Dean's Council Chair wins Global Counsel Award

David Allgood, Law '74, is presented the 2008 Global Counsel Award by Rodgin Cohen of Sullivan & Cromwell on June 25, 2008 in New York.

David Allgood, Artsci '70, Law ‘74, chair of Queen's Law's Dean's Council, is the only Canadian to win a 2008 Global Counsel Award. The award ceremony was held on June 25, 2008, in New York. Allgood won his award in the Regulatory (Financial Services) category.

"I view it as a recognition of the RBC law group, really a team award," said Allgood. Allgood leads a team of 150 lawyers in and outside Canada for the Royal Bank of Canada. He and his team were nominated for the award by outside law firms they had dealt with over the last year.

A former partner of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Allgood joined the Royal Bank of Canada in 1998 as the Senior Vice President - Corporate Taxation. He was appointed Executive Vice-President and General Counsel in 2000.

"Queen's Law was the first stepping stone in my legal career," said Allgood. "Without the background and the foundation that Queen's Law provided, I wouldn't have been in a position to win the award."

The Global Counsel Awards are presented by the International Law Office and the Association of Corporate Counsel. The awards recognize in-house lawyers who excel at their roles. The short-list was based on over 2,900 nominations from law firm partners and corporate counsel.