David Kirchin

Corporate., Addleshaw Goddard

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

David leads the corporate team in Scotland and is also a central figure in the development of the firm’s new Aberdeen office. He has significant experience in corporate and banking work, including M&A, investment, corporate finance and acquisition finance. David has a broad range of clients, including banks, private companies, equity investors and SMEs, and has particular expertise in the oil and gas sector, particularly advising service companies. Prior to joining the firm, David worked as in-house counsel at BP in Aberdeen. He continues to work in a quasi-general counsel role with a number of the firm’s key clients. David is noted by Chambers to be "extremely impressive; calm and relaxed and very knowledgeable".

Education

Aberdeen Grammar School; Dollar Academy; University of Edinburgh (1994 LLB Hons; 1995 DipLP); Riiksuniversiteit, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Mentions

Corporate and commercial • Scotland

Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow

HALL OF FAME

Corporate and commercial • London

M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m