David has experience of arbitrations conducted under all major arbitral institutions and rules, including LCIA, ICC, ICAC, ICSID, SCC and UNCITRAL arbitrations, both as counsel and arbitrator.  He also represents clients in court proceedings concerning the conduct of arbitral proceedings, including the enforcement or challenge to arbitral awards, the appointment of arbitrators and applications for interim measures such as disclosure and worldwide freezing orders.  His experience covers a broad range of sectors, including oil and gas, metals and mining, telecommunications, manufacturing, financial services and insurance.

David is also regularly appointed as an arbitrator, with recent appointments including arbitrations conducted under the LCIA, ICC, SCC, ICAC and UNCITRAL rules.

David is a board member of the LCIA, a co-founder, trustee and the Secretary General of the Anglo-Russian Law Association, a co-founder of the Russian Arbitration Association.

Recent appointments include:

• Sole arbitrator in an LCIA dispute arising out of a litigation funding agreement.
• Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in London involving an M&A transaction in the finance industry in Russia.
• Arbitrator in three LCIA related multi-party cases arising out of an M&A transaction in the real estate sector in Russia, the dispute involved multiple proceedings and interim measures in various jurisdictions.
• One of three arbitrators in an LCIA case arising out of an investment in the finance sector in Russia.
• Arbitrator in Stockholm under the SCC Rules in a dispute arising out of an M&A transaction in the telecoms sector in Russia.
• Chairman of an ICC tribunal in a telecommunications dispute in the Middle East.
• One of three arbitrators in a US$400 million dispute involving investments in the energy sector under the UNCITRAL Rules, with the seat of arbitration in Brussels. The case involved interpretation of an option agreement in relation to companies that owned a licence to a major oil field.
• One of three arbitrators in an LCIA dispute involving an M&A transaction in the commodities sector in the Middle East.