Lawyer Profile
David J. Matlow
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
David Matlow serves as counsel in a business law group at Goodmans. His practice is transaction based, involving all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on private equity fund formation and secondary transactions, as well as on sports matters.
David also assists companies and sports organizations with their governance matters and, in respect of family-owned businesses, inter-generational shareholder arrangements.
David is recommended as a leading lawyer by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (corporate finance/securities, corporate commercial law, M&A, private equity), The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (private equity), the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, Chambers Canada (investment funds: fund formation), Euromoney's Banking Finance and Transactional Expert Guide and Best Lawyers in Canada (corporate, M&A, securities, private funds and leveraged buyouts and private equity).
David is the immediate past chair of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto, chair of the Ontario Jewish Archives, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Israel Education and the National Marketing Committee of State of Israel Bonds (Canada).
He was the co-chair of Toronto’s 2015 United Jewish Appeal Campaign. David produced a 52-minute documentary film entitled “My Herzl” and owns the world’s largest collection of Theodor Herzl memorabilia, which he has exhibited and spoken about in Canada, the United States and Israel.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1986 (ON)