David Kleiman Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Canada Area

Leading Sun Life's M&A, capital markets, strategic investments and securities compliance legal team. Since January 2020, also leading the enterprise IT/ IP and marketing legal team and legal operations.

Toronto, Canada Area

Member of Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for all legal support services at the parent holding company and six operating business units. Led support for debt financing, M&A, capital markets and a variety of significant commercial teaming and services transactions. Key member of restructuring team providing support to the board of directors and private equity partner through various complex related party financing and commercial matters. Key participant in government relations activities in Canada, the United States and Israel. Majority owned by Clairvest Group Inc., a Toronto based private equity firm, prior to its restructuring, Discovery Air was a Canadian publicly listed company with 850+ employees operating a variety of specialty aviation services businesses. The operating businesses include the second largest onshore helicopter operator in Canada and South America, an Airline servicing remote communities in Northern Canada and the world’s largest combat air training support services provider operating a fleet of ex-military fighter aircraft in Canada, Australia, Germany and the United States. Discovery Air completed a successful restructuring of its operations in August 2018.

Global leader of 9 member legal team supporting 3500+ employees in 110 offices internationally. Developed and deployed strategic legal services plan to support rapidly growing enterprise. Member of Executive Committee and Secretary to the Board of Directors; key participant in M&A and debt financing transactions. Deployed and led programs for law firm management, litigation management, contract management, M&A integration and public company governance in anticipation of an IPO. exp Global is an engineering consulting growth platform formerly owned by General Atlantic LLC, a New York based private equity firm.

Executive Team member for $1.3 billion revenue Graphics Product Business Unit and responsible for leading AMD’s 12 member Canadian legal team. One of 6 members on Global Legal Leadership Team overseeing 86 member legal department. Lead lawyer on a number complex manufacturing, sales, technology development and patent licensing negotiations with key industry players such as Intel, Microsoft, Apple, Samsung and Broadcom. Designed, deployed and provided oversight for numerous best practice processes in respect of securities compliance, contracts, intellectual property and law firm management. AMD is a publicly traded world leading semiconductor designer, manufacturer and solution provider which at the time had 16,000+ employees and revenues in excess of $5 billion.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for the strategic direction, legal support, revenues and day to day operations of NHL video game licensing, player apparel and player printed products licensing. Liaised with NHL, teams and player agents on player marketing and rights issues.

Associate in Business Law Department with a focus on M&A and related financing transactions. Also a member of Cassels’ Information, Communications and Entertainment law group. Successfully completed 7 month secondment at the Toronto Raptors Basketball Club Inc., which included the acquisition, financing and start of operations at Toronto’s NBA basketball team.

Jd - Doctor Of Law

Ba, Politics