David leads the London employment team. With over 15 years' experience advising businesses on employment law, David now specialises in working with financial institutions in the City of London. He has extensive UK and international experience advising clients on discrimination and remuneration risk, implementing change and on the sale and acquisition of businesses. He combines technical expertise with industry insight, business acumen and project management skills, and has a well-deserved reputation for giving pragmatic and commercial advice.

David is the joint author of the CCH Employment Contracts Manual and frequently speaks on employment law issues. He is a regular contributor to the ELA Briefing (the publication for Employment Lawyers Association) and is a long standing member of the ELA’s International Committee.

Recent client feedback in the legal directories notes his client orientated and solution focussed attitude and describes him as “cool, calm, collected and just great in a crisis. [He] keeps us informed about all the risks involved in a case and is not afraid to tell us when we’ve got it wrong”.

He qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and joined Osborne Clarke in 2000.