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.
Featured Work
Allan’s representative work includes acting for:
Technology
- Ginger Desk Inc. in connection with its sale to Jane App.
- HarbourVest Partners, LLC in connection with its Series B investment in Juno Veterinary Inc.
- Loop Financial Inc. in connection with its seed funding round.
- PROPELR Growth Fund in connection with its investments in Valsoft Corporation and KOHO.
- Practice Better, a nutritionist practice management platform, in connection with its sale to Five Elms Capital Partners.
- Ratio.city in connection with its sale to Esri Canada.
- Match Group in connection with its acquisition of PlentyOfFish Media Inc.
- HomeAdvisor.com in connection with its acquisition of HomeStars.
- Homecare Hub in connection with its seed funding round.
Corporate Finance
- The Lead Agents in connection with Brookfield on its C$433.2 million offering of First Mortgage Bonds for Bay Adelaide;
- The Lead Aagents in connection with Oxford Properties Group Trust’s C$700 million senior unsecured notes offering and subsequent follow on offerings.
- The underwriters in connection with Kraken Robotics Inc.’s C$402.5 million bought deal offering of subscription receipts and a succession of prior bought deal financings.
- The underwriters in connection with the C$30 million equity financing of Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc. by way of shelf prospectus offering.
- The underwriters in connection with equity financing of Vecima Networks Inc. for gross proceeds of C$17.5 million.
- Cura Partners in connection with its convertible debenture financing.
- The underwriters in connection with various H&R REIT equity and debenture offerings.
- National Bank, as lead underwriter in connection with a bought deal for Solium Capital Inc.
- The syndicate of agents in connection with OMERS Realty Corporation's private placement of debentures.
- The underwriters in connection with a bought deal offering of common shares by Mogo Finance Technology Inc.
M&A
- Minute Media in connection with its acquisition of STN Video.
- Warren Equity Partners in connection with acquisitions by its portfolio companies of O’Brien Listing Solutions Inc., CP Cranes, Power Pro and Ontario Crane Service.
- Cura Partners in connection with its C$1 billion sale to Curaleaf and the sale of its CBD business to Sentia Wellness.
- Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. in connection with its C$450 million sale to Onex Corporation.
- Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. in connection with its going private transaction with Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Awards & Recognition
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The Legal 500 Recommended, Technology 2026
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, FinTech Practice, Information Technology Law, Securities Law, Technology Law 2026
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Lexpert Special Edition: Finance Canada's Leading Finance Lawyers 2026
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Corporate Finance & Securities 2026
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The Legal 500 Recommended, Technology 2025
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IFLR1000 Notable Practitioner, Financial and Corporate 2025
Credentials
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
Insights
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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… -
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… -
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 Asset Trading Platforms: Pre-Registration Undertakings (“SN… -
Technology
Class Action Lawsuit Highlights Importance of Legal Wrappers for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
In a first-of-its kind lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California last month, a handful of members of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called bZx DAO (bZx), commenced a class… -
Technology
New Resources for Tech and Innovation in Federal Budget 2022
On April 7, 2022, the Government of Canada released its budget for the upcoming 2022 fiscal year (the “Budget”). Formally titled Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow our Economy and Make Life Affordable… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Technology Mergers & Acquisitions Review 2nd Edition - Canada Chapter
Allan Goodman, Michelle Vigod and Jessica Bishop authored the Canada Chapter of The Technology Mergers & Acquisitions Review 2nd Edition.Overview from the Canada Chapter:Deals in the…
News & Events
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Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Lawyers Recognized in the Lexpert Special Editions: Finance 2026 and Mergers & Acquisitions 2026
We are delighted to share the Lexpert Special Editions: Finance 2026 and Mergers and Acquisitions 2026 continue to feature Goodmans lawyers among Canada's best.Congratulations to the 34 lawyers… -
Banking and Financial Services
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2026 Recognizes Goodmans
We are proud to announce Goodmans continues to be recognized in the 2026 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.Congratulations to the 90 Goodmans lawyers recognized as leaders across… -
Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Receives Top-Tier Recognition from The Legal 500 Canada 2026
We are pleased to announce Goodmans has once again received top-tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2026 Guide.Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on independent research and…