David C. Maxwell

First Year of Call
Alberta, 1993

Areas of Practice
Business law

Description
A significant component of David’s practice is devoted to international and cross-border transactions. More specifically, David’s practice encompasses the following:

Transactional work, including the structuring and implementation of share and asset acquisitions and dispositions, mergers, plans of arrangement, amalgamations, financings and other business transactions involving strategic investors, vendors and private equity funds
Formation and organization of corporations, partnerships, special purpose vehicles, joint ventures, strategic alliances and other co-ownership structures, including the preparation of shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements and related governance documents
Implementation of corporate reorganizations and onshore/offshore tax efficient business structures
Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of corporate and commercial contracts
Corporate governance matters
Project management
Family enterprise matters and succession planning
Purchase and sale of emission offsets and credits
Professional history
Prior to joining BD&P in 2004, David worked in the corporate department of a magic circle law firm based in London, UK where his practice focused on international and cross-border commercial transactions.