Lawyer Profile
David J. Toswell
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
David's practice focuses on all aspects of corporate and securities law, including public and private merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, capital markets financings, corporate governance advice and shareholder activism matters.
David has been at Blakes for over 35 years, joining as a first-year summer student in 1986. Over the years, he has served as a member of the Firm's Partner Compensation Committee (twice), Finance Committee and Legal Personnel Committee, and is a prior Chair of the Firm's Summer Student Committee. He has also served as Co-Chair of the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions groups. David recently completed a six-year term on the Firm's Executive Committee (from 2015 to 2020).
In the early 1990s, David spent two years in London on secondment to the international finance department of U.K.-based law firm Linklaters, where his practice comprised Eurobond financings and structured finance transactions.
Recent M&A, capital markets and shareholder activism transactions that David has advised on include: Mergers and Acquisitions
Assisted HLS Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: HLS) on its exclusive agreement with Amarin Corporation to register, commercialize and distribute Vascepa® capsules in Canada
Advised ECN Capital Corp. (TSX: ECN) on its C$900-million sale of its commercial and vendor finance business to Canadian Western Bank
Acted for HLS Therapeutics on its going public transaction by way of a reverse take-over of Automodular Corporation implemented through a plan of arrangement
Acted for ECN Capital on the sale of certain aircraft assets to Acasta Enterprises Inc.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1990 (ON)