Land Development & Municipal Law
Practice Area:
Land Development & Municipal Law
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David M. Woodward
Land Development & Municipal Law Lawyer
I feel significant personal and professional satisfaction from having developed long-term relationships with my municipal clients. It has been rewarding to have them place their trust and confidence in me for over twenty-five years.
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Fax:
519.932.3341
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Professional history
Practice Group Leader, Municipal Real Estate and Land Development Group, Lerners LLP (2017 to 2021)
Practice Group Leader, Business Law Group, Lerners LLP (2002-2004)
Partner, Lerners LLP (1998 to present)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1991-1997)
Municipal law practice areas
Renewable Energy Projects
Infrastructure Projects
Municipal Joint Venture Agreements
Municipal Agreements
Municipal By-Laws
Purchase and Sale of Municipal Property
Development, Subdivision and Site Plan Agreements
Planning Applications
Legal Opinions
Agreements for Public Sector Bodies
Municipal Law Services
Representative work
Acted for a local municipality in connection with renewable energy projects.
Acted for a local municipality in connection with a proposed $25,000,000.00 Sewage Plant.
Ongoing retainers with institutional lenders for commercial lending transactions.
Acted for a local municipality in connection with a Joint Venture with other municipalities for both a large community centre and a medical centre.
Acted for aviation clients in the purchase and sale of aircraft, the granting of security that involves aircraft and for general aviation law services.
Acted for a local municipality in connection with the approval and development of an Ethanol Plant.
Acted for municipal shareholders in the sale of municipal electric utilities.
Shareholder disputes including Director and Shareholder Meetings during such disputes and the buyout of shareholders to resolve shareholder disputes.
Negotiation and enforcement of commercial leases.
Achievements
Certified as a Specialist in Corporate and Commercial Law and Municipal Law: Local Government by the Law Society of Ontario
Selected by peers to be included in Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate Law
Selected presentations/publications
“Demand Requirements and Limitation Issues for Guarantees”, Middlesex Law Association Continuing Legal Education Paper and Presentation (2010)
“Fundamental Breach and Exclusion of Liability Clauses in Procurement Situations”, Middlesex Law Association Continuing Legal Education Paper and Presentation (2010)
“The New Consumer Protection Act”, Middlesex Law Association Continuing Legal Education Presentation (2005)
“The Importance of Written Legal Advice”, Lawyers Weekly (Summer 2003)
“What’s In A Name”, Lerners’ Update
“Lender Liability”, London Business Magazine
Memberships
Professional
Canadian Bar Association
Middlesex Law Association
Community
Honorary Director, Children’s Health Foundation
Past Chair, Children's Health Foundation (June 2017 to June 2018)
Chair, Children’s Health Foundation (2015 – June 2017)
Past Vice-Chair, Children’s Health Foundation (2013 – 2015)
Executive Committee, Children’s Health Foundation (2011 - 2018)
Director, Children’s Health Foundation (2009 - 2018)
Investment Committee, Children’s Health Foundation (2012 – 2015)
London Squash and Fitness Club
Divisional Champion, 2014 London Squash and Fitness Club Championship
Divisional Champion, 2007 London Squash and Fitness Club Championship
Coach, Southwest London Optimist Minor Sports
Coach, London Ramblers Basketball
Past Director and Treasurer, Big Brothers of London and Middlesex (1998-2002)
Past President and Director, Arthritis Society (London Branch) (1997-2001)
Former Big Brother, Big Brothers of London and Middlesex (1991-1997)
Past Chair, Outstanding Business Achievement Awards, London Chamber of Commerce
Past Chair, Small Business Committee, London Chamber of Commerce
Past Instructor, Fanshawe College Real Estate Law
Education
Admitted to the Ontario Bar (1991)
Bachelor of Laws, Queens University (1988)
Bachelor of Arts (Honours Business), The University of Western Ontario (1989)
Personal information
Contributing writer, www.habsworld.net
Squash, cycling, reading, travel, hockey, Bayfield, Ontario
Professional history
Professional history
Practice Group Leader, Municipal Real Estate and Land Development Group, Lerners LLP (2017 to 2021)
Practice Group Leader, Business Law Group, Lerners LLP (2002-2004)
Partner, Lerners LLP (1998 to present)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1991-1997)
Professional history
Practice Group Leader, Municipal Real Estate and Land Development Group, Lerners LLP (2017 to 2021)
Practice Group Leader, Business Law Group, Lerners LLP (2002-2004)
Partner, Lerners LLP (1998 to present)
Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1991-1997)
Municipal law practice areas
Municipal law practice areas
Municipal law practice areas
Representative work
Representative work
Representative work
Achievements
Achievements
Achievements
Selected presentations/publications
Selected presentations/publications
Selected presentations/publications
Memberships
Memberships
Memberships
Education
Education
Education
Personal information
Personal information
Personal information
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