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The Lord Gold
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
1 February 2011
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1951-03-01) March 1, 1951 (age 73)
Political partyConservative

David Laurence Gold, Baron Gold (born 1 March 1951)[1] is a British lawyer and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords.

In March 2011 he set up David Gold & Associates high level strategic litigation advisors. He was senior litigation partner at Herbert Smith LLP, an international law firm headquartered in London.[2]

On 19 November 2010, it was announced that Gold would be created a life peer.[3] He was created Baron Gold, of Westcliff-on-Sea in the County of Essex on 1 February 2011.[4][1]

In January 2013 Rolls-Royce announced that it had retained the services of Lord Gold to review their global anti-corruption compliance policies following bribery allegations in China and Indonesia.[5]

In April 2015, Lord Gold became an adviser to Balance Legal Capital LLP, a leading provider of litigation finance based in London.

Arms

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Coat of arms of David Gold, Baron Gold
Crest
A mallard drake Proper resting its dexter foot on a bezant.[6]
Escutcheon
Gules a bend barry wavy Azure and Argent between in sinister chief scales of justice and in dexter base a menorah Or.
Supporters
Dexter a lion guardant sinister a beaver guardant both Or.

References

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  1. ^ a b The Lord Gold, Debretts People of Today, online edition, accessed 07/02/2011
  2. ^ David Gold Archived 29 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Herbert Smith website, accessed 07/02/2011
  3. ^ Latest Peerages announced, number10.gov.uk (Official site of the Prime Minister's Office), published Friday 19 November 2010, accessed 07/02/2011
  4. ^ "No. 59690". The London Gazette. 4 February 2011. p. 1953.
  5. ^ "Rolls-Royce appoints Lord Gold to review anti-corruption procedures". The Guardian. 10 January 2013.
  6. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2015. p. 507.
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