Publications
David S. Stone is a partner in the Corporate Group, based in Chicago. He has advised management and boards of public and private mining companies for over 25 years and acts as US counsel for international clients in complex corporate transactions, equity and debt offerings, and governance matters, and general corporate, securities compliance, and executive compensation matters. David frequently serves as outside general counsel to clients and previously served as acting general counsel of a public company, directing it in transformational transactions. David has been recognized in the Chambers Global and Chambers USA Nationwide Mining & Metals categories, since their inception, and was first recognized in Chambers USA Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in 2010. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, having been first recognized in 2006. David received his AB, with distinction, from the University of Michigan and his JD, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School.
Co-author of the United States - Market Insights and United States chapters in the Mining Law Guide , published 10 November 2026 , alongside John J. Koenigsknecht , Elaine Taussig , Ryan Flynn and Christian Lichtenberger .