David Innes is a retired partner in the firm’s London office. His practice has covered a full range of UK and cross-border private equity and M&A transactional work.
Mr. Innes has represented clients in some of the most prominent transactions in recent years. He has been singled out for his “approachable, professional and appropriately pragmatic” approach and is ranked as a leading individual for Private Equity: Buyouts in Chambers UK (2021), with the guide previously noting him as “a voice of reason” in M&A transactions. He is also noted for his experience in Private Equity Transactions in The Legal 500 UK (2024). Previous editions of the guide have described him as a “highly experienced” lawyer who combines “responsiveness, technical strengths and strong commercial sense.” He has also been described as “very able,” a “good technical lawyer,” “a good executer of deals” and “client friendly and flexible.” He is also recommended for Private Equity by IFLR1000 (2022).
Mr. Innes has written articles for a wide range of publications, contributes a chapter to Tolley’s Company Law, and regularly speaks at conferences on company law issues. His publications include co-authoring “Debevoise & Plimpton Discusses Contingency Planning For Brexit,” The CLS Blue Sky Blog (December, 2017); and “US and UK share purchase agreements: comparing approaches,” PLC Magazine (January, 2015).
His speaking engagements include “Warranties and Indemnities,” BVCA Legal Agreements in Private Equity (February, 2021); “Warranties and Indemnities,” BVCA Training: Legal Agreements in Private Equity (September, 2020); “Warranties & Indemnities,” BVCA Legal Agreements Course (February, 2020); “The Legal Responsibilities of Non-executive Directors,” BVCA Ned Programme (October, 2017); “Warranties and Indemnities,” BVCA Training: Legal Agreements in Private Equity (February, 2017); and “New Investment Opportunities in EU Bank Assets Arising from an Evolving Regulatory Landscape,” BVCA Summit – Breakfast Roundtable (October, 2016).
Mr. Innes received his B.A. and M.A. in Law from Trinity College, Oxford.
David Innes律师是美国德普律师事务所公司部合伙人，常驻伦敦分所，并担任德普英国私募基金团队的负责人。他的执业领域涉及各类英国和跨境的私募股权及并购交易。
Innes律师代理了近年来最出色的一些交易。《英国钱伯斯》（2021年）特别提到他的“浅显易懂、专业且适当务实”的处理方式，将其评为“私募基金：收购”的杰出律师，称他为并购交易中的“理智之声”。《英国法律500强》（2023年）特别提到他在私募股权交易方面的经验。该指南的往期版本称其为一位“非常有经验”的律师，“反应灵敏，技能出色且极具商业意识”。他还被描述为“能力出众”，“技能出色的律师”，“优秀的交易执行者”及“善于和客户打交道且灵活变通，亦被《国际金融法律评论1000》（2022）评为私募基金领域的推荐律师。
Innes律师为众多杂志期刊撰写过文章，并撰写了《Tolley’s Company Law》的一个章节，他还经常在各会议上就公司法相关问题发表演讲。Innes律师近期发表的文章包括: 与人共同撰写“德普阐述脱欧应急计划”，《The CLS Blue Sky Blog》（2017年12月）；和“美国和英国股权收购协议：方法比较”，《PLC Magazine》（2015年1月）。
Innes律师近期发表的演讲包括：“担保和赔偿”，英国风险投资协会（BVCA）私募股权法律协议（2021年2月）；“担保和赔偿”，英国风险投资协会（BVCA）培训：私募股权法律协议（2020年9月）；“担保和赔偿”，BVCA法律协议课程（2020年2月）；“非执行董事的法律职责”，BVCA Ned项目（2017年10月）；“担保和赔偿”，BVCA培训：私募股权法律协议（2017年2月）；和“不断演变的监管形势中出现的欧盟银行资产投资新机遇”，BVCA峰会——早餐圆桌会议（2016年10月）。
Innes律师毕业于牛津大学三一学院，获得文学学士和法律硕士学位。