Meet David M. Woodward

• Practice Group Leader, Municipal Real Estate and Land Development Group, Lerners LLP (2017 to present)
• Practice Group Leader, Business Law Group, Lerners LLP (2002-2004)
• Partner, Lerners LLP (1998 to present)
• Associate lawyer, Lerners LLP (1991-1997)

• Agreements for renewable energy projects
• Commercial real estate and financings
• Private Lending Transactions

• Certified as a Specialist in Corporate and Commercial Law and Municipal Law: Local Government by the Law Society of Ontario

• “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

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
• Former Chair, Small Business Committee, London Chamber of Commerce
• Past Instructor, Fanshawe College Real Estate Law

• Admitted to the Ontario Bar (1991)
• Bachelor of Laws, Queens University (1988)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours Business), The University of Western Ontario (1989)

• Contributing writer, www.habsworld.net
• Squash, cycling, reading, travel, hockey, Bayfield, Ontario