Will Paterson - Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Group

Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Insolvency and Debt Resolution Program, The World Bank

Will has assisted over 50 countries with insolvency reform and has published widely in the area of insolvency and corporate restructuring. Prior to joining the World Bank, Will was Principal Legal Counsel at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He has also worked as a Senior Economist with the Canadian Department of Finance and as the legal and policy advisor to two Presidents of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. 

Will began his career as an Associate at Clifford Chance LLP in London where he worked in the Capital Markets and Insolvency groups. He holds a combined Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University, an MSc in Public Policy and Public Administration from the London School of Economics and an Honours BA in International Studies (Economics) from Glendon College, York University.  Will is also a 2024 INSOL International Fellow (conferred with honours).