He works primarily on behalf of industrial companies and private equity firms. His skills cover the traditional sectors of environmental law from both a regulatory and operational perspective.  His practice also covers regulated industries, notably in terms of security and compliance when involving the placing of professional products on the market (GMO, chemical products, phytosanitary products) or of household products covered by the extended producer responsibility scheme.

Following the evolution of environmental law, his expertise now extends to the handling of issues in relation with the fight against global warming, circular economy requirements, and environmental and social governance (ESG).

David has over twenty-five years of experience in his chosen fields. From 1995, at Gide Loyrette Nouel in Paris as an associate, then from 2005 to 2010 as the partner in charge of the environment practice, followed by three years at Jones Day also in Paris. Over the past 15 years, David has been consistently listed yearly in the Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and Who’s Who Legal Environment/Lexology rankings, and since its creation, in the Best Lawyers guide.

He graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris (Public Service Section) (summa cum laude), holds a Master of Laws degree (LLM) from the Faculty of Law from Northwestern University (Chicago), a graduate certificate degree from the School of Public Services at DePaul University (Chicago), and a Master’s Degree in Public Law and Economics from the University of Paris II Assas. David taught environmental law at the Université Paris-Dauphine and the Université Paris-Saclay in Sceaux for over ten years.

David recently wrote a piece on Corporate accountability for Climate Change (UIA / Lexis Nexis Publications Collection Book n°9 – (Oct. 2020), an article on the emerging risks associated with PFAS (perfluoroalkyls) in the Italian Rivista Giuridica dell’ Ambiente (July 2018), and is the author of the French section of the American Bar Association’s International Guide to the Environmental Laws of the Planet (Sept. 2014).