595 Burrard St, Fl 27, Three Bentall Ctr, PO Box 49123, Vancouver, BC
Year called to bar: 1984 (BC)
David Thompson received a BComm (1979) and LLB (1983) from the University of British Columbia. He was called to the bar in 1984 and has practised exclusively in taxation matters since 1985. He is a registered trust and estate practitioner certified by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He was a governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation. He is noted as a leading Canadian tax lawyer based on peer-review ratings in Lexpert and by Martindale-Hubbell. He is noted as a leading Canadian tax lawyer and a leading Canadian trust and estate lawyer based on peer-review ratings in The Best Lawyers in Canada. He has lectured on taxation for the Association of Certified General Accountants of British Columbia, the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, the Law Society Professional Legal Training Course, Canada Revenue Agency, and at various professional development seminars including the national and provincial tax conferences of the Canadian Tax Foundation and the national tax conference of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Advent International, one of the largest and most experienced global firms dedicated to private equity acquired an approximate 14 per cent stake in lululemon athletica inc. from lululemon founder Dennis “Chip” Wilson for US$845 million on September 9, 2014. In connection with the transaction, Advent, lululemon and Mr. Wilson entered into a support agreement relating to certain governance matters.
