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Year called to bar: 1993 (ON)
David is a partner at Goodmans LLP. David specializes in representing corporate interests, shareholders, directors, officers and other stakeholders in unique complex commercial litigation. His work includes defending class actions for secondary market liability and negligence claims, shareholder disputes and leading internal investigations. He appears before courts and before securities regulators across Canada. David also works closely with his securities partners providing strategic advice to Boards of Directors and management on governance issues. He has taught corporate governance and securities law at the Schulich School of Business and the University of Toronto GPLLM program for twenty years. This experience provides a foundation for all aspects of advocacy and advice to Boards of Directors. David is a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. From 2021 to 2024 he served as a director of the Advocates’ Society. He is recognized as a leading litigator by Chambers Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation, Benchmark Canada and The Legal 500 Canada. Called to the bar in New York and Ontario.
On November 30, 2018, Essar Steel Algoma Inc. (“ESAI”) concluded its comprehensive restructuring under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act by way of the sale of substantially all of its assets to Algoma Steel Inc. (“ASI”).
On December 14, 2016, Tervita Corporation (“Tervita”), a leading environmental solutions provider, implemented its court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Plan”).
On December 6, 2016, Alberta Oilsands Inc. (“AOS”) acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Marquee Energy Ltd. (“Old Marquee”) pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement under the Alberta Business Corporations Act (“ABCA”) involving AOS, Old Marquee and the holders of common shares of Old Marquee (the “Arrangement”) in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of an arrangement agreement dated August 19, 2016, as amended October 11, 2016 (as amended, the “Arrangement Agreement”).
