
Overview
Jamie Firsten is a partner in a business law group at Goodmans. His practice focuses on advising emerging companies in connection with venture financings, M&A, and corporate and commercial law matters, with a main focus on technology companies. Within technology, Jamie is active in the enterprise software and e-sports space.
He acts for startups as well as established private and public companies in a wide range of industries, including information technology, media, hospitality, manufacturing and industrial, retail and natural resources.
He is part of the Goodmans team, acting 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.
Jamie is recognized by numerous publications including: Chambers Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences. In 2021, Jamie was honoured as one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.
Before joining Goodmans, Jamie was a partner at another large Canadian firm, practicing private equity and corporate law with a strong focus within the technology sector.
Featured Work
Some of Jamie’s representative work includes acting for:
- Maple Corporation, the leading telemedicine provider in Canada, in connection with Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.’s $75 million investment in the company
- The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative in connection with all transactional and commercial matters
- the management of Firmex in connection with its recent sale
- OverActive Media in connection with its acquisition of the Toronto Slot of the Overwatch League from Activision Blizzard, and a slot in the European League of Legends Championship Series from Riot Games
- e-learning software company Docebo in connection with a Series B financing round
- Panasonic Canada in connection with various acquisitions
- The Harlo Group in connection with real estate transactions and various venture financings
- Whitecap Ventures in connection with various portfolio investments
- Ripple Ventures in connection with the formation of its fund and portfolio investments
- Resolver, a governance, risk management and compliance software company, in connection with a Series A financing round and ongoing tuck in acquisitions
- several search funds in connection with their respective qualifying transactions
- PerfectMind, a leading health and fitness software company, in connection with its sale transaction to Advent Group
- Vetster Inc., a leading veterinary telemedicine platform with its Series Seed, Series A and Series B venture financings
- VendorPM Inc., a leading property technology company with its Series Seed and Series A venture financings.
- Purefacts Financial Solutions, a leading provider of wealth management software, in connection with its $37 million strategic financing from Canadian Business Growth Fund
- Ten Thousand Coffees (10KC), the leading talent experience platform, in connection with its $56 million investment from Five Elms Capital
Awards & Recognition
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Corporate Mid-Market, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology Transactions 2023
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Chambers Canada Band 3, Startups and Emerging Companies 2023
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The Legal 500 Canada Recommended, Technology 2022
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Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences Recognized, Canada's Leading Technology and Health Sciences Lawyers 2022
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Chambers Canada Ranked, Tier 3, Startups and Emerging Companies: Nationwide - Canada 2022
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Finance & Securities 2022
Credentials
Credentials
- University of Windsor, LL.B., 2006
- Western University, B.A., 2003, Psych
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
Call to Bar
- 2007 Ontario
Insights
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Banking and Financial Services
Virtual Currency Dealers Must Register as MSBs by June 1, 2020: Important Changes to Canada's Anti-Money Laundering Regime
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Technology
Goodmans Technology Startup Guide
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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… -
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… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Chambers and Partners Continues to Honour Goodmans with Top Tier Recognition
We are delighted to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Canada 2023 Guide released today. Recognition from Chambers…