Goodmans is pleased to announce that Alan Mark has returned to the firm as a partner in our Litigation group.
Alan’s practice involves corporate and commercial litigation with an emphasis on M&A and securities litigation, shareholder and partnership litigation, class actions and banking and insolvency. He also has extensive experience in electricity law and regulation. Alan has appeared in all levels of the Ontario and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, in the courts of several other provinces and before various administrative tribunals.
Alan is listed as recommended counsel in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2013 for Energy Regulatory, Securities Law, Director and Officer Liability, and Corporate and Commercial Litigation. He also appears in Chambers Global as a leading lawyer in Dispute resolution and Class Action (Defence) and in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2012 for Corporate Commercial Litigation and Securities Litigation. He appears in the 2013 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. In 2013, Alan was recognized as Canada’s Energy/Resource Litigator of the Year by Benchmark Canada.
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Crisis Management and Urgent Proceedings
Panoramic Next: Crisis Management 2024 - Canada Chapter
Mark Dunn and Sarah Stothart co-authored the Canada Chapter of Panoramic Next: Crisis Management 2024. Through a series of interviews with expert legal… -
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Director Duties and Climate Change
Decisions earlier this year from the English courts in ClientEarth v Shell Plc et al., and the recent appeal decision from the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, shed light on climate change issues… -
Crisis Management and Urgent Proceedings
Market Intelligence Crisis Management 2023 - Canada Chapter
Mark Dunn and Sarah Stothart co-authored the Canada Chapter of Market Intelligence Crisis Management 2023. Market Intelligence offers readers a highly accessible take on the crucial issues of the… -
Capital Markets
2023 Annual Reporting and Proxy Season – Key Areas of Focus
Reporting issuers in Canada are subject to governance standards and continuous disclosure obligations under securities laws and stock exchange rules.From time to time, securities regulators, including… -
Intellectual Property Litigation
Lexpert Recognizes the Goodmans IP Team
The Goodmans IP Team is proud to have been recognized in the 26th edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2022.As a group, the Goodmans IP Team was recognized as follows:Intellectual Property… -
Capital Markets
2022 Annual Reporting and Proxy Season – Key Areas of Focus
Reporting issuers in Canada are subject to governance standards and continuous disclosure obligations under securities laws and stock exchange rules. This Update discusses relevant governance and…
Featured Work
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Screaming Eagle merges with Lionsgate Studios
Goodmans LLP acted for Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp. in connection with its merger with the Studio Business of Lionsgate Entertainment Corp., comprised of its Television Studio and Motion Picture… -
Restructuring
Cirque du Soleil Restructuring
Goodmans LLP acted for the Ad Hoc Committee of Lenders of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group in connection with the successful closing of a sale transaction and its emergence from creditor… -
Banking and Financial Services
Nelson Education Ltd. Completes Restructuring Transaction
Goodmans represented Nelson Education Ltd. in connection with the completion of a sale of substantially all of its assets to 682534 N.B., now operating as Nelson Education Ltd., in exchange for the… -
Banking and Financial Services
Mandalay Resources Corporation Completes Acquisition of Elgin Mining Inc.
Goodmans represented Mandalay Resources Corporation (Mandalay), a Canadian-based natural resource company with producing assets in Australia and producing and development projects in Chile in its… -
Real Estate
LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services Completes $1.22 Billion Acquisition of CML HealthCare Inc.
Goodmans represented CML HealthCare Inc. ("CML") in its acquisition by LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services (“LifeLabs”) on October 1, 2013 for $965 million in cash and the assumption of $255 million… -
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
MCAN Completes Acquisition of Xceed
Goodmans represented MCAN Mortgage Corporation (“MCAN”), a mortgage investment corporation, in connection with its successful acquisition of Xceed Mortgage Corporation (“Xceed”), a Canadian…
News & Events
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Intellectual Property Litigation
Goodmans Lawyers Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2024
We are pleased to announce the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2024 continues to feature Goodmans lawyers among Canada's experts in litigation.Congratulations to our 10 featured lawyers:Andrew… -
Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Recognized in the Inaugural Edition of Best Law Firms - Canada 2025
Goodmans is delighted to share we are featured in the inaugural edition of Best Law Firms - Canada 2025, recognizing us as one of the country’s exceptional law firms across 40 industries and practices… -
Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Continues to be named one of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2025
We are pleased to announce Goodmans continues to be featured on The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms list, recognizing us as one of the country’s best law firms for 2025.Goodmans was listed…