# Goodmans LLP

> Goodmans LLP is a Toronto-based business law partnership that concentrates more than 200 lawyers in one office and competes for complex Canadian and cross-border mandates in M&A, restructuring, capital markets, private equity, real estate, tax, litigation, technology and regulated industries. Its pitch is senior attention and integrated deal execution, not a giant office map.

- **Founded:** 1917
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Canada
- **Founders:** David Bertram Goodman (Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 207 lawyers, including 116 partners, according to Chambers' Canada 2026 profile; the supplied company record lists 530 total employees.
- **Products:** Mergers, acquisitions and private equity, Capital markets, banking and finance, Restructuring and insolvency, Litigation and dispute resolution, Real estate and development
- **Notable:** Chambers Canada 2026 recognized 75 Goodmans lawyers and assigned 17 Band 1 rankings across lawyers and practices., Chambers Global 2026 recognized 35 Goodmans lawyers and the firm across major transactional and regulatory practices., The Legal 500 Canada 2026 recognized 87 lawyers across 19 practice areas and gave Tier 1 rankings in Corporate/M&A, IP Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Restructuring & Insolvency and Sports Law.

## Products & services

- **Mergers, acquisitions and private equity** — Advice on public and private M&A, take-private deals, strategic investments, buyouts, exits and portfolio-company matters.
- **Capital markets, banking and finance** — Securities offerings, acquisition and project finance, structured products, derivatives, governance and financial regulation.
- **Restructuring and insolvency** — Counsel to companies, creditors, investors, purchasers, court officers and governments in recapitalizations and insolvency proceedings.
- **Litigation and dispute resolution** — Commercial, securities, intellectual-property, tax, construction and appellate disputes, including Supreme Court of Canada matters.
- **Real estate and development** — Acquisitions, dispositions, financings, REIT transactions, development, zoning, hospitality and construction advice.
- **Technology, privacy and emerging sectors** — Advice for technology ventures and investors, including data protection, cybersecurity, fintech, blockchain, crypto and AI-related issues.
- **Tax, competition and regulatory** — Transaction structuring, tax planning, foreign-investment review, competition clearance and sector-specific compliance.

## Achievements

- Chambers Canada 2026 recognized 75 Goodmans lawyers and assigned 17 Band 1 rankings across lawyers and practices.
- Chambers Global 2026 recognized 35 Goodmans lawyers and the firm across major transactional and regulatory practices.
- The Legal 500 Canada 2026 recognized 87 lawyers across 19 practice areas and gave Tier 1 rankings in Corporate/M&A, IP Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Restructuring & Insolvency and Sports Law.
- IFLR1000 2025 recognized 43 lawyers across 15 practice areas, with Tier 1 rankings in M&A and Restructuring & Insolvency.
- Best Law Firms - Canada 2026 named Goodmans Law Firm of the Year for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law.
- Goodmans was named Banking & Financial Markets Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Canada Awards 2024.
- The firm acted on major announced mandates including UPS's acquisition of Andlauer Healthcare Group and the C$4 billion InterRent REIT take-private transaction.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Goodmans advised Thoma Bravo on its announced C$650 million acquisition of Kneat Solutions.
- **2026-07** — The firm acted for Overbay Capital Partners and its shareholders on a strategic investment from funds managed by Charlesbank Capital Partners.
- **2026-06** — Goodmans advised Klass Capital in Rightsline's US$500 million strategic growth investment from Hg.
- **2026-04** — The firm advised Welltower on its acquisition of an Amica senior-housing portfolio from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
- **2026-02** — Chambers Global 2026 recognized 35 Goodmans lawyers and multiple practices.
- **2025-11** — IFLR1000 2025 recognized 43 Goodmans lawyers across 15 practice areas.

## Links

- Website: https://www.goodmans.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodmans-llp
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GoodmansLLP

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