Name: David Lancaster
Position: Senior Partner
Office:
Johannesburg
Telephone: +27 11 530 5251
Fax: +27 11 530 6251
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David is the Senior Partner of Webber Wentzel, a position he has held since 2006.
David joined the firm in 1984 and later became a partner in the firm's Corporate Services department. Recognised by numerous international directories as a leader in his field, his previous experience includes the privatisation of South African Airways (SAA), the financing of the SAA fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft and the Saldanha Steel Project.
For the past two and a half years David has concentrated on a full time basis on managing and leading the firm. He has, together with the Gordon Institute of Business Science, developed a four day leadership programme which has been attended by more than 100 partners.
In March 2008 he attended an executive education programme at Harvard Business School on Leading Professional Services Firms
Accolades:
- David was listed in The International Who's Who of Aviation Lawyers 2006 as one of the world's leading lawyers in this area;
- He has also been named as a 'Leader in his field' (General Business Law - Africa) by Chambers Global 2007-8;
- David is listed as an Expert Lawyer in Banking and Project Finance by the International Financial Law Review 1000, 2007 Edition;
- David has been selected as a leader in his field in The International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers 2008; and
- David has been listed as a leading lawyer in the field of Banking and Project Finance by IFLR1000 - Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, 2009 edition.
Contributions to the Profession:
- Contributor to the South African Section of the annual Euromoney Airfinance Journal
- Chairman of the WWB Transformation Forum
- Trustee of the Makuleke Development Trust
- Co-author of the Chapter on South Africa in 'Set-off Law and Practices' published by Oxford University Press
Areas of expertise:
- Law firm management and leadership
- Corporate law, including structured and aviation finance
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