Following ten years at a Magic Circle firm, David has been Head of our London Employment practice since 1994. His expertise gained from twenty-five years as a specialist Employment Law practitioner covers a wide variety of employment-related issues, including in particular individual and team recruitment issues, policy and contract drafting, disciplinary and grievance procedures, individual and collective redundancies, the defence of employee discrimination and dismissal claims and other litigation, whistleblowing, employee health, data protection and matters surrounding confidentiality and intellectual property in the workplace.

David’s clients span a wide range from senior individuals to household-name corporates, and across all sectors from aviation and distribution to insurance and sports. However, his particular expertise lies in advising clients in the financial services sector, including the Financial Services Authority, Investec Bank, National Australia Bank and LCH.Clearnet. David is responsible also for the firm’s relationships with a substantial number of smaller banks and financial services institutions, and regularly advises senior City figures on contract and termination issues.

David is the firm’s internal HR partner, and a member of its Diversity Committee. He carries out Know-how, Marketing and Communications roles both within the international Employment team and the wider firm.

David is a well-known speaker on Employment matters, both in-house to clients and for commercial training providers including Butterworths, the Law Society, the Employment Lawyers Association, the CityHR Association and Legal Island and is a regular contributor to a number of Employment publications.

David is a corporate member of the Employment Lawyers Association. He is also an accredited CEDR Mediator and a keen exponent of the role of mediation in the modern workplace, scoring a number of significant successes for corporate and individual clients through that route.

David is listed in the most recent publication of the Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom.

Representative Experience

• Procuring by mediation a US$1million-plus settlement for a City trader
• Acting on an 80-day Employment Tribunal claim including allegations of serious discrimination and criminal activity by multiple Respondents
• Working with colleagues in other teams to enforce restrictive covenants against a senior entertainment industry figure dismissed for gross misconduct
• Acting for a household name financial services employer in defence of vicarious liability proceedings arising from alleged sexual assault and harassment
• Advising on the employment aspects of numerous restructurings and service provision change transactions