David is a partner and the International Head of Lifesciences Corporate M&A at CMS Cameron McKenna and Head of CMS Lifesciences.
He was appointed Director of Pharmacy at an acute care hospital at the age of 21. His experience in the legal profession includes working at one of Canada’s pre-eminent Corporate and Commercial law firms, acting as General Counsel for the Canadian subsidiary of a multinational pharmaceutical company, and being the founding partner of a commercial law firm located in Montreal, Canada, where he practiced corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection and technology licensing.
David is recognised as a “problem-solver who can find solutions in real time around the negotiation table” (Chambers and Partners Global.) His wide experience in M&A and corporate matters across CEE and elsewhere is backed by significant experience in commercial matters relating to pharmaceutical, lifesciences, intellectual property and competition issues. He spent the last decade working in the CEE region, five of which as the Managing Partner of the Sofia office of CMS Cameron McKenna.
David is fluent in French and English.
Education:
BSc in Pharmacy, 1983, Dalhousie. Degrees in Civil and Common law, 1990, McGill.