David Culshaw

Email:

david.culshaw@porterdodson.co.uk

Phone:

01392 343475

Location:

Taunton, Exeter

Position:

Partner

Team:

Corporate Commercial

Specialism:

Corporate commercial law, Agricultural Partnerships

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Bio

I joined Porter Dodson in 2018 and became a partner in May 2021. I trained at at a large regional firm in East Anglia and qualified in 2006. I have been working in the South West since 2014.

I work with business clients across all sectors and particularly with clients in the rural, food and drink, professional services and manufacturing sectors. My key focus is working with owner managed businesses, small to medium sized businesses as well as start-up and growth enterprises and their investors and funders.

I like to build a lasting relationship with clients by really getting to understand their business, the sector they work in and their needs. This allows me to provide commercial and practical advice within a legal framework.

I am also recommended in the latest Chambers UK and Legal 500, as an expert in my field.

I enjoy sport and am a keen cricketer as well as enjoying running, swimming and watersports. I am a qualified cricket coach and spend time coaching junior cricket.

Testimonials

David is extremely knowledgeable, considered and pragmatic. He is great at what he does.

Chambers UK 2026

David Culshaw in particular has been an excellent partner to our business. He is a trusted partner for advice and support on a range of commercial matters.

Legal 500 2026

David Culshaw has represented my interests on several transactions. His experience knowledge and intellect have optimised the outcomes for me and in a timely fashion.

Legal 500 2026

Quality legal advice, commercial, responsive and delivers.

Legal 500 2025

Lucky enough to have worked with David Culshaw across two of our private equity investment rounds. David is a fantastic legal partner. I particularly admire his ability to take complex topics and convert them into easily understandable language - he makes the tricky simple.

Legal 500 2025

A team that delivers on everything you'd expect from a legal firm - professional, credible, knowledgeable and value for money. But all of this with the added benefit of partners who are accessible and who talk both business and legal.

Legal 500 2025

David Culshaw is an outstanding corporate lawyer, quickly gets the issues, is responsive and communicates effectively.

Legal 500 UK 2024

David has the ability to listen, sympathise and has a can-do attitude.

Legal 500 UK 2024

I dealt with the same person throughout, David Culshaw, who was excellent. Very friendly, level-headed, and professional.

Legal 500 UK 2024

I would like to extend my gratitude to David Culshaw for his exceptional guidance and pragmatic approach in securing iAM’s latest round of investment. His expertise and ease in handling the legal process for us again was invaluable throughout the whole process.

Luke Pargeter

We are absolutely delighted with this follow-on investment round, supported by Maven and NPIF which allows us to build on our increasing market position and accelerate our learning library and compliance product plans. The additional round also gave us the opportunity to work with David Culshaw and Porter Dodson, once more, who expertly advised us and made the whole legal side of the investment painless and seamless

Tom Moore