David Shields Herbert Smith

David joins from Stonewall, the lesbian, gay and bisexual equality organisation, where he was director of workplace programmes and a member of the Equality and Diversity Forum. He established its Equality Index, and worked with an extensive range of professional services and investment banking clients. 
Senior partner, Jonathan Scott, comments: “David impressed us both with his understanding of the firm and of the range of diversity issues currently engaging us. Social mobility and women retention are two particular priority issues for the firm at the moment and we know he will bring a lot to the table on both.”