David has more than 20 years of experience in property law in both Australia and the UK. Originally admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2002, David practised in Leeds until his move to Australia where he formally re-qualified as a solicitor in NSW in 2006.
David has assisted and acted for a diverse range of public, private and state and local government clients with their property transactions and their related commercial advice and agreements. David’s experience includes working across numerous industries involving all aspects of Real Property Law including civil infrastructure installation, local government community infrastructure & facilities, strata title development & strata governance, engineering, construction, hospitality, and mining.
Most recently, David has returned to private practice where since 2020, David was acting General Counsel and Commercial Manager for a Sydney headquartered global mining, engineering and manufacturing organisation. During this time David was responsible for drafting & negotiating complex manufacturing and engineering contracts as well as facilitating contract dispute resolution, managing complex litigation, dealing with personal injury matters, employment law, work health & safety law, Intellectual Property Law & Real Property Law across NSW, QLD & Western Australia.
David takes pride in demystifying complex contracts for clients and brings with him a commercially driven and pragmatic mindset to assist clients with their business operations to enable those clients to achieve their goals and objectives.
Passionate about Real Property Law, resolving disputes and professional development, David is a current member of the Law Society of NSW Business Law Committee and former member of the Law Society of NSW Property Law Committee (2018-2022) and former chair of the Law Society of NSW Strata Law continuing education program. David is an Academic Fellow of the Australian College of Law and a member of the International Bar Association.
In 2022, David was awarded the Lawyer of the Year Award in the Industrial, Materials & Manufacturing Category at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Corporate Counsel Awards. That same year, David was also a Finalist for the Corporate Counsel Overall Excellence Award in the Industrial, Materials & Manufacturing category at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Corporate Counsel Awards.