Dilmun Leach

Dilmun is a partner* of Walkers (CI) LP and as part of our Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group, he advises on funds, corporate and fintech/regulatory matters.

He helps clients establish and restructure investment funds in various asset classes including private equity, real estate, infrastructure, collateralised loan obligations, digital assets, and open-ended hedge funds.

His expertise also covers private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets including Jersey companies listing on various exchanges and securitisation transactions.

On regulatory matters, Dilmun advises on all aspects of financial services laws and regulations, including licensing of fund managers and advisers, funds laws, insurance law, anti-money laundering and novel asset classes including digital assets and "tokenisation".

Dilmun is recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and IFLR1000 for the quality of his advice in respect of investment funds, corporate and fintech matters.

*not admitted in Jersey and not a member of Walkers (Jersey) LLP

Fantastic lawyer, lots of value add in his engagements – tends to see what others don’t and catch problems before they arise.

Legal 500 2022

Experience and recent work

Before joining Walkers in 2020, Dilmun was in the Funds team of another firm in Jersey where he spent three years building their Corporate and Investment Funds Practice Group. He qualified in 2009 at Herbert Smith and was in their London office for five years. This included a six-month secondment to Bell Gully in New Zealand. He moved to another firm in Jersey in Jersey in 2012.

Qualifications

Admitted in:

England & Wales (not practising)

Education:

BA Hons 1st Class, History, University of Leeds
Postgraduate diploma in Law, Commendation, Nottingham Law School
Postgraduate diploma in Legal Practice, Distinction, BPP Law School, Holborn, London

Dilmun is a member of the Law Society of England & Wales.

Dilmun is an elected committee member of the Jersey Funds Association, and a member of the marketing sub-committee. In these roles he is at the forefront of the development of the Jersey funds industry, and is actively involved in the development of new laws and products including in relation to limited partnerships, Jersey Private Funds, LLCs and ESG.

Dilmun is a founding member of the Jersey Digital Assets Working Group.

2025 - Chambers and Partners UK - "Dilmun is a pleasure to work with. He is incredibly knowledgeable about market trends and technically superb."

2024 - Legal 500 UK - Leading Partner - "Dilmun Leach is at the forefront of the market and his advice is always clear and commercial."

2024 - Chambers and Partners UK - "Dilmun's our go-to Jersey counsel. He's very engaging and seeks to support his client."

2023 - Legal 500 UK - Next Generation Partner

2023 - Chambers and Partners UK - “Dilmun Leach is very accessible and responsive. He is also pragmatic in his advice."

2023 - Chambers and Partners UK - “Dilmun is very responsive, sophisticated and considerate of budget.”

2022 - Legal 500 UK - "Very responsive and keeps up to date with main commercial and legal trends."

2022 - Legal 500 UK - "Fantastic lawyer, lots of value add in his engagements – tends to see what others don’t and catch problems before they arise."

2022 - Chambers and Partners UK - "He is quick to respond and provides efficient and effective advice. He is a very good communicator and always willing to help with any issues we have come across."

2021 - Legal 500 UK - "Dilmun Leach is excellent."

2020 - Chambers and Partners UK - "He is a very good technical lawyer."

2020 - Chambers and Partners UK - "He is a really genuine, approachable lawyer who will always make himself available."

Legal 500 UK - "Dilmun Leach is very approachable and friendly, and responsive in terms of advice. He takes a commercial approach to issues raised in the context of transactions."

IFLR 1000 - Investment Funds - “Highly regarded.”