Overview
Owen Gaffney is an associate in a business law group at Goodmans. He is developing his practice in the areas of private equity, technology, and public M&A.
Owen obtained his law degree from the University of Western Ontario, where he completed the Intellectual Property, Information and Technology Area of Concentration, won several academic awards, and graduated with distinction.
Prior to joining Goodmans, Owen was an associate at a National law firm practicing corporate restructuring and insolvency law. Owen also gained practical and client-focussed experience working with in-house counsel at various companies within Canada’s financial services industry.
Awards & Recognition
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Best Lawyers in Canada Ones to Watch, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring Law 2024
Credentials
Credentials
- Western University, J.D., 2017
- Princeton University, B.A., 2014
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
Call to Bar
- 2018 Ontario
Insights
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Tax
CRA Suggests Depositing Cryptocurrency with Trading Platform Could Trigger Tax
On November 2, 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) answered a series of questions as part of the Association de planification fiscal et financière’s annual conference in Quebec City that may have… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Investing in the Future: Navigating the Risks and Rewards in AI-Related Transactions
Following the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, the significant developments in artificial intelligence (“AI”) over the last several years – and in generative AI in particular – have caught the… -
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
Whose Efforts are they Anyway? Securities Law Considerations for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
Introduction Following FTX’s insolvency and its fallout throughout the cryptocurrency markets, calls for greater regulatory scrutiny have intensified. The focus of this scrutiny is primarily on the…
News & Events
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Private Equity and Venture Capital
100+ Goodmans lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada: 2024 Edition
Goodmans is delighted to announce we have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada with 101 lawyers ranked across 41 practice areas.Congratulations to Harry Radomski… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Goodmans Welcomes Owen Gaffney
Goodmans is pleased to announce Owen Gaffney has joined the firm as a corporate associate in our business law group. Owen will be a terrific addition to our firm. We warmly welcome Owen to…