Head of Dentons’ Sovereign practice. David Syed represents governments, sovereign wealth funds and state-owned enterprises in complex financial transactions, transformations, and disputes. His practice also focuses on coordinating large, diverse teams or consortia on financial and corporate transactions, including high-value, complex cross-border transactions, privatisations and transformations ranging from $100 million to several billion across many industry sectors, including energy, mining, transportation, infrastructure and telecommunications. David has transactional experience in a wide range of jurisdictions in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. He is also heavily involved in pro bono work, including as a member of the Advisory Board of Indego Africa, an NGO supporting women in Africa through economic empowerment and education (2017-present), as Chairman of Positive Planet UK, an NGO focused on developing economic, social and environmental inclusion around the world in a fair and sustainable way (2015-present) and as a member of the UK Board of Trustees of the Festival d’Aix en Provence cultural event (2010-present). In July 2010, David was appointed to the French National Order of the Legion of Honour. He was also appointed an Officer of the National Order of Madagascar in 2018.
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