David Russell is an associate (barrister) in Crowell & Moring’s London office and a member of the International Dispute Resolution Group. He advises on all aspects of English civil litigation and international commercial arbitration, and is a practising barrister with full rights of audience before all English courts.
David has acted for clients in complex and high-value disputes involving civil fraud, product liability, defamation and breach of contract. He has experience across multiple industry sectors, including financial services, insurance, media and automotive.
Before joining the firm, David completed pupillage at a leading set of commercial chancery chambers, prior to which he spent a year as the judicial assistant to Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court. In both capacities, he was exposed to a broad range of commercial, financial services, fraud, trust and probate disputes in the English High Court and Court of Appeal, as well as various matters concerning the nature and scope of legal professional privilege.
As a law student, David was awarded the Lord Mansfield Scholarship, Hardwicke Entrance Award and Buchanan Prize from Lincoln’s Inn; the Provost’s Award for Excellence from the University of Law; and the City University/1 Chancery Lane Prize for Tort Law.
Prior to his legal studies, David spent several years as an investment banker working on international mergers and acquisitions and capital raisings, and obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is accustomed to dealing with complex financial evidence and never loses sight of the commercial context when advising on the law.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: England and Wales (barrister)
Professional Memberships
- The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
- CFA Institute, CFA UK
Representative Engagements
- Acting for a global automotive part supplier, bringing product liability claims in the English High Court against a component supplier.
- Defending a multinational trade credit insurer against a breach of contract claim in the English High Court, and bringing a counterclaim against the insured for breach of its duty of fair presentation under the Insurance Act 2015.
- Acting for a global trade finance fund, bringing knowing receipt and mistake claims in the English High Court against a counterparty to one of its borrowers.
- Defending a leading national newspaper against a defamation claim in the English High Court.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"U.K. Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Judgment on Apparent Bias of Arbitrators,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(December 10, 2020).
Contacts: Robert Weekes, Laurence Winston, Nicola Phillips, Gordon McAllister, David Russell, CFA
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"U.K. Supreme Court Clarifies How to Determine the Governing Law of Arbitration Agreements,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(October 30, 2020).
Contacts: Nicola Phillips, Robert Weekes, Laurence Winston, David Russell, CFA
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"Will Lenders be able to use COVID-19 to Invoke Material Adverse Change Clauses?,"
Corporate Alert
(April 17, 2020).
Contacts: Andrew J. Knight, Nicola Phillips, Robert Weekes, Laurence Winston, David Russell, CFA