David W. MacDonald

David MacDonald represents clients on business formations, business mergers and acquisitions, the purchase and sale of real estate, leasing of commercial, industrial and retail property, condominium and subdivision developments and loan documentation. He is also increasingly becoming more involved in private equity and third-party investor transactions.

On both sides of the U.S. and Canada border, clients such as automobile dealerships, real estate developers, electrical contractors, manufacturing companies, restaurants, wholesalers, banks, physicians and entrepreneurs rely on David’s experienced and thoughtful counsel. For Canadian corporations, David handles such matters as setting up U.S. corporate entities for operations in the United States, assisting with the purchase or leasing of any U.S. real estate for such operations and representing them in their U.S. loan transactions.

Clients know David to be compassionate and reasonable on fees. He is also especially detail-oriented and thorough — a critical characteristic for a transactional lawyer. He explains, “In a courtroom, for example, during an oral argument, sometimes a great performance can enhance what might actually be a weak argument, but when it comes to drafting contracts and other transactional documents, every word matters, and such words and the placement of such words will be judged on their merit and structure and will live on and have consequence well beyond any theatrical courtroom moment.”