David Berman
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory
Band 3
About
Provided by David Berman
Practice Areas
David Berman leads Covington’s financial services practice in EMEA. He advises a range of financial institutions on key regulatory compliance and investigations matters, and frequently counsels boards and senior management teams on significant regulatory issues. He specializes in tactical and strategic issue prevention, containment, and resolution, and has an outstanding track-record of achieving optimal outcomes for clients.
David has extensive experience across a wide spectrum of litigation, investigations, compliance, and transactional issues, including market conduct, whistle blows, culture and conduct, risk management, systems and controls, internal investigations, individual accountability, governance, conflicts of interest, inducements, regulatory aspects of transactions, remediation and redress exercises, and conduct of business regulation generally, as well as acting as a “skilled person” under Section 166 FSMA 2000.
Chambers Review
UK
David Berman leads Covington & Burling's financial services practice in EMEA. Berman regularly works with major banks and fund sponsors on compliance with regulatory regimes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David is a highly effective lawyer who provides good insights. He is a real subject matter expert."
"David is a go-to for complex regulatory issues. He is highly expert and highly trusted."
"David is a really good financial regulatory lawyer."
"David is a highly effective lawyer who provides good insights. He is a real subject matter expert."
"David is a go-to for complex regulatory issues. He is highly expert and highly trusted."
"David is a really good financial regulatory lawyer."