David practices in the area of corporate and commercial litigation/arbitration. He has particular expertise in relation to insolvency and restructuring matters, insurance and reinsurance disputes, advising on hostile takeovers and shareholders' disputes and acting on breach of trust claims.

David served as Secretary of the Bermuda Bar Council from 1999 to 2001, Vice-President from 2001 to 2002 and its President from 2003 to 2005.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the Executive Council of the Bermuda Branch of the Institute.  He is a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and an Honorary member of the Center for International Legal Studies. He is the Chairman of the Professional Conduct Committee.

David is the author of the Bermuda chapter on International Execution against Judgement Debtors, published by the Center for International Legal Studies.

As well as practicing as an advocate, David sits occasionally as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court and as an arbitrator.