Lawyer Profile

Allan J. Goodman

Toronto, Ontario

Allan J. Goodman

Overview

Allan Goodman is a partner in a business law group, and co-heads the Technology Group at Goodmans. His practice focuses on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters. Allan acts for a broad range of issuers and underwriters on corporate finance transactions, including public offerings and private placements. Allan also provides advice to boards of directors and special committees with respect to governance and compliance matters. Allan leads the firm’s emerging business initiative, in its role as “legal counsel in residence” at the DMZ at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), one of Canada’s largest business incubators for emerging tech startups. Through this initiative, Allan provides legal advice and mentorship to some of Canada’s most promising startups. Allan is also a mentor for the NACO Angels & Dreams Fellowship Program. This initiative connects aspiring entrepreneurs with a network of investors and senior business leaders, providing invaluable mentorship to help them secure funding, explore new markets, and scale their businesses. Allan is recognized as a leading lawyer by numerous publications including: Best Lawyers in Canada , The Legal 500 Canada, IFLR1000, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (corporate finance and securities), the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A and the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology.

Practice Areas

  • Corporate & Commercial Law
  • Securities

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1993 (ON)

Professional Details

Associations

Credentials Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B., 1991 York University, M.B.A, 1988 York University, B.B.A, 1987 Osgoode Professional Development, Certificate in Mining Law Professional Affiliations Law Society of Ontario Canadian Bar Association Call to Bar Ontario

Awards & Recognition

The Legal 500 Recommended, Technology 2026 Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, FinTech Practice, Information Technology Law, Securities Law, Technology Law 2026 Lexpert Special Edition: Technology Canada's Leading Technology Lawyers 2026 Lexpert Special Edition: Finance Canada's Leading Finance Lawyers 2026 The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Corporate Finance & Securities 2026 The Legal 500 Recommended, Technology 2025 View all Awards & Recognition

Articles & Speeches

Client Updates October 10, 2023 Capital Markets Canadian Securities Administrators Announce Guidance on Trading of Value-Referenced Crypto Assets for Crypto Trading Platforms On October 5, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 21-333 – Crypto Asset Trading Platforms: Terms and Conditions for Trading Value-Referenced Crypto Assets with… Client Updates March 01, 2023 Technology U.S. District Court Finds NBA Top Shot Moments may be Subject to U.S. Securities Laws On May 12, 2021, a class action law suit was filed against Dapper Labs, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) alleging that Dapper Labs violated U.S… Client Updates February 24, 2023 Technology Canadian Securities Administrators Announce Enhanced Pre-Registration Undertaking Requirements for Crypto Trading Platforms Further to its December 12, 2022 announcement, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 21-332 – Crypto