David Kearns

David Kearns is a Senior Legal Counsel at bp since September 2022, with extensive experience in energy, natural resources, and infrastructure finance. Prior to this role, David served as a Senior Associate and Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills from April 2014 to September 2022. David also gained valuable experience as Legal Counsel during a secondment at Macquarie Group and held positions as a Senior Lawyer and Lawyer at Clayton Utz, specializing in banking and finance, and as a Lawyer at Henry Davis York, focusing on banking, restructuring, and insolvency. David's academic background includes a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from Macquarie University.