David M. Barnard
Lecturer-in-Law
B.Sc., University of the Witwatersrand, 1966; L.LB., University of the Witwatersrand, 1969. Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa (Transvaal Provincial Division). Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Licensed Legal Consultant in New York and Washington, D.C. In private practice with Hayman, Godfrey and Sanderson in Johannesburg (1970 to 1973), foreign associate with Shearman & Sterling in New York (1978) and solicitor and partner with Linklaters in London and New York (1973 to 2000). Founded Blaqwell, Inc. in 2001, a management consultancy firm focused on the legal industry. Specialized in international financial transactions including capital markets transactions and M&A. Has taught “International Financial Transactions” and “Anatomy of Large Law Firms” at Columbia Law School since Fall 2000.
