David S. Blackman

David S. Blackman resolves complex international arbitration, and litigation matters for clients across a variety of industries and around the globe.

David has experience winning victories for clients in finance, insurance, energy, construction, life sciences and other sectors, before both institutional and ad hoc arbitral tribunals as well as domestic trial and appellate courts. He advises on all stages of disputes from inception to enforcement to craft creative advocacy and efficient strategies that successfully resolve complex, cross-border disputes.

David is also active as a member of the international arbitration community and in thought leadership. He served as Secretary to the IBA Arbitration Committee Subcommittee on Rules and Guidelines in connection with the 2020 Revisions to the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration, and as a Secretary and Member of the Task Force of the Subcommittee in connection with the 2024 Revisions to the IBA Guidelines on Conflict of Interest in International Arbitration. He also regularly writes and speaks on various topics in international arbitration and international law.

David earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar and Executive Editor of the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law.