Senior Advisor / Legal

David Woolford

Location: Toronto, Canada

David Woolford is Senior Advisor — Legal at Opie Capital. He is Founder of ZenRevenue, was formerly Principal of Woolford Venture Law, and held senior partner roles at Miller Thomson LLP and Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP.

David's practice has spanned venture and corporate finance, M&A, corporate governance, and digital-asset structuring — advising startups, investors, and blockchain ventures across more than four decades. Within Opie and HostPapa, he has been the legal lead on transactions including the CloudBlue acquisition and HostPapa's $130M syndicated credit facility.

Career arc

Founder, ZenRevenue (Oct 2017 – present) — Burlington, Ontario.
Principal, Woolford Venture Law (Oct 2017 – Mar 2023) — entrepreneurial law firm based in Guelph and Toronto.
General Corporate Counsel, Virox Technologies Inc. (Jul 1998 – Mar 2023) — long-running parallel role spanning 24+ years.
Senior Partner, Miller Thomson LLP (Aug 2009 – Oct 2017) — Business and Securities groups.
Senior Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP (May 2003 – Jul 2009).

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law — University of Western Ontario (1978 – 1981), Dean's Honour List.
Directors Education Program — Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto.