David Herlihy

Partner

London

David has 20 years’ experience in international arbitration, with a focus on international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration and public international law.

He also has experience acting in arbitration-related court proceedings and ICSID annulment actions. David has particular experience in disputes relating to the renewable energy, telecoms and technology sectors. He is also well-versed in handling disputes related to anti-trust and taxation issues.

David is qualified in England & Wales, New York and Ireland. He is fluent in Spanish and has a wealth of knowledge in handling cases in the Americas, in addition to his experience in Europe, India and beyond. He has an undefeated track record of success in investor-state arbitration, acting both for investors and for states over the last two decades.

David is ranked by the main legal directories, including Chambers, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration. He has been described as “very knowledgeable, smart and flexible”, and with “a strong commercial sense and a very positive attitude”, “an outstanding talent,” “nothing but exceptional” and “a strong practitioner with a great reputation”.