David Seville > Torys > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

With broad experience leading capital markets transactions on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border and internationally, David brings legal acumen and market insights to help move clients’ goals and business strategy forward.

David is co-head of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice and has extensive experience advising issuers and underwriters on domestic and cross-border equity and debt public offerings and private placements. He regularly advises clients on continuous disclosure, corporate governance and financial institution regulatory matters.

David has deep experience with financial institution regulatory capital instruments, including limited recourse capital notes, the bank recapitalization (bail-in) regime by the Government of Canada, and non-viability contingent capital (NVCC) instruments.

David also has substantial experience advising public companies, family offices, private equity and pension funds on acquisitions, dispositions, shareholder arrangements and reorganizations.