David Ellison

David Ellison is a corporate and securities lawyer with broad experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate finance and public markets transactions. In addition to his domestic experience in Canada, Mr. Ellison has significant international experience having been involved in corporate finance, capital markets and corporate/commercial transactions in the United States, Mexico, England, Ireland, The Netherlands, China, Vietnam, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Romania, Kazakhstan and elsewhere. David Ellison received his B.A. from Concordia University in 1996 where he graduated with distinction and was the Malone Medal winner for his graduating class. He obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and graduated in 1999, after having completed the Business Law Intensive Program. In 2001, David joined the Structured Finance group in the London office of Clifford Chance LLP and was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2002. In 2004, Mr. Ellison returned to Canada and joined a Bay Street law firm to focus on all aspects of corporate/commercial and securities law. In 2010, Mr. Ellison co-founded Acuity Corporate Securities Lawyers, a downtown Toronto based boutique corporate finance law firm servicing the junior and mid markets. Mr. Ellison is also actively involved in volunteer and charity work and sits on the board of directors of the Acoustic Neuroma Association of Canada.