David Beveridge served as Senior Partner of Shearman & Sterling from March 2018 until April 2023, where he led the strategic direction and operations of the firm. Prior to assuming this role, David served in various roles across the firm, including as its Global Managing Partner, Regional Managing Partner-Americas and Capital Markets-Americas Practice Group Leader in the firm’s New York office. He also previously headed the Capital Markets-Europe practice in London, where he practiced for over a decade. He represents both issuers and underwriters in the full spectrum of debt, equity and hybrid security offerings, including high yield and IPOs, and has extensive experience with cross-border private equity, acquisition financing and debt restructuring transactions.