With broad experience leading capital markets transactions on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border and internationally, David brings legal acumen and market insights to help move clients’ goals and business strategy forward.
David is co-head of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice and has extensive experience advising issuers and underwriters on domestic and cross-border equity and debt public offerings and private placements. He regularly advises clients on continuous disclosure, corporate governance and financial institution regulatory matters.
David has deep experience with financial institution regulatory capital instruments, including limited recourse capital notes, the bank recapitalization (bail-in) regime by the Government of Canada, and non-viability contingent capital (NVCC) instruments.
David also has substantial experience advising public companies, family offices, private equity and pension funds on acquisitions, dispositions, shareholder arrangements and reorganizations.
2016-2019, 2023-2025 | Chambers Canada—Leading lawyer in capital markets: debt and equity, and insurance: transactional & regulatory |
2024 | Chambers Global—Leading lawyer in capital markets: debt and equity |
2018-2023 | IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms—Highly regarded in M&A, private equity and capital markets: equity |
2025 | The Legal 500—Leading partner in capital markets |
2013-2025 | Best Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in corporate law and securities law |
2013-2023 | The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory—Leading lawyer in corporate finance and securities and private equity |
David works on a pro bono basis with Right To Play International and Bay Street Sports. He also worked on a pro bono basis on the formation and launch of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League.