Jeffrey Citron

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Jeffrey Citron is a partner in the Banking and Financial Services, Hospitality Law and Entertainment and Sports Law Groups at Goodmans. His multi-faceted practice focuses primarily on corporate finance transactions and luxury mixed-use hotel and residential resort developments.

In his years of practice in the banking and finance area, Jeff has developed extensive experience acting for both lenders and borrowers in complex domestic and international secured lending transactions and debt restructuring transactions. Jeff is banking counsel to, among others, Cineplex Inc., Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited, The Clairvest Group, The Kilmer Group and Dexterra Group Inc. Jeff has also represented Bank of Montreal in connection with hotel related financings, and has acted from time to time for The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Fortress Credit Corp., GE Capital, Algoma Steel Inc., among others.

In almost 40 years of practice in the Hospitality Law area, Jeff has extensive experience representing owners and operators of hotels and resorts with the acquisition, financing, operation and management of hotels, resorts and mixed-use projects worldwide. Over the years, Jeff has represented Four Seasons Hotels, Auberge Resorts, Cabot and others in negotiating luxury hotel and private residence management agreements, as well as related financing agreements for the development and operation of these properties.

In the Sports Law area, Jeff advises current and former athletes and their agents and advisors.

Jeff has regularly been recognized (1) as a leading banking and finance lawyer by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Lawyers, IFLR1000, Chambers Global, Best Lawyers in Canada, and The Legal 500 Canada, and (2) by Chambers Canada for his exceptional work in Hospitality Law. Jeff is also recognized by Lexology Index: Sports & Gaming as one of Canada’s leading sports lawyers. He is also featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A.

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Professional Involvement

From 1995 to 2000, Jeff took leave from Goodmans to act as full-time associate counsel to the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) and was lead NHLPA counsel in drafting the 1995 collective bargaining agreement. In addition, Jeff acted as lead NHLPA representative on the Investment Committee of the NHL Players Pension Plan, as well as chairman and secretary of the board of trustees for the NHL Players Pension Plan from 1999-2001.

Jeff has been published in the National Banking Law Review, the University of British Columbia Law Review and in various sports publications on issues involving the business of sports. Jeff has been a frequent guest lecturer on collective bargaining in sports and the business of sports at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Osgoode Hall Law School.

Professional Affiliations

  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Sports Lawyers Association