David Sewell’s practice encompasses all aspects of corporate law, in particular cross-border mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures as well as private equity transactions.
Mr. Sewell’s recent transactions include—
- advising Bridas, Argentina’s second largest oil producer, on its $3.1 billion joint venture with CNOOC
- advising Bridas on its agreement to acquire joint venture partner BP’s stake in Pan American Energy for $7.059 billion
- advising AF Telecom on the approximately $8.5 billion shareholder restructuring of MegaFon, Russia’s second largest mobile phone operator
- advising VimpelCom, one of the world’s largest telecommunication services operators, on a series of acquisitions and joint ventures in Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
- advising Hillwood International Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, on the sale of 20 percent (and, subsequently, an additional 10 percent) of its interest in the Sarsang licence area of Kurdistan to Maersk Oil
- advising Celtique Energie, a UK-based petroleum exploration and production company with assets in seven jurisdictions, on various transactions, including a private equity investment of up to $100m
- advising Riverstone, a leading global private equity firm, on its formation of Velocita Energy Developments to develop, construct and own European wind projects
- advising Coalco, a leading Russian real estate investment and development company, on its joint ventures with AIG/Lincoln to finance, design and construct the White Square and White Gardens office complexes in central Moscow
- advising Coalco on its sale of an interest in the White Square and White Gardens office complexes to VTB Capital.
Prior to joining Akin Gump, Mr. Sewell trained at another leading international law firm in London. His training involved an eight-month secondment to the firm’s Moscow office.
Mr. Sewell received his LL.B., with honors, in English and European law from Queen Mary, University of London and the Humboldt University of Berlin in 2003. He received his LL.M. in international business law from McGill University in 2005 and subsequently completed the legal practice course at the College of Law in London. He was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2007.
Mr. Sewell is fluent in German.