Lovells

Managing Partner since 1 May 2005.

Prior to being elected Managing Partner, David was Head of the firm's Finance Practice Stream (covering banking, capital markets, project finance and business restructuring and insolvency) and a member of the firm's International Executive Committee from 2002 to 2005.

David's previous management experience included:

1999 - 2002 Managing partner of the corporate and finance practices in London, during which he was a member of the firm's Executive Committee

1995 - 1998 Member of the firm's Partnership Board

1989 - 1995 Co-ordinating partner of the firm's capital markets and corporate finance group

Prior to becoming Managing Partner and thereby assuming a full time management role, David was a capital markets practitioner specialising in securitisation and asset backed financing transactions. He was involved in a number of innovative deals including the first UK commercial property securitisation, one of the first securitisations of auto receivables in the UK and the first consumer loan securitisation by a UK clearing bank. His experience of securitisation covers a wide range of different asset types including finance and trade receivables and transactions involving multi-seller conduit structures.

In the capital markets and securitisations field, David advised a range of clients including banks, multi-national corporations and UK corporates in a number of industry sectors. A recent transaction was leading the Lovells team advising National Air Traffic Services on its £600 million structured bond issue, wrapped by MBIA, and the associated refinancing of its bank debt.

David also has considerable experience in corporate finance, having focused in that area earlier in his career. David qualified in 1979 and was elected a partner in 1986.