David Greene

He became Edwin Coe’s Senior Partner in April 2011.  He is one of the UK’s foremost litigators. He was the 176^th President of the Law Society of England & Wales, former President of the London Solicitors Litigation Association and is currently Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association and co-Chair of the Collective Redress Lawyers Association.

David advises individuals, businesses and governments:

• Commercial Disputes: David is recognised by his peers as one of the foremost litigators in the UK. He brings a wealth of experience to the table for the most complex litigation. David has worked in courts and arbitration institutions across the World including USA, Jordan, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, BVI, Barbados and South Africa.
• Competition/Class Action litigation: He has developed a strong following in contentious competition work being involved in cases in front of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), High Court and Competition Markets Authority. This work has led to the development of Edwin Coe as one of the UK’s leading practises in class actions.
• International arbitration: David is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has acted in many international and domestic arbitrations. This has included arbitrations in the main international institutions, LCIA, ICC and the SCCIA.
• Judicial Review and public litigation: During his practice David has been involved for parties in some of the most important, weighty and headlining public litigation and arbitration over many years including disputes between states and for and against governments including the UK government in the Railtrack, Northern Rock judicial review, the Article 50 litigation and judicial review for UK’s sub-postmasters’ compensation scheme. In addition, David has for many years advised sovereign states on disputes in international tribunals and particularly specialises in work involving governments in sub-Saharan Africa.