David regularly acts as principal external counsel for many of the leading venture capital investors (both private and public) in Canada and the United States in a broad range of financing transactions, including a number of the largest VC deals in Canada over the last several years.  He also provides ongoing corporate and securities advice to numerous knowledge-based and other emerging companies through all stages of the growth cycle, from start-up through to larger-scale mergers, acquisitions and public financings.

David also advises public company clients undertaking private placements of securities, corporate governance, stock options and other corporate matters.  He also regularly represents founders, senior executives and angel investors of private companies.