David D. Conklin
David D. Conklin
Partner at Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-5164
(416) 979-1234
333 Bay St, Suite 3400, Bay Adelaide Ctr, W Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1993 (ON)
Partner. A commercial litigator with a practice emphasis on class actions, secondary market liability shareholder disputes, activist initiatives and claims for relief from oppression. Regularly leads internal investigations and represents issuers, directors and officers before securities regulators. Advises boards and management teams on managing litigation risks. Recognized as a leading litigator by Chambers, The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert Special Edition – Litigation, and Benchmark Canada. Memberships – The Advocates' Society; American Bar Association; Ontario Bar Association David has taught a variety of legal and business courses. For a number of years he taught trial advocacy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and also with The Advocates' Society. Since 2007, David has taught courses on corporate governance and merger and acquisitions in the Schulich School of Business MBA program. He is currently teaching Comparative Corporate Governance in University of Toronto’s GPLLM.
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