David
Curran

Dave Curran is Co-Chair of the Sustainability Advisory Practice and Executive Director of the Sustainability and Law Institute. He is responsible for continuing to develop and promote the firm’s Sustainability Practice. In this role, he also works with the firm’s lawyers to lead its Sustainability Practice.

Dave is a recognized leader in helping complex organizations build resilience. In addition to his work in the sustainability space, he has more than 30 years of experience in legal, technology, compliance, risk and ethics roles. Dave has led many popular Thought Leadership conversations with senior executives on a variety of topics where business and technology intersect with the legal, compliance and risk ecosystems, including Transforming Law, Big Data, #MeToo and many others.

Dave began his career as a media trial and appellate lawyer before moving to senior in-house legal, compliance and regulatory affairs positions. He was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer at FiscalNote, a legal AI/technology company, and held senior business and legal leadership roles with Thomson Reuters, IntraLinks, Integrity Interactive, Havas, Vertis and Campbell Soup Company.

Dave serves as co-chair of the New York State Bar Association’s ESG Committee, which aims to educate and engage New York lawyers, law students and faculty on ESG practices and developments through thought leadership and robust educational programs.