Overview
Allan Goodman is a partner in a business law group, and co-heads the Technology Group at Goodmans. His practice focuses on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters.
Allan acts for a broad range of issuers and underwriters on corporate finance transactions, including public offerings and private placements. Allan also provides advice to boards of directors and special committees with respect to governance and compliance matters.
Allan leads the firm’s emerging business initiative, in its role as “legal counsel in residence” at the DMZ at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), one of Canada’s largest business incubators for emerging tech startups. Through this initiative, Allan provides legal advice and mentorship to some of Canada’s most promising startups.
Allan is recognized as a leading lawyer by numerous publications including: Best Lawyers in Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, IFLR1000, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (corporate finance and securities), the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A and the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences.
Featured Work
Allan’s representative work includes acting for:
Technology
- Practice Better, a nutritionist practice management platform, in connection with its sale to Five Elms Capital Partners
- Ratio.city, an urban planning software system, in connection with its sale to Esri Canada
- Match Group with respect to its acquisition of PlentyOfFish Media Inc., a Canadian internet dating service
- Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., a global human capital management software company, in its initial public offering of common shares
- Eventbrite in connection with its acquisition of Picatic, a Canadian online ticketing company
- HomeAdvisor.com, a subsidiary of IAC/InterActiveCorp, with respect to its acquisition of HomeStars, the leading Canadian home services platform connecting homeowners with service providers
Corporate Finance
- Cura Partners in connection with its convertible debenture financing
- underwriters in connection with various H&R REIT equity and debenture offerings
- National Bank, as lead underwriter for a bought deal for Solium Capital Inc.
- the syndicate of agents in OMERS Realty Corporation's private placement of debentures
- underwriters in connection with a bought deal offering of common shares by Mogo Finance Technology Inc.
- ArcTern Ventures in connection with its interest in GreenMantra Technologies
Public M&A
- Cura Partners in connection with its $1 billion sale to Curaleaf and the sale of its CBD business to Sentia Wellness
- Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. in connection with its $450 million sale to Onex Corporation
- Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. in its going private transaction with Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Awards & Recognition
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The Legal 500 Canada Recommended, Technology 2025
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, FinTech Practice, Information Technology Law, Securities Law 2025
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The Legal 500 Canada Recommended, Technology 2024
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Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences Canada's Leading Technology and Health Sciences Lawyers 2024
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Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A Canada's Leading Finance and M&A Lawyers 2024
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Corporate Finance & Securities 2024
Credentials
Credentials
- Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B., 1991
- York University, M.B.A, 1988
- York University, B.B.A, 1987
- Osgoode Professional Development, Certificate in Mining Law
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
Call to Bar
- Ontario
Insights
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Capital Markets
Canadian Securities Administrators Announce Guidance on Trading of Value-Referenced Crypto Assets for Crypto Trading Platforms
On October 5, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 21-333 – Crypto Asset Trading Platforms: Terms and Conditions for Trading Value-Referenced Crypto Assets with… -
Technology
U.S. District Court Finds NBA Top Shot Moments may be Subject to U.S. Securities Laws
On May 12, 2021, a class action law suit was filed against Dapper Labs, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) alleging that Dapper Labs violated U.S… -
Technology
Canadian Securities Administrators Announce Enhanced Pre-Registration Undertaking Requirements for Crypto Trading Platforms
Further to its December 12, 2022 announcement, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 21-332 – Crypto Asset Trading Platforms: Pre-Registration Undertakings (“SN… -
Technology
Class Action Lawsuit Highlights Importance of Legal Wrappers for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
In a first-of-its kind lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California last month, a handful of members of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called bZx DAO (bZx), commenced a class… -
Technology
New Resources for Tech and Innovation in Federal Budget 2022
On April 7, 2022, the Government of Canada released its budget for the upcoming 2022 fiscal year (the “Budget”). Formally titled Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow our Economy and Make Life Affordable… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Technology Mergers & Acquisitions Review 2nd Edition - Canada Chapter
Allan Goodman, Michelle Vigod and Jessica Bishop authored the Canada Chapter of The Technology Mergers & Acquisitions Review 2nd Edition.Overview from the Canada Chapter:Deals in the…
News & Events
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Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Once Again Receives Top-Tier Recognition from The Legal 500 Canada
We are pleased to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top-tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2025 Guide released today.Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on independent… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Allan Goodman featured in "M&A deal makers expect active year-end after busy summer", The Logic
Goodmans partner Allan Goodman shares his insights in the article published by The Logic, "M&A deal makers expect active year-end after busy summer". "While deals are still taking longer to… -
Technology
Allan Goodman at Elevate Festival 2024
Join Allan Goodman on October 3rd at Elevate Festival, Canada’s most influential tech and innovation event built for global startups, investors, and the tech ecosystem. Allan will be featured as a…