mandates concerning OTC derivatives and structured finance. Derivative securities form a core area of expertise for Will Dibble, whose practice covers both retail and wholesale structured products, proprietary indices, and credit derivatives. Meanwhile, Anubha Shrivastava is noted for advising on the structuring and documentation of proprietary indices and bespoke index-linked structured transactions.
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Testimonials
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- George Gledhill is a pleasure to work with, who identified our potential issues early and rectified them even before they arose. A true professional.
- Knowledgeable and keen practitioners who go above and beyond to assist.
- Dylan Walter - a rising star. An outstanding partner when working on transactions, he has the ability to quickly adapt to unusual requests we send him, and his attention to detail and commercial nous are excellent.
- It's a very slick and responsive unit that quickly adapts where required and provides us with very good client service.
- Will Dibble - market leader, excellent client service. David McCallum - very smart, up-and-coming partner, great availability and service levels.
Key clients
- J.P. Morgan
- Goldman Sachs International
- Deutsche Bank AG London
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
- HSBC
- BNP Paribas
- Deutsche Bank
- ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association)
- Barclays Bank
- Citigroup Global Markets Limited
- National Gas Transmission
- Aviva Investors
Work highlights
Acted as lead counsel for the bank in the development of its retail fractional sukuk programme.
Supporting HSBC on matters relating to its quantitative investment strategy business, including regulatory support and assistance with index and derivatives documentation.
Advising J.P. Morgan in London, Hong Kong, and New York on its retail structured product issuances across multiple asset classes, as well as its complex and hybrid structured products and credit-linked note issuances under its secured programme.
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Practice head
Chris Clark
Other key lawyers
Will Dibble; Anubha Shrivastava