Called to BAR: 1989
About David
Summary
David is a Private Client Barrister & International Commercial Counsel. He brings 20+ years of business, legal and strategic experience to the table for his clients. His exposure to both UK and US business and legal sectors – and the distinctive cultural aspects of each – is especially helpful for clients contemplating cross-border transactions. He is routinely called on to advise on the terms of commercial transactions and agreements. He is an experienced litigator, representing clients in court proceedings, arbitration hearings, mediations and before government regulatory bodies. He is an Accredited Civil & Commercial Mediator.
Specialist areas of law include
Banking & Financial Services
Company Law
Construction & Building Disputes
Contract Law
Mediator
Money Claims & Debt
Partnership Disputes
Data Protection & Privacy
Professional Negligence
Sale of Goods
Shareholder Disputes
Technology, Media, Telecoms
Employment Law
Profile description
David is a LegalTech founder & Investor, Non-Exec. (NED) / Advisory Board member and the Publisher of High Performance Counsel (“HPC”). He is a co-founder and director of Small Claims Portal, a legal technology and services company designed to deliver a turnkey solution for millions of businesses and consumers dealing with small claims litigation. He was a co-founder of CLiXLEX (now KIM) a legal technology company focused on legal process automation, which was successfully acquired by a leading legal services provider.
David spent his early years in private litigation practice – largely focused on substantial construction, engineering and commercial real estate disputes. David worked for leading law firms Pinsent Masons and Linklaters in London before moving to New York to join Credit Suisse. As Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, he helped negotiate & execute the relocation of Credit Suisse into its (now) NYC global HQ – the iconic Eleven Madison Avenue.
David has directed major global outsourcing, shared sourcing, HR operations & process efficiency initiatives including the digitization of records, the global roll-out of PeopleSoft HRMS & Y2K Compliance. He has worked extensively in the UK, US, Philippines, India and China markets in the areas of data management, HR and BPO – and most recently LPO, LegalOps.
David graduated from the University of Manchester with Honors in Law and Bar School (College of Legal Education) in London, and has been a member of Middle Temple since 1989.
Member: Bar of England & Wales, American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, New York City Bar Association, Federation of Integrated Conflict Management, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, The Society of Mediators, The Civil Mediation Council, and the Mediator Network.
