Goodmans

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Goodmans LLP
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Headquarters Bay Adelaide Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
No. of offices1
No. of attorneys200+ [1]
Major practice areasMergers and acquisitions, litigation, corporate restructuring, private equity, corporate finance and securities, mining and natural resources, banking, commercial real estate, entertainment, tax and intellectual property, among others [2]
Key peopleDale H. Lastman - Chairman
Date founded1917
FounderDavid Bertram Goodman
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website www.goodmans.ca

Goodmans LLP is a Canadian corporate law firm. First established in Toronto in 1917 by David Bertram Goodman, Goodmans LLP now has approximately 200 lawyers. [3] The firm acts for Canada's largest corporations, financial institutions and multinationals, and was recognized two years in a row as the National Law Firm of the Year for Canada at the International Financial Law Review's Americas Awards. [4] In September 2018, Goodmans was awarded the Americas Energy Tax Deal of the Year at the 13th annual Americas Tax Awards by International Tax Review in New York City. [5]

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