Biography

Spotlight

Sources praise David for his "broad knowledge, responsiveness, client focus and practical approach. "He is a seasoned practitioner in the transactional space, routinely assisting clients with M&A and corporate governance matters.

- Chambers Canada, 2021 Guide

David practices primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial and corporate finance and securities law. David has extensive experience focused on advising private and public company clients on transactional and corporate commercial matters, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, as well as corporate governance issues. He works with clients at all stages of development, from senior public companies to startups and entrepreneurs, and represents clients across a variety of industries, particularly forestry, services and technology. 

Professional Activities

  • World Services Group: Former Member - Board of Directors; North American Regional Council Chair (previously)
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • International Bar Association, Member
  • Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Editorial Board Member

Recognitions & Rankings

Recognitions & Rankings

  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024recommended as a leading practitioner for Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Mid-Market, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Technology Transactions
  • Thomson Reuters "Stand-out Lawyer" 2022-2024
  • Chambers Global 2024: recognised for Corporate/M&A (Band 4)
  • Chambers Canada 2024: recognised for Corporate/Commercial - British Columbia (Band 1); and Agribusiness: Forestry - Nationwide (Band 2)
  • Best Lawyers in Canada 2011-2024: recognised for Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Natural Resources Law
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023recommended as a leading practitioner for Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Mid-Market, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Private Equity
  • The Legal 500 Canada 2021-2024recommended as a Leading Individual in the Corporate and M&A category
  • Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2023-2024: recognised for Corporate Commercial law, Corporate Mid-Market and Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Best Lawyers in Canada 2021 'Lawyer of the Year': Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Vancouver)
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year in Vancouver for 2017 and 2019
  • Lexpert / ROB Special Edition 2013-2019: Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers 
  • Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada: recognized for Mergers & Acquisitions 2016-2018
  • Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2022: recognized for Corporate Commercial law and Corporate Mid-Market
  • Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: AV Peer Review rated

Experience

Experience

David has represented and worked closely with significant businesses in a variety of industries, including forestry, technology, and services, as well as with emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs. Major representative transactional work includes the sale and purchase of numerous large scale manufacturing and processing operations and businesses; multi jurisdictional structured sale transactions; private equity and venture capital investments; convertible debt financings; early stage financings and corporate restructuring transactions and proceedings.

Recent representative experience includes advising:

  • A public technology company in its sale of North American divisional assets
  • A public technology company on the sale of international divisional assets
  • Multiple tranche private placement transactions and corporate reorganization for a private agri-tech company
  • A multinational public company on the acquisition of industrial and service assets in Alberta and British Columbia
  • A private European manufacturer of a BC based technology company
  • A multinational large private equity firm on the acquisition of a Western Canadian consumer products company
  • A private company on the sale of its BC marina assets
  • Advising an internationally based client on its sale of a its Western Canadian forest products facility 
  • Ongoing counsel for a major Canadian public forest products company on numerous projects, including acquisition and dispositions, commercial matters, disclosure matters and government issues

News & Publications

News & Publications

Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements

  • World Services Group Meeting of the Americas (North, Central & South America and the Caribbean), Miami, Florida, February 2014, Co-Chair
  • "Key Drafting Issues" and "Solicitors' Legal Opinions", Business Basics Discussion Group, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, October 3, 2013 and prior years, Course Chair and Speaker
  • "Planning, Organizing, and Operating a Business", Business Basics Course, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, October 3, 2013, Course Chair and Speaker
  • “Multijurisdictional Transactional Issues”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 2013
  • "Indemnities", Mergers & Acquisitions 2012, June 21, 2012, Co-Presenter
  • "Business Basics 2012", February 16, 2012, Course Chair
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Bar Admissions

  • British Columbia (1987)

Education

University of Oxford (B.C.L., 1988)

University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1986)

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