About David

David’s clients include fund sponsors, major financial institutions, institutional investors and investment advisers. He regularly advises on fund formations, management company structure, incentive compensation arrangements, evergreen products and managed accounts. His experience includes establishing venture capital, private equity, crypto and other alternative investment funds across the UK and Europe, counseling on placement and other distribution arrangements, and advising in connection with the establishment of new fund managers and family offices.

Before joining Cooley, David was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he led the firm’s alternative investment funds legal practice in the UK.

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Experience

Admissions and credentials

  • New York

Rankings and accolades

The Legal 500: Leading Individual – Investment Fund Formation and Management, Hedge Funds

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