David Becker is head of legal at the International Cricket Council.
He joined the ICC in November 2007 as Senior Counsel - Commercial and Business.
Prior to that, David practiced as a specialist sports lawyer in London for 7 years, first as an associate with sports specialists Townleys (who later merged with Hammonds) and then as partner with Collyer Bristow. Qualified in England and South Africa, David has advised a range of leading businesses, governing bodies and athletes in his career as a sports lawyer, such as NIKE, Vodafone, World Sports Group, the International Rugby Board, England & Wales Cricket Board, Paralympic World Cup Limited, Ben Ainslie OBE, Ernie Els and Royal Thames Yacht Club. He has been listed as a leader in the field of Sports Law by Legal 500 and Chambers legal directories since 2004.
David has written chapters in the leading sports law textbook "Sport: Law and Practice" by Taylor and Lewis and recently published the first book dedicated to the legal aspects of event management, entitled "The Essential Legal Guide to Events". David is a keen cricket fan and an avid supporter of his native province in South Africa, Western Province. David's role at the ICC is to oversee the legal aspects of the ICC's commercial programme.
