Partner
David's focus is on commercial litigation and restructuring and insolvency, including:
Prior to joining BD&P in 2017, David had nearly 20 years' experience as an insolvency practitioner with a major international law firm.
David serves as a Director of Calgary Meals on Wheels.
David has also presented at various conferences, panels, seminars, and other events, including:
Counsel to Obsidian Energy Ltd. in its $44 million acquisition of a 45% interest in the Peace River Oil Partnership from its partner (now 100% owned)
Counsel to Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. in its divestiture of substantially all of its assets to Winslow Resources Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Return Energy Inc. (renamed Spartan Delta Corp.), in the context of Bellatrix’s proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
Acted as local transactional agent counsel in regard to the cross border, Chapter 11 driven, restructuring of Westmorland Coal Company and its Alberta mining operations through its Alberta subsidiary corporations. This engagement involved several stages of debt restructuring, a complex tax structured credit bid purchase of all the shares of Westmoreland's Alberta subsidiaries, and various transactional logistics necessitated by Westmoreland's convoluted international corporate structure and Alberta's regulatory environment.
Counsel to MEG in the $1.5 billion disposition of a 50% interest in Access Pipeline and 100% interest in Stonefell Terminal to Wolf Midstream Inc.
Counsel to debtor in BIA restructuring proceedings
Counsel to purchaser in receivership proceedings, pursuant to a reverse vesting order.
Counsel for the Plan Sponsor and acquirer of a proposed LNG facility in Douglas Channel BC. This included the negotiation of a lease and related commercial agreement with a First Nations land owner, gas supply contracts, royalty agreements, project acquisition agreements, and agreements with creditors involving significant stakeholders in Canada, USA, China and Europe.
Counsel to the Plaintiff in cross-border Receivership and Chapter 15 proceedings of a transportation company specializing in rig moving services with operations in Western Canada and Texas. The Plaintiff was owed CA$30 million and the collateral was wide-spread over significant geography
Counsel to the court appointed Receiver and Manager.
Counsel to the senior secured creditor in CBCA reorganization proceedings.
Counsel to the Plaintiff in the receivership of multiple affialited borrowers, and in opposition to competing bankruptcy proceedings commenced by the borrowers.
Named as a Litigation Star in Benchmark Litigation Canada (2023 - 2026)
Named in Lexpert's Special Edition: Insolvency and Restructuring (2025)
Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law (2018 - 2026)
Recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, as a leading lawyer in Insolvency (Financial Restructuring (2022, 2023) and Insolvency (Insolvency Litigation) (2024-2026)
Named as a Litigation Star in Benchmark Canada, the Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys in the area of Restructuring and Insolvency, 2019-2022
April 14, 2020
December 3, 2019
April 29, 2026
March 17, 2026
June 27, 2025
March 11, 2025
August 29, 2024
May 1, 2024
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August 24, 2023
April 26, 2023
March 1, 2023
August 25, 2022
April 28, 2021
April 14, 2020
August 21, 2019
March 26, 2019