David Nadler

Practice Areas

David Nadler is a partner and co-heads the Banking and Financial Services Group at Goodmans. He is also a leading member of the firm’s Hospitality Group.

David consistently represents Canadian and international financial institutions, non-bank lenders and public and private companies in connection with complex domestic and cross-border lending transactions. David has worked on several financings in the Seniors Housing sector, both for lenders and operators. He has also been involved in several debt restructurings representing both creditors and debtors.

David represents various clients in the hospitality industry, including hotel owners, brand management companies and franchisors. David has been involved in hospitality transactions in Canada and throughout the world, including in India, China, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Japan, Morocco, Israel and Egypt.

Career

David is recognized as a leading banking lawyer by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Chambers Global and Chambers Canada, Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Banking Lawyers, The Legal 500 Canada, Best Lawyers in Canada and IFLR1000. He is also featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A. David has been “recognized for his niche strengths in the senior housing and hospitality sectors, among other areas.” (The Legal 500 Canada 2022).

Professional Memberships

David has served as a board and committee member of several non-profit organizations.

David is a member of Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association and American Bar Association.

Publications

David has co-authored a number of articles in the area of banking and finance, including, most recently, the Canada chapter of The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review 9th Edition published December 2022.