David R. Byers

First Year of Call
Ontario, 1983

Areas of Practice
Commercial Litigation

Description
David Byers is senior counsel and former Co-Chair of the National Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. David is highly experienced in complex commercial litigation, including product liability, securities, insolvency and insurance, as well as in domestic and international arbitration.

David has extensive advocacy experience appearing before both the Trial and Appellate levels of courts in Ontario. His representations reflect a practice of extraordinary depth and scope, including acting for companies and their management in a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, technology, pharmaceutical, financial services and tobacco. He has also acted for both lenders and debtors in several court supervised restructurings.

Professional Activities
David is a member of the Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers’ Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the Insolvency Institute of Canada, the Litigation Counsel of America, and a member and former Director of The Advocates’ Society.