David Conklin

Practice Areas

David Conklin is a partner at Goodmans. He is a commercial litigator with a practice emphasis on disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions, shareholder disputes and activist initiatives, claims for relief from oppression and civil liability for misrepresentations made in offerings and secondary markets.

He regularly leads internal investigations and represents issuers, directors and officers before securities regulators. David advises boards and management teams on managing litigation risks. Before joining Goodmans in 2007, David was a partner at a leading Toronto litigation boutique. David received his LL.M from Columbia University in New York City focusing on capital markets, corporate finance and governance issues. In 2006 he passed the New York Bar and began practicing with one of the most prominent securities and class action firms in the United States.

David has taught a variety of legal and business courses. Until 2005 he taught trial advocacy programs at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and also with The Advocates' Society. Since 2007, David has taught courses on corporate governance and merger and acquisitions in the Schulich School of Business MBA program and the University of Toronto’s GPLLM.

Career

David is recognized as a leading litigator by Chambers Canada, Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Legal 500 Canada, Lexpert Special Edition: Canadian’s Leading Litigation Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation Canada, and Who's Who Legal.

Professional Memberships

He is a member of the The Advocate’s Society, American Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association.