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David Gottlieb

David Gottlieb

Global 2026

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Practice Areas

David I. Gottlieb’s practice focuses on international capital markets and cross-border M&A transactions, including IPOs, investment-grade, sovereign and high-yield debt offerings, privatizations, SPAC transactions, and liability management.

David is one of a small handful of U.S. securities law experts based in Europe for more than a decade, and regularly advises U.S. and foreign private issuer clients and global investment banks on disclosure, corporate governance, regulatory, and ESG matters. He is a current leader of the firm’s Financial Institutions Industry Group and has extensive expertise in the European banking, oil and gas, metals and mining, and tech sectors. He has worked on transactions in numerous jurisdictions across Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, MENA, and Israel.

Career

David joined the firm in 1995 and became a partner in 2003. From 1995-1997 and from 2000-2009, he was resident in the New York office and from 1997-2000, he was resident in the London office. He was resident in the Moscow office from 2009-2010.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bar in New York.

Personal

Education: J.D. Harvard Law School, B.A. Yale University.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Capital Markets: Debt - UK

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
David Gottlieb is widely respected for his international work handling debt transactions, from corporate and sovereign bond issuances to capital-raising transactions for banks.

Capital Markets: Equity - UK

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial
David Gottlieb is widely respected for his international work handling debt transactions, from corporate and sovereign bond issuances to capital-raising transactions for banks.

Strengths

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  • David Gottlieb is a very capable lawyer.

    Capital Markets: DebtChambers Global Guide

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