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The evolution of the lending and debt markets since the start of the financial crisis has left participants facing regulatory change, greater competition in the supply of debt funding, financial distress and a flight to sector specialist advice. Our banking and finance practice can help you navigate these challenges, with expertise in the full spectrum of banking and finance law. Whether you are a lender, borrower, sponsor, insolvency practitioner or debt advisor, our priority is resolving your challenges and putting your world first.

Today’s banking and finance transactions require expertise across a wide range of sectors. CMS is a top 10 global law firm with a strong sector focus. Our driver is to provide clients with pragmatic advice delivered by a multi disciplinary team. With 65 offices globally, we provide sector expertise to support clients' finance requirements and are recognised for providing clear commercial advice and getting the deal done for our clients.

Our clients range from domestic and major global corporates, funds and other financial institutions and advisors across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Brazil, Mexico and Asia.

 
Chris Clark
Chris Clark
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Chris is a Partner within the Capital Markets and Derivatives team at CMS and has a broad range of experience in advising leading investment banks, corporates and other financial institutions on a wide...
Hugo Coetzee
Hugo Coetzee
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Hugo Coetzee is an Infrastructure and Energy Finance partner at CMS in London. He is the head of the global project and asset finance team of the CMS banking and finance practice area group, heads up...
Scott Curtis
Scott Curtis
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Scott is a Partner in the Real Estate team
Jonathan Dames
Jonathan Dames
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Jonathan has been a partner since 2007.  Jonathan’s practice has traditionally been split between energy project financing and infrastructure project finance. Jonathan has a wealth of experience in...
Sam Dames
Sam Dames
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Sam Dames is a partner specialising in Tax. Sam has been with the firm since 1996 and her practice primarily involves advising individual, corporate and institutional clients on a wide range of contentious...
Tom Dane
Tom Dane
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Tom is a partner and leads the Finance Disputes team in London. Tom has over 20 years’ experience of litigating high value and complex disputes with a particular focus on banking and finance disputes...
John Dawson
John Dawson
Partner
United Kingdom, London
John Dawson is a partner in the Finance Team at CMS London. John focuses his practice on advising borrowers, lenders and investors on the full spectrum of financings in the private debt markets. He has...
Michael Delaney
Mike Delaney
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Mike is a partner in our Finance and Restructuring team. He advises lenders and borrowers on a wide range of transactions and has particular experience in real estate finance and structured finance in...
Will Dibble
Will Dibble
Partner
Co-head of the Finance Practice Group
United Kingdom, London
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...
Patrick Donegan
Patrick Donegan
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Patrick Donegan is a partner in the Banking and Finance Group. He has been with CMS since 2003 and was made a partner in 2011. He has a wide range of experience in corporate and leveraged finance and...