David Dawborn
David is a partner of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer who has been based in Jakarta for more than 30 years. He advises on M&A, energy, projects, finance and capital market transactions.
Consistently recognised as one of Indonesia’s leading international lawyers, David advises on a diverse range of cross-border corporate, commercial and financial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities, as well as natural resources and infrastructure projects.
David is a respected adviser to a list of regular blue-chip clients including Rio Tinto, Temasek, Goldman Sachs, China Investment Corporation, Alibaba, Deutsche Bank, Willis Towers Watson, Mars, Diageo, Sumitomo and Mitsubishi.
David is ranked Band 1 Leading Lawyer for Corporate M&A by Chambers, Hall of Fame by Legal 500 and Market Leader by IFLR1000.
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Background
Having worked in Jakarta since the early 1990s, David is fluent in spoken and written Bahasa Indonesia.
