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{{Short description|Canadian corporate law firm}}
{{about|the Canadian corporate law firm|the electronics company|Goodmans Industries}}
{{Infobox Law Firm
| firm_name = Goodmans LLP
| firm_logo = File:Goodmanslogo.jpg
| headquarters = [[Bay Adelaide Centre]]<br />[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| num_offices = 1
| num_attorneys = 200+<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lexpert.ca/directory/firm/goodmans-llp-221/ |title=Goodmans LLP &#124; Lexpert Directory |access-date=2013-11-15 |archive-date=2013-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114015623/http://www.lexpert.ca/directory/Firm/goodmans-llp-221/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| num_employees = 
| practice_areas = Mergers and acquisitions, litigation, corporate restructuring, private equity, corporate finance and securities, mining and natural resources, banking, commercial real estate, entertainment, tax and intellectual property, among others<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goodmans.ca/Section/Expertise/Practice_Listing|title=Goodmans LLP : Practice Listing}}</ref>
| key_people = [[Dale Lastman]] (chairman)
| revenue = 
| date_founded = 1917
| founder = David Bertram Goodman
| company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
| homepage = [http://www.goodmans.ca/ www.goodmans.ca]
}}

'''Goodmans LLP''' is a [[Canadian law|Canadian]] [[corporate law|corporate]] [[law firm]]. First established in Toronto in 1917 by David Bertram Goodman, Goodmans LLP now has approximately 200 lawyers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goodmans|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/global/firm/3767/goodmans|website=Chambers and Partners|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref> The firm acts for Canada's largest corporations, financial institutions and multinationals, and was recognized two years in a row as the National Law Firm of the Year for Canada at the International Financial Law Review's Americas Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iflr.com/Channel/17440/Awards.html |title=Awards |publisher=Iflr.com |date=2011-09-13 |accessdate=2011-11-15}}</ref> In September 2018, Goodmans was awarded the Americas Energy Tax Deal of the Year at the 13th annual Americas Tax Awards by [[ITR (magazine)|International Tax Review]] in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.internationaltaxreview.com/article/b1f7n2kb2ss0mm/americas-tax-awards-2018|title=Americas Tax Awards 2018|website=International Tax Review|date=15 October 2018 |language=en-gb|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref>

== Notable firm members and alumni ==

* [[Edwin A. Goodman]] – One of the founding partners: Canadian lawyer and political figure
* [[Mike Harris]] – Former advisor: [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|MPP]] and 22nd [[Premier of Ontario]] (1995–2002)
* [[Gord Kirke]] – Counsel and later sports and entertainment lawyer<ref name="Livesey">{{cite web|url=https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/article/the-champs-champion-8/|title=The champs' champion|last=Livesey|first=Bruce|date=2006-01-25|website=Canadian Lawyer Magazine|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref>
* [[Dale Lastman]] – Current chair of Goodmans
* [[Allan Leibel]] – Counsel and former co-chair: Canadian [[Sailing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic sailor]]
* [[Bob Rae]] – Former partner: Member of Parliament, Leader of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] (2011–13) and 21st [[Premier of Ontario]] (1990–1995)
* [[Herb Solway]] – Former chair of the firm: Chairman of the [[Toronto Blue Jays]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.goodmans.ca Goodmans LLP]

[[Category:Law firms of Canada]]
[[Category:Law firms established in 1917]]
[[Category:1917 establishments in Ontario]]


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