Dale H. Lastman, C.M., O.Ont.

Chair of Goodmans LLP.  Practices corporate, commercial and securities law and provides counsel in connection with public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and business restructurings. Dale is a Director of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd and serves as an Alternate Governor of the NHL and NBA. From 2019-2022, Dale served as Chair of the Board of Governors of the CFL and currently serves as the Governor representing the Toronto Argonauts. Dale is actively involved in community and charitable organizations and is a Director and former Chair of Baycrest Health Sciences and an Honorary Trustee of the Hospital for Sick Children.  He has extensive experience on corporate boards, and currently sits on the Board of Directors of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and Roots Corporation.

Dale is a Member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario. In 2014, he was appointed Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Navy by the Minister of National Defence. Dale has also been awarded the rank of an Honorary Detective by the Toronto Police Service and an Honorary Big by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto.  Recognized as one of “Toronto’s 50 Most Influential People” by Toronto Life, Dale is also a recipient of Canada’s “Top 40 Under 40” award and its prestigious “Best of the Best” Canadian Leadership Award. His philanthropic efforts have earned him recognition as one of ICRF’s “Men of Distinction” and twice as the recipient of the ICRF Chairman’s Award.  In 2024, Dale was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from York University, acknowledging his outstanding legal achievements and commitment to charitable work.

Dale is recognized as an Eminent Practitioner by Chambers & Partners (corporate/M&A), and has been recommended as a leading practitioner by The Legal 500 Canada (corporate and M&A), The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (corporate/M&A), Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading M&A Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal (M&A and sports), The Lexpert/ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (corporate commercial and M&A), Best Lawyers in Canada (corporate / M&A / securities / corporate governance practice) and as its 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" in Sports Law.  Dale has been recognized by the Finance Monthly Law Awards as the "Canadian Lawyer of the Year" in M&A and "Sports and Entertainment Lawyer of the Year", and by Corporate Law Experts as its exclusively recommended lawyer in Canada.