David Savage

Partner, Head of Construction at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

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David is a leading UK and international construction lawyer. He is a partner at international law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, and head of the 43-person Construction Engineering & Projects Group. He is qualified as both a solicitor and a barrister (member of Middle Temple), and joined legacy firm Charles Russell in 2005 to establish, lead and develop its construction law practice.

David acts for governments, developers, institutions, contractors, sub-contractors, funders, designers and construction consultants. In his international work, David has particularly experience of working on projects in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. He advised the Government of Bahrain on their US $1.1bn airport modernisation project, and he has delivered training on FIDIC and IChemE contracts throughout the MENA region, including in Bahrain, UAE, Syria and Oman.

David also has an extensive following on LinkedIn where he posts about construction law, law firm life, and social mobility in the legal sector and more broadly.