David is a partner in our Debt Finance practice, with almost two decades of experience in advising on complex, bespoke international financing transactions. He works closely with leading banks, funds, insurers and corporates, helping them structure and execute financings across Europe and emerging markets, with a strong focus on the DACH region and Italy.

His practice spans acquisition and leveraged finance, real estate finance and margin loans, as well as trade and export financings. Clients regularly turn to him for transactions that sit at the more complex or sensitive end of the spectrum.

David has a particular focus on special situations and distressed financings, and has advised on situations across a number of European jurisdictions and the Middle East, including the enforcement of security, civil and criminal litigation. He is used to navigating high pressure scenarios where technical precision, commercial judgment and cross-border coordination are critical.

He advises on a broad range of derivatives, including interest rate, FX and inflation hedging for debt financings, as well as equity derivatives and synthetic credit risk transfer transactions.

Before joining Clifford Chance's Munich office in 2021, David worked six years in the firm’s London Derivatives team and nine years in its Milan Finance team, giving him a genuinely international perspective on the legal and commercial aspects of complex financings.

David is qualified in England & Wales and Italy, and works fluently in English, German, Italian and Spanish.

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