Lawyer Profile

Adam S. Goodman

Toronto, Ontario

Adam S. Goodman

Overview

Adam S. Goodman is a litigator and co-chair of Dentons’ Competition and Foreign Investment Review group. Adam’s practice focuses on class action defence, cartel defence, and merger clearance under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act.

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • International Law
  • Competition Law
  • Privacy Law
  • Intellectual Property

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2005 (ON)

Professional Details

Education

McGill University, 2004, BCL McGill University, 2004, LLB Carleton University, 2001, MA McGill University, 2000, BA

Associations

Ontario, 2005

American Bar Association Canadian Bar Association International Bar Association Ontario Bar Association The Advocates' Society The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) Presentations " Employer update on competition issues in the workplace ," Employment and Labour webinar series, February 24, 2023 "Opening Plenary: Lessons for 2020 from the Year in Review", CBA Competition Law Fall Conference, Ottawa, October 17, 2019 "Abuse of dominance and intellectual property", IBA Annual Conference, Seoul, Korea, September 24, 2019 "Criminal Aspect of Canadian Mergers Practice: The Intersection of M&A and Cartels", CBA National Competition Law Section program, November 26, 2018 "Antitrust after cartels: next generation enforcement", IBA Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 12, 2017 "Merger Review and the Proposed Airline Antitrust Immunity Process under the Canada Transportation Act ", CBA National Competition Law Section program, August 8, 2017 "Effective Antitrust Compliance Programs", IBA Annual Conference, Washington, DC, September 20, 2016 "Merger Due Diligence - Cross-Border Compliance Considerations", ABA Section of Antitrust and CBA National Competition Law Section joint program, January 27, 2016 "Conducting Internal Investigations", IBA Annual Conference, Vienna, Austria, October 7, 2015 "Mergers Panel" Looking Backward and Forward: A Five-Year

Awards & Recognition

First recognized in 2015, Adam has been commended for his extensive knowledge and experience in a variety of respected publications, including: Chambers Global : Competition and Antitrust - Canada The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory : Competition Law Who's Who Legal: Canada - Competition Chambers Canada: Competition Antitrust: Litigators; Competition Antitrust GCR Global Competition Review Who's Who Legal: Competition Future Leader Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer : Independently rated lawyer (formerly Acritas) The Legal 500 Canada: Competition and Antitrust The Best Lawyers in Canada : Competition/Antitrust Law In the Media Quoted in " Five things to know about Canada's new wage-fixing and no-poaching prohibitions ", The Globe and Mail , June 2023 Co-authored, " Opinion: Exemptions for national emergencies should be included in Competition Act reform ," The Globe and Mail , April 28, 2021

Articles & Speeches

Co-author, " The Competition Bureau's recent focus on real estate: Property controls and rental pricing ," Dentons Insights , July 2025 Co-author, " US market access and cross-border operations for Canadian software companies: Areas to watch ," Dentons Insights , February 2025 Co-author, " Bill C-59's third wave of changes to the Competition Act passed ," Dentons Insights , June 2024 Co-author, " Greenwashing: The next "big thing"? Legal framework applicable to Greenwashing: Canada ," Dentons Insight , March 27, 2024 Co-author, " Is the sky about to fall for Canadian business in 2024? A closer look at the recent Competition Act reforms ," Dentons Insights , February 7, 2024 Co-author, " Bill C-56 proposes new amendments to the Competition Act ", Canada Regulatory Review , October 2, 2023 Co-author, " Hazan v Micron Technology: Québec Court of Appeal requires evidence to support conspiracy ," Dentons Commercial Litigation Blog , May 25, 2023 Co-author, " 2023 Competition Act and Investment Canada Act thresholds for Canadian M&A transactions ," Dentons Insights , February 23, 2023 Co-author, " The Competition Bureau releases draft guidance on wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements ," Dentons Insights , January 20, 2023 Co-author, " Competition Tribunal decides in favour of Rogers-Shaw deal; Competition Bureau appeals ," Dentons Insights , January 17, 2023 Co-author, "

Selected Decisions

Lion's Gate Entertainment Corp.: Advised Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on the launch of Lionsgate Studios Corp. on the NASDAQ, which raised US$350 million by a group of investors and enabled by a business combination with Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.: Advised Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on the acquisition of certain assets of Hasbro Inc. including the entertainment assets commonly known as eOne Entertainment through the acquisition of Entertainment One Ltd. MaxBounty, ULC.: Acted for the seller in relation to the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of MaxBounty, ULC to German-based fund Mrge. Beedie Investments Ltd.: Advising on its acquisition of the majority of the shares of Think Research Corporation by way of plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). Motorola Solutions, Inc.: Advising as Canadian counsel in connection with its acquisition of Envysion, Inc., a leader in enterprise video security and business analytics for the retail industry. Transport Canada: Advising Transport Canada in the Government of Canada's public interest assessment