David Allman *
- Bachelor of Commerce, University of British Columbia (1983)
- LLB, University of British Columbia (1987)
- British Columbia (1988)
Providing practical and effective advice to help clients achieve their goals.
David Allman is a Partner and former Managing Partner with EKB and has a business law practice focused on commercial real estate, mining law, and corporate commercial matters. He advises clients on a broad range of transactional, property, and commercial matters involving real estate assets, mineral resource projects, corporate structuring, and business operations.
David regularly advises senior, mid-tier, and junior mining clients on domestic and international mineral resource property transactions. His work includes option agreements, joint venture agreements, royalty agreements, strategic alliance agreements, confidentiality agreements, and related corporate, commercial, and securities matters. He has been involved in mineral projects in Canada, Latin America, Africa, and Eurasia.
Before becoming a lawyer, David worked in the commercial real estate industry. He now maintains a commercial real estate practice that includes the purchase and sale of industrial, retail, and multi-unit residential properties, commercial leasing for landlords and tenants, and property development matters. His broader corporate commercial practice includes advising on business acquisitions and dispositions, professional practice transactions, and partnership matters.
* David Allman practices through a Law Corporation.
- Advises senior international mining companies and junior and mid-tier mining companies on mineral resource property transactions in Canada, Latin America, Africa, and Eurasia.
- Acts for private and junior listed mineral exploration companies on corporate, commercial, and mineral exploration aspects of their businesses.
- Acts on the purchase and sale of commercial real estate properties, including retail, multi-family residential, and industrial properties.
- Regularly advises landlords and tenants on commercial lease transactions.
- Advises partnerships on negotiating and settling the terms of partner departures.
- Advises on the acquisition and disposition of businesses and professional practices.
Accolades
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for Mining Law since 2014.
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for Real Estate Law since 2014.
- Recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Mining.
- Recognized in Who’s Who Legal (Canada): Canada’s Leading Business Lawyers, Mining.
- Recognized in Who’s Who of Business Lawyers (International): Mining.
Associations and Leadership
- Co-Chair, Mining Committee, 2025 The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law Annual Institute, Whistler, British Columbia.
- Co-Chair, Mining Committee, 2023 The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law International Mining and Energy Law, Development, and Investment Institute, Mexico City.
- Presented and co-authored “Easier Signed Than Done: Execution, Authentication and Recording of Documents in Common Law and Civil Law Jurisdictions,” 52nd Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Annual Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2006.
- Co-Chair, Canadian Program, 53rd Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Annual Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2007.
- Co-Chair, Cambridge Investment Forums Mining Law and Finance Conference, Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
- Presented “Option Agreements and Strategic Alliance Agreements” at the 2nd Annual Federated Press Mining Agreements Course, April 2014.
- Guest speaker on commercial and corporate law matters for professional groups, and author of papers on company and banking law for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia.
- Co-presented and co-authored “Royalty Companies’ Effect on Royalty Agreements and Other Recent Trends,” Mining Law 2017 Course, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia.
- Panel Chair, “The Selling of Mineral Royalties and Insolvency,” Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation International Mining and Oil and Gas Law, Development and Investment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2019.
- Former board member of a community association and a social service agency.
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