Overview
Carolyn Stamegna is a partner in a business law group at Goodmans. Her practice focuses on domestic and international transactions in the film and television, media, and technology sectors. She represents domestic and foreign financial institutions, private financiers and investors, Canadian public and private media companies, content creators, and service providers. In addition, Carolyn advises clients in connection with outsourcing transactions in the media and financial services sectors.
Carolyn has extensive experience leading domestic and multi-jurisdictional production, corporate and structured finance transactions, international co-production, and co-venture arrangements. Her expertise includes structuring of production companies, entertainment ventures, acquisitions of content, and providing advice on the exploitation and protection of intellectual property rights.
Carolyn has been recognized as a leading entertainment lawyer by Chambers Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, Lexology Index Canada and Best Lawyers in Canada (2019 Toronto entertainment "Lawyer of the Year"), and as a leading media lawyer in Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyers and Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law.
Awards & Recognition
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The Legal 500 Canada Leading Individual, Media and Entertainment 2025
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Entertainment Law, Privacy and Data Security Law 2025
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The Legal 500 Canada Leading Individual, Media and Entertainment 2024
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Lexpert/American Lawyer Media Guide Most Frequently Recommended, Entertainment 2024
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Lexology Index Recommended National Leader, Sports & Entertainment 2024
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Most Frequently Recommended, Entertainment Law 2024
Credentials
Professional Involvement
Carolyn is a frequent speaker at national and international entertainment law, technology and finance conferences as well as the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Osgoode Hall Law School.
Credentials
- York University, LL.M.
- McGill University, B.Comm.
- Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Tax designation
- Institute of Corporate Directors, ICD.D
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- International Women’s Forum
Call to Bar
- Ontario
Insights
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Entertainment
So You Want To Produce In Canada, Eh?
If you are considering producing in Canada, there’s a lot you not only need to know, but want to know. Why? Because it can save you both time and money - and who doesn’t want that? The discussion… -
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… -
Communications and Media
OPSTC and OCASE Tax Credit Rates to be Grandfathered
As discussed in our previous Goodmans Updates (see Ontario “Grandfathers” Recent Budget Changes to Production Services and Computer Animation and Special Effects Film Tax Credits, or Ontario Reduces… -
Communications and Media
Ontario "Grandfathers" Recent Budget Changes to Production Services and Computer Animation and Special Effects Film Tax Credits
On May 25, 2015, Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Michael Coteau, announced that the changes to the Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC) and the Ontario Computer Animation and… -
Communications and Media
Ontario Reduces Production Services and Computer Animation and Special Effects Film Tax Credits
On April 23, 2015, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa tabled the 2015 provincial Ontario budget (the “Budget”) and announced several related amendments to the three provincial Ontario film and… -
Banking and Financial Services
New Developments in Anti-Spam Legislation
Owing to the announcement on Wednesday by the Minister of Industry, businesses must use the time between now and July 1, 2014, to prepare for compliance with Canada’s new anti-spam legislation…
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… -
100+ Goodmans lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada: 2025 Edition
We are delighted to share Goodmans has once again been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada with 105 lawyers featured across 43 practice areas.Congratulations to Andrew Brodkin… -
Banking and Financial Services
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 Continues to Recognize Goodmans
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP has once again been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.91 Goodmans lawyers have been recognized as top-tier in their…