David R. Dunlop Senior Partner, Business Law Member, Board of Partners Toronto Tel : 416.865.7175 Fax : 416.865.7048 Email : david.dunlop@mcmillan.ca VCard :

David Dunlop is a Senior Partner and a former member of McMillan's Management Committee. David is a member of the firm's Board of Partners. David primarily assists clients in the acquisition and sale of businesses, private equity acquisitions, corporate finance, franchising, corporate governance and outsourcing. He has extensive experience in negotiating transactions and complex commercial arrangements.

David regularly advises clients on all components of corporate/commercial matters. He has acted for many domestic and international clients assisting in corporate establishment, restructuring and operations. He has been seconded twice to act as interim general counsel of a multinational financing corporation.

For 13 years David was the legal advisor to Boards of Directors Inc., a group of owner/managers of independent and emerging businesses.

Prior to attending law school and joining the firm, David was employed for four years with Xerox Canada Inc. and Hallmark Cards. He has extensive field sales and marketing experience in connection with commercial and consumer products and services.

David holds a Bachelor of Commerce in addition to his LLB and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1989.

• "Expanding Your Franchise to Canada – Franchising in Canada and Entrepreneurship", Consulate General of Canada – March 2007 – Tampa, Florida
• "What's Hot in Cool Canada" – Doing Business with Canada, Consulate General of Canada – February 2007 – Tampa, Florida
• "Negotiating and Drafting Major Business Agreements - Negotiation Skills", Insight Information, February 2006 - Toronto
• "Rescuing the Problem Deal: When to Use Earn-Outs and Other Contingent Payments", Law Society of Upper Canada, December 2004 – Toronto
• "Due Diligence Issues for U.S. and Cross-Border M&A Transactions", Structured Finance Institute, October 2004 – New York
• "Purchase and Sale of Business", Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures Series, April 2004
• "Retaining and Managing Transaction Lawyers", McMillan Corporate Counsel Lectures, October 2003 and June 2003
• "Retaining an Investment Bank", Boards of Directors Inc., May 2003 - Toronto
• "Doing Business in Canada", Canadian American Business Council – Washington D.C.
• "Investing in Canada", U.S. Consulate Commercial Service – West Virginia Trade Mission
• "Canadian Legal Issues for U.S. Investors", U.S. Consulate Commercial Service – New Hampshire Trade Mission