David is a leading trusts and estates lawyer, with a long history working closely alongside sophisticated clients in their legal, financial and private client matters.
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Overview
David’s practice focuses on domestic and international family trusts, estate planning and administration, charities and business trusts. He regularly advises domestic and international financial institutions and others acting as trustees and custodians.
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Recognition and Awards
| 2020-2021 | Chambers & Partners’ High Net Worth Guide—Leading lawyer in Private Wealth Law in Canada |
| 2025 | Best Lawyers in Canada—Lawyer of the Year for Trusts and Estates |
| 2006-2025 | Best Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in trusts and estates |
| 2008-2023 | The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory—Leading lawyer in estate and personal tax planning and charities/not-for-profit law |
| 2014-2022 | Who’s Who Legal— Thought Leader in private client, Global and National leading lawyer in private client |
| 2016-2017 | Chambers Canada—Leading lawyer in private client |
| 2008-2014 | Which Lawyer? Private Client—Leading Canadian lawyer in private client, domestic and international trusts, and estate planning and administration |
| 2014 | Corporate LiveWire’s Lawyer of the Year—Lawyer of the year in wills, trusts and estates (Canada) |
| 2014 | Expert Guides—Best of the best in trusts and estates (Canada) |
| 2009-2014 | Citywealth—Leading lawyer in North America in private wealth advisory |
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Professional Involvement
David was a lecturer in the law of trusts at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University from 1991 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2005. He is the director of a master of laws program in the law of trusts at Osgoode Hall Law School, in which he has taught courses on the commercial uses of trusts.
David is an Academician of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. He is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and a former member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section for the Ontario Bar Association.
Education and Bar Admissions
- LLM, 1991
- Cornell University
- LLB, 1990
- Osgoode Hall Law School
- BA (Honours), 1987
- McGill University
- New York, 1993
- Ontario, 1993