David Williams

Solicitor - Chairman

SRA ID: 127717

David Williams is the Chairman of Geldards and has been with the firm since joining in 1989. David was pivotal to the firm’s expansion and success in England in the 90’s before taking on the role of Chairman. David’s role is often to coordinate the supply of services to clients. Because of his background outside the law, he is well placed to understand a client’s needs and to ensure that our services are organised to meet them. He has a reputation for cutting through to the issues. David continues to play a key role in both leading and participating in the day to day operations of some of the key departments within the firm, including the Private Client, Property and Public Sector teams. He remains the lead Partner for a number of the firm’s top clients, including Pendragon PLC and National Grid. As part of his commitment to the East Midlands region, he holds several non-executive and trustee positions, including: Deputy Lieutenant for Derbyshire, Associate Board Member and Chair of the Business Advisory Board of East Midlands Combined County Authority, Deputy Chair of D2N2 LEP, Chairman of EMB Group Limited and Governor at Nottingham Trent University.