Daniel is an Associate in Mishcon Private and is currently on secondment to MDR Mayfair in Dubai. He advises on a wide variety of private client disputes across the Private Commercial Litigation, Private Wealth Disputes and Art Law teams.
Daniel assists clients with contentious matters that are both commercial and personal, often relating to their families, businesses, trusts and estates, art collections or education, as well as general contractual issues. He also has previous experience in non-contentious private client work and media and privacy related cases, which complements his contentious practice.
Daniel's breadth of experience within a private client context means that he is well placed to assist on matters that are multidisciplinary and involve different teams, reflecting the nature of the Mishcon Private ecoystem. Clients value his ability to understand and advise on cases in the round, working alongside specialists to provide a complete and holistic approach to resolving a dispute.
Daniel has lived and worked in London, New York and Dubai. His matters are typically international, and his cases in the past year (2024/25) have involved the UK and Channel Islands, Middle East, Europe, Russia and the CIS region, Caribbean and United States.
Key Experience
Private Commercial Litigation: acted on various commercial disputes for private clients, including a family dispute involving over 20 jurisdictions and worth over £3bn, various breach of contract claims, professional negligence cases against former advisors, director and shareholder fallouts, and issues concerning loans, gifts and high value assets.
Art Law and Luxury Assets: advised private collectors, dealers and trustees on issues including the ownership (title) of several artworks, negligent restoration and damage to a historic art collection, negotiating the return of stolen or removed paintings, jewellery and watches (involving conversion and bailment issues), an art financing dispute concerning a large Middle Eastern art collection, investigating the disappearance of a private jet, and the first High Court case related to the Artist's Resale Right (ARR) Regulations.
Private Wealth Disputes: acted on two multibillion trust and estate disputes involving the estates of deceased Russian and Israeli-Belgian billionaires, a 1975 Act claim against a £350m estate, a White v Jones negligence claim involving a £25m+ estate, a Court of Appeal case involving the disclosure of personal data and trust files to a beneficiary in connection with offshore trust litigation, advising beneficiaries and trustees generally on discrete pre-contentious issues, and Mental Capacity related issues.
Education: acted for several families and students against independent schools and universities on disputes concerning personal injuries, fees, access to data/documents and related complaints.
Reputation: advised on cases involving high profile clients and media interest, including several wealthy families, artists, a human rights activist and a former reality TV contestant, responding to pre- and post- publication enquiries, advising on defamation, privacy and data related issues, and volunteered on several pro bono matters with The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre's Images Based Sexual Abuse (SPITE) project to assist victims of revenge porn and other privacy intrusions.
Private Wealth and Tax: at Daniel's previous firm (Taylor Wessing), he advised on various complex, high value succession planning matters, including the preparation of Wills, trust deeds and the analysis of domicile, residence and other tax related matters.
Memberships and Publications
Daniel is a member of:
- Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA)
- Art Lawyers Association (ALA)
- Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) – Associate Member
- Society of English and American Lawyers (SEAL)
- London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA)
He has written articles for and presented with:
- ThoughtLeaders4: HNWs in Disputes (including winning TBD Marketing's best blog competition in the Private Wealth category in December 2024)
- Christie's Education
- Family Office Magazine
- The Institute of Art and Law.
Career History
Secondee, MDR Mayfair
Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Associate, Taylor Wessing LLP
Trainee Solicitor, Taylor Wessing LLP
Education
The University of Law, Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) course
BPP University Law School, Law with Business MA - Distinction
BPP University Law School, Legal Practice Course (LPC) - Distinction
BPP University Law School, Graduate Diploma in Law - Distinction
University of Exeter and Vassar College (New York), English with Study in North America BA - First Class