Lawyer Profile
David Wedlake
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
David has a practice focusing on transactional and insolvency matters, regularly dealing in the areas of banking, finance, mergers & acquisitions, loan enforcement and restructuring matters, as well as general corporate and commercial law matters.
David has assisted lenders and borrowers in numerous banking and finance matters across a wide array of secured lending transactions, including drafting credit agreements, planning and preparing security packages, and coordinating and negotiating cross-jurisdictional opinions, including:
With respect to mergers & acquisitions, he has regularly assisted purchasers and vendors, with experience in transactions of all sizes in a variety of industries.
David has acted for creditors and debtors in a variety of CCAA, bankruptcy, receivership and related enforcement matters, and provided advice to trustees and receivers in the course of insolvency proceedings. He has also worked on matters that include: debt collection and foreclosures; contract review and other commercial matters; regulatory compliance; tax matters and reorganizations; and commercial and residential real property matters.
Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law, JD, 2016 Acadia University, B.Sc., 2010
President, Canadian Bar Association Nova Scotia Branch, Insolvency Law Section Director, Sail Nova Scotia, 2019 – 2023 Member, Canadian Bar Association
Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”, Banking and Finance Law, 2025 – 2026 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law, 2026 Alistair Fraser Award in Commercial Law Cox & Palmer Corporate Taxation Prize Henry B. Rhude Prize in Secured Transactions W.A. Thomblin Memorial Prize in Bankruptcy and Insolvency W.S. O’Hara Prize in Criminal Law
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2016 (NS)