A senior corporate transactional attorney, David Beckstead has extensive international experience advising clients of all sizes – including Fortune 500 – on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and project development, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He counsels lenders, sponsors, and contractors on projects and transactions across Asia, including Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Bangladesh, and Mongolia. His work has been recognized in Chambers Global, Legal 500, IFLR1000, and Asian Legal Business. 

David joined Womble from one of the largest full-service international law firms in Bangkok, Thailand, where he was a partner in the Energy & Infrastructure Practice Group. He has held leadership positions in several foreign chambers of commerce in Thailand, including the European Chamber of Commerce of Thailand, the American Chamber of Commerce of Thailand, the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce of Thailand, and the Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He is also an active member of the International Bar Association and the Association of International Energy Negotiators.