Team > Lawyers > Allard, David
David practices primarily in the areas of corporate commercial, corporate finance and securities law. David has extensive experience focused on advising private and public company clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, as well as corporate governance issues and regulatory and stock exchange compliance. He has represented and worked closely with significant businesses in a variety of industries, including forestry, financial services, transportation, retail and technology, as well as with emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs.
Recognition and Ranking
- Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: BV Peer Review rated
- Lexpert Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada:
- recognized for corporate mid-market law
- recognized as one of the “Top 40 Repeatedly Recommended Canadian Corporate Mid-Market lawyers”
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory:
- most frequently recognized as a Leading Practitioner for corporate mid-market law
- consistently recognized as a Leading Practitioner for corporate commercial law
Professional Activities
- “Advising British Columbia Business” (published by the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia), Member of the Editorial Board
- Regular lecturer on business law matters and contributor to continuing legal education publications
- International Bar Association, Member
Bar Admissions
- British Columbia (1987)
Education
- University of Oxford (B.C.L., 1988)
- University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1986)
Experience
David has represented and worked closely with significant businesses in a variety of industries, including forestry, financial services, transportation, retail and technology, as well as with emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs, including as follows:
- Acted for a major public forestry company on a number of transactions involving the acquisition or sale of forest tenures and production facilities
- Acted for the underwriters in connection with an $100 million initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2008
- Acted for an investment manager in connection with the sale of its business in multiple jurisdictions to a public financial services company
- Acted for a Canada wide retailer in connection with the establishment, financing and operation of its business as a limited partnership
- Acted for a private bio technology company in connection with successive series’ of convertible note financings
- Negotiation for forestry products companies of long term fibre supply contracts
- Acted for clients in numerous other share and asset sale transactions as well as in the drafting and negotiation of major business agreements
News / Publications
Forestry Law: Recent Developments of Importance (July 30, 2007)
Conferences
Business Basics 2009, The Practice of Law, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (October 17, 2009), Course Chair
Key Drafting Issues and Solicitors’ Legal Opinions Session, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (September 23, 2009), Course Chair
