Durham Law School is pleased to announce the appointment, by Durham University, of David Standish as an Honorary Professor in the Law School, with effect from 1st August 2025.
David Standish currently leads the global contentious insolvency practice at Interpath (formerly KPMG’s restructuring division). David is licensed to practice insolvency in nine jurisdictions across the globe. He has led some of the largest asset recovery and enforcement programs in the world; including the groundbreaking Receivership in the $8 billion claim against Muktar Ablyazov. David is regularly instructed by government agencies including HMRC and the SFO and has worked for sovereign wealth funds across the world.
The Dean of the Law School, Professor Volker Roeben, said:
“I am delighted to welcome David Standish as an Honorary Professor in Durham Law School. We look forward to the unique contribution David will make to the Law School and its students through sharing his deep expertise, insights and experience, as a pre-eminent Global Insolvency and Asset Recovery specialist, to enrich the learning and research opportunities and outcomes for our students and for the Law School.”
Assistant Professor of Commercial Law, Dr Can Eken, said:
“I have had the pleasure of knowing David for some time and we both share an academic passion for the practical deployment of litigation finance across the World, as well as the use of Insolvency, and related interventions, to recover judgements and arbitral awards. I am excited that we will work closely together, imparting this practical knowledge to the students at Durham Law School.”
Commenting receiving the honorific, David Standish, said:
“I am delighted that the Senate of Durham University have conferred this honorific and I look forward to collaborating with Professor Roeben, Assistant Professor Can and the rest of the talented academics at Durham Law School, which has just been ranked number 3 out of 112 UK law schools, in the 2026 Complete University Guide.
“I have already started to mobilise a talented group of eminent international experts from the asset recovery and insolvency, who share my passion to enrich the emerging future talent at Durham Law School, with an immersive and interactive programme.”