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David Handy
Work Department
Banking group
Position
Partner specialising in general corporate lending, leveraged finance, restructurings and real estate finance: clients include HSBC Bank plc, Barclays Bank PLC, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Clydesdale Bank/Yorkshire Bank.
Career
Trained Needham & James, Birmingham and Walker Morris, Leeds; qualified 1993; joined Addleshaw Booth & Co (now Addleshaw Goddard) 1995; made partner 2000.
Education
Friary Grange School, Lichfield; University of Sheffield (1990 LLB Hons); Chester College of Law (1991 LSF).
Leisure
Rugby union, running, cycling, family.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance > Banking and finance
(Hall of Fame)Addleshaw Goddard
‘s banking and finance team in Leeds is led by the ‘excellent’ Andrew Fordham, a prominent finance lawyer in the region with experience advising both lender and borrower clients. The team acts as the core panel firm for all UK clearing banks, and has specific expertise regarding real estate finance. Nick Barlow has a particular focus on social, sustainable and green finance. Legal director Geoff McGinley and general counsel David Handy 
are also key team members.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance
- Hall of Fame Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance > Banking and finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Public sector > Local government
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Planning