David McKendrick is a Partner in the Firm’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice. Based in London, David represents sponsors, infrastructure investors and corporate clients on a wide range of domestic and cross-border infrastructure transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, take-private transactions, joint ventures, consortium arrangements and restructurings. He has extensive experience advising clients on transactions across the energy, transport and digital infrastructure sectors, including energy, power, renewables, energy transition, transport, ports, logistics, airports, digital infrastructure, telecoms, water and waste.
David previously worked in-house at Maersk, the global shipping and logistics company, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and completed a secondment to Vitol, the global energy and commodities trading company. David trained at a Magic Circle firm and worked at a major U.S. law firm in London before joining the Firm in 2026.
David has particular expertise in maritime and aviation infrastructure, including port operations, shipping, logistics and airports, having advised on a number of the most significant transactions in those sectors in recent years. David also has extensive experience advising transactions across the energy sector, including offshore wind, solar, nuclear, oil and gas, LNG and energy-from-waste.
Recognized by Legal 500 U.K. for his work on infrastructure and M&A transactions, clients have praised David for his “technical expertise, outstanding service efficiency and commercial nous”.
David completed the L.P.C. at BPP Law School in 2013, following the completion of his G.D.L. at BPP Law School in 2012. He received a M.A. in History from the University of Cambridge in 2015, having previously obtained his B.A. in History from the University of Cambridge in 2011. He is admitted to practice in England and Wales.