David is a partner in Cooper Grace Ward’s commercial workgroup.  He has over 25 years experience in delivering legal solutions to all types of business.

David specialises in acting for buyers and sellers of SMEs.  This includes advising on structuring transactions, negotiation of terms, due diligence and completion.  He often works closely with accountants in metropolitan and regional Queensland to achieve the best tax outcomes for business owners involved in buying and selling businesses.

With this background he has wide experience in dealing with real property, finance, intellectual property, information technology and tax.

David’s recent experience includes:

• Sale of the business and land holdings of a Queensland engineering company.
• The sale to a listed company of a business in the leisure industry.
• Advising one of the world’s largest development and construction companies on a joint venture for a major redevelopment project in Brisbane.
• Sale of a helicopter charter business for $22 million.

David has been a member of the Property Law & Practice Committee and the Securities Law Committee of the Queensland Law Society.  He is a director of the Queensland Law Foundation.