
Overview
Jaclyn Seidman is a partner, member of the Executive Committee, co-head of a business law group, and co-chair of the Women’s Success Committee at Goodmans. Her practice focuses on entertainment law, intellectual property and a broad range of corporate/commercial matters.
Jaclyn represents major U.S., international and Canadian studios, broadcasters, producers, literary, and business clients on a broad range of media-related matters, including rights acquisitions, production legal matters, clearance and copyright matters. Jaclyn is also a corporate/commercial lawyer who regularly acts on a broad range of transactions, including acquisitions, complex licensing arrangements and advises on a wide range of business operations matters.
In 2018, Jaclyn was honoured as one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. She is recognized by Chambers Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Legal 500 Canada and Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading entertainment lawyer.
Awards & Recognition
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Entertainment Law 2023
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Chambers Canada Band 2, Media and Entertainment 2023
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The Legal 500 Canada Recommended, Media and Entertainment 2023
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized: Entertainment Law, Securities Law 2023
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The Legal 500 Canada Recommended, Media and Entertainment 2022
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Chambers Canada Ranked, Tier 3, Media and Entertainment: Canada - Nationwide 2022
Credentials
Professional Involvement
Jaclyn is a Trustee on the Board of Trustees of The Royal Ontario Museum and is the Vice Chair of the Governance Committee. Jaclyn has also served on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including the Jewish Chamber of Commerce and the McGill Alumni Association - Toronto Branch and is a founding member of the advisory council for McGill’s Women, Leadership and Philanthropy Initiative.
Jaclyn is an expert practitioner on Practical Law Canada’s Corporate and Commercial Transactions Advisory Board. She was a contributing editor to Canadian Forms and Precedents: Commercial Transactions – Information Technology and Entertainment published by LexisNexis. She co-authored the Goodmans Guide to Producing in Canada and Doing Business with Canadians.
Jaclyn teaches business law courses at the University of Toronto’s Rotman Commerce business school and is the recipient of several Excellence in Teaching awards. She is also a regular guest lecturer at the University of Toronto’s law school. Jaclyn is a frequent speaker and panelist at seminars on a range of entertainment and media-related issues.
Credentials
- McGill University, B.C.L./LL.B., 2005, With Great Distinction
- McGill University, B.Ed., 2002, Dean’s List
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association, Entertainment, Media and Communications Law Past Section Executive
- WIFT-T Women in Film and Television – Toronto
Call to Bar
- Ontario
Insights
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Entertainment
So You Want To Produce In Canada, Eh?
If you are considering producing in Canada, there’s a lot you not only need to know, but want to know. Why? Because it can save you both time and money - and who doesn’t want that? The discussion… -
Intellectual Property
Lexpert Recognizes the Goodmans IP Team
The Goodmans IP Team is proud to have been recognized in the 26th edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2022.As a group, the Goodmans IP Team was recognized as follows:Intellectual Property… -
Intellectual Property
The Countdown is on! Changes to Canadian Trademark Law Coming June 2019
Significant changes are underway to Canadian trademark law and practice this year with an overhaul to legislation taking effect on June 17, 2019. Canada will accede to the Madrid Protocol, Nice… -
Entertainment
Ontario Proposes New Rules for Ticket Resale
On June 26, 2017, the Attorney General of Ontario announced proposed changes to Ontario’s Ticket Speculation Act. The Ticket Speculation Act governs the resale of tickets to events such as… -
Communications and Media
OPSTC and OCASE Tax Credit Rates to be Grandfathered
As discussed in our previous Goodmans Updates (see Ontario “Grandfathers” Recent Budget Changes to Production Services and Computer Animation and Special Effects Film Tax Credits, or Ontario Reduces… -
Communications and Media
Ontario "Grandfathers" Recent Budget Changes to Production Services and Computer Animation and Special Effects Film Tax Credits
On May 25, 2015, Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Michael Coteau, announced that the changes to the Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC) and the Ontario Computer Animation and…
News & Events
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Banking and Financial Services
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023 Continues to Recognize Goodmans
We are proud to announce we have once again been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023.85 Goodmans lawyers have been recognized as top-tier in their fields and leaders across… -
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Jaclyn Seidman and Tara Parker at McGill Pre-Law Student’s Society and McGill Women in Leadership’s Women in Law Panel 2023
Jaclyn Seidman and Tara Parker join the Entertainment Law Panel 2023 presented by McGill Pre-Law Student’s Society and McGill Women in Leadership. This program will be offered online (Zoom). The… -
Banking and Financial Services
The Legal 500 Canada Continues to Recognize Goodmans with Top Tier Rankings
We are pleased to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2023 Guide released today. Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on…