David Waldron > Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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David Waldron
Work Department
Litigation.
Position
David is a partner in Morgan Lewis’s London office. David counsels clients involved in international commercial disputes. His experience includes industrial and infrastructure projects; financial products including private equity, derivatives, and risk transfer; fraud, investigations, and asset tracing; and general commercial disputes, such as supply agreements, sale agreements, and joint ventures. He has deep experience of disputes concerning the international oil, gas, and energy industries. Much of David’s practice focuses on arbitrations. He also is an accredited mediator. For more information, view David’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/dwaldron.
Education
De Montfort University, England, 1990, BSc (Hons); De Montfort University, England, 1991, Law Society Finals; King’s College London, 1994, MA.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Transport > Aviation
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP has strengthened its aviation practice with the arrivals of co-head Sidanth Rajagopal and Manuela Krach from K&L Gates LLP in October 2022 and March 2023 respectively, with both specialising in aviation financing. In addition to working ‘like a Swiss watch’ on matters of financing, restructuring and bankruptcy, Peter Sharp, who jointly leads the team, acts for clients engaged in disputes, including commercial, post-disaster and insurance matters. Solicitor advocate David Waldron represents clients in restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy matters, as well as commercial disputes.
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
‘With huge experience in international arbitration‘, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP‘s London team represents clients under all the major international arbitration. It routinely handles significant disputes involving the Americas, Asia, Europe, the CIS, Africa, and the Middle East. David Waldron is particularly active in financial services and oil and gas sector-related disputes; Peter Sharp has ‘great strategic appreciation‘; and Chris Warren-Smith and Melanie Ryan‘s practices also incorporate arbitration work. Recently-promoted partner Paul Mesquitta is ‘a great arbitration practitioner‘.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP has a ‘dynamic and effective’ litigation practice, and for one client, is ‘up there with the best of the magic circle firms.’ Melanie Ryan, a ‘great litigator’, represents clients across disputes in banking, financial services, and energy, and leads the team. Chris Warren-Smith, co-chair of the firm’s white collar and corporate investigations practice, is key to the team, along with ‘clever, shrewd litigator’ Peter Sharp and ‘highly experienced’ David Waldron.
Lawyer Rankings
- Aviation London > Transport
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing