David J. Sylvester

Albany Law School, J.D., cum laude

Middlebury College, B.A., cum laude

• Representing a national fast-food chain, David facilitated the acquisition and divestiture of 60 franchised restaurants in Florida.
• Guiding a national fast-food chain, David led the acquisition and divestiture of 22 franchised restaurants in the Midwest.
• Acting on behalf of a national grocery wholesaler, David oversaw the acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of a regional wholesaler with operations in Wisconsin.
• David orchestrated the acquisition of 12 retail supermarkets in New York State for a national grocery wholesaler.
• For a national grocery wholesaler, David arranged the sale of 57 retail supermarkets in the Southeast to a regional retail operator.
• Assisting a regional convenience store and gas station operator, David led the acquisition and financing of several convenience stores and gas stations in New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
• David represented a non-profit home health care provider in crafting a strategic affiliation agreement with the UVM Health Network.
• Overseeing the transaction, David acted on behalf of the seller of four independent care senior living facilities in Vermont.
• Facilitating the acquisition, David represented the buyers of a business-to-business media publishing company in the Midwest.
• David represented the sellers of a business-to-business media publishing company in New York City.

• Handling the transaction, David represented the sellers of a printing and label company in New Hampshire.

Vermont, 1992

New York, 1993

Vermont Bar Association

Listed in Best Lawyers® 2019-2025

2024 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” award for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Burlington

Chambers and Partners, 2012-2018