Dilmun Leach
Partner, Walkers (CI) LP
Jersey
Dilmun Leach is a partner in Walkers' Investment Funds & Corporate practice group in Jersey, and is head of Walkers' Jersey Fintech team, which is ranked Band 1 by Chambers & Partners.
Dilmun is a renowned Jersey lawyer with a broad practice spanning Corporate, Funds, and Fintech matters. Dilmun was elected Vice Chair of the Jersey Funds Association (JFA) for a three-year term in July 2025; and is Co-Chair and a founding member of the Jersey Digital Assets Working Group formed in 2017.
In respect of Fintech, Dilmun advised Backed Finance on the launch of Jersey's first tokenisation platform which launched in 2024. Dilmun worked closely with the Jersey Financial Services Commission in the drafting and publication of the Jersey Tokenisation Guidance Notes in August 2024, and has advised several clients on launching Jersey tokenised products. Dilmun has advised on a broad range of digital asset matters since 2016, and was involved in the drafting of the Jersey ICO Guidance Notes published in 2017.
Having been elected to the JFA Committee in 2017 and been advising on investment funds matters since 2012, Dilmun was deeply involved in the design of the successful Jersey Private Fund product. Dilmun has supported many traditional fund-raises and also innovative fund and fund-like structures including using nominee/trustee structures, cell companies, deal-by-deal and single asset funds, collateralised fund interests, and continuation funds.
Dilmun’s corporate practice includes private equity transactions, and mergers and acquisitions including regulated trust and corporate services providers. Dilmun advised on the first listing of a Jersey company's shares on NASDAQ using uncertificated shares and the direct registration system, and also the first de-SPAC transaction involving a Jersey company listing on NYSE.
Dilmun is an active member of the Jersey finance industry, and has spoken on funds, corporate and fintech matters at events in Jersey, London, New York, Miami, and Switzerland.
He is recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000 for the quality of his advice.
In respect of Fintech, Dilmun advised Backed Finance on the launch of Jersey's first tokenisation platform which launched in 2024. Dilmun worked closely with the Jersey Financial Services Commission in the drafting and publication of the Jersey Tokenisation Guidance Notes in August 2024, and has advised several clients on launching Jersey tokenised products. Dilmun has advised on a broad range of digital asset matters since 2016, and was involved in the drafting of the Jersey ICO Guidance Notes published in 2017.
Having been elected to the JFA Committee in 2017 and been advising on investment funds matters since 2012, Dilmun was deeply involved in the design of the successful Jersey Private Fund product. Dilmun has supported many traditional fund-raises and also innovative fund and fund-like structures including using nominee/trustee structures, cell companies, deal-by-deal and single asset funds, collateralised fund interests, and continuation funds.
Dilmun’s corporate practice includes private equity transactions, and mergers and acquisitions including regulated trust and corporate services providers. Dilmun advised on the first listing of a Jersey company's shares on NASDAQ using uncertificated shares and the direct registration system, and also the first de-SPAC transaction involving a Jersey company listing on NYSE.
Dilmun is an active member of the Jersey finance industry, and has spoken on funds, corporate and fintech matters at events in Jersey, London, New York, Miami, and Switzerland.
He is recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000 for the quality of his advice.
Fantastic lawyer, lots of value add in his engagements – tends to see what others don’t and catch problems before they arise.
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 and 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.”
Team Members
Other team members with related expertise
Jonathan Heaney
Managing Partner
Jersey
Matt Sanders
Managing Partner
Guernsey