Lawyer Profile

David B. Debenham

Ottawa, Ontario

McMillan LLP

Overview

David Debenham is a commercial trial lawyer at Low Murchison Radnoff LLP. He is certified as a specialist in construction law by the Law Society of Ontario and is a licensed adjudicator under Ontario's prompt-payment provisions in the Construction Act. His work includes civil litigation and construction law. He has a Master's degree in Forensic Accounting from the University of Toronto and is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants of Ontario. David is President of the Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada and a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America. He has written The Law of Fraud and the Forensic Investigator and Executive Liability and the Law, based on his experience with fraud cases and claims involving directors' and officers' personal liability. He regularly speaks and writes on legal, accounting and related matters in Canada and the United States. His official profile also identifies him as a registered adjudicator under Ontario's Construction Act and Canada's Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Act.

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Construction Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1988 (ON)