David Savage is a Partner based in HFW’s London office. David has significant experience advising clients on a range of regulatory and white-collar criminal matters, with a particular emphasis on international sanctions.

David has spent more than a decade working with clients across a range of sectors and jurisdictions to ensure their compliance with complex and contrasting financial and trade sanctions regimes. His prior role as the Group Senior Sanctions officer for a private bank, combined with extensive financial crime experience in private practice, means that David brings expertise in international sanctions at a level usually found only within financial institutions, advising individuals, banks and corporates on their obligations in doing business around the world.

David advises insurers, brokers, intermediaries, financial institutions, traders and global commodities houses on both compliance with sanctions and how to address potential breaches of sanctions should they arise.

David has a reputation for providing commercial, pragmatic advice and is acknowledged in both the Legal 500 and Chambers as a next generation partner.