333 Bay St, Suite 3400, Bay Adelaide Ctr, W Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1983 (ON)
Counsel and Head of Entertainment Law Group at Goodmans. Focuses on film, TV, and online media in Canada and US and related copyright law and Investment Canada Act advice. Clients include independent producers, Canadian and US networks and streaming services, Hollywood studios, distributors, publishers, game companies, private equity investors, talent guilds/agencies, and writers/performers. Recognized by Chambers Canada (Band 1), The Legal 500 Canada (Hall of Fame), Lexology Index (Global Elite Thought Leader), Best Lawyers in Canada (2024 and 2020 Entertainment Lawyer of the Year), Lexpert, Euromoney’s Best of the Best and rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Adjunct Professor of entertainment law at UofT Law School. Frequent expert commentator on entertainment industry issues, appearing on BNN Bloomberg, iHeart Radio and CBC Radio. Co-author of Entertainment Law in Canada (LexisNexis). On the Program Advisory Committee of the TMU RTA School and arbitrator for the Independent Film & Television Alliance. Member of the Canadian Film Centre Founders Council, Film Ontario, Canadian Media Production Association, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, and WIFT – Toronto. Gold Patron of TIFF. Serves as vice chair of the Law Firm Advisory Board of AMEC.
Kew Media Group Inc. (TSX: KEW) (Kew), a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), created one of the world’s most significant independent content platforms by directly acquiring six companies - Content Media Corporation plc, Architect Films Inc., Bristow Global Media Inc., Frantic Films Corporation, Media Headquarters Film & Television Inc. and Our House Media Inc. – and indirectly acquiring control of Aito Media Oy, Campfire Film & Television LLC, Collins Avenue Productions LLC, Jigsaw Productions LLC and Spirit Digital Media Limited.
Nelson Education Ltd. (Nelson), Canada’s leading education publishing company, completed a sale of substantially all of its assets to 682534 N.B. Inc., now operating as Nelson Education Ltd., in exchange for the compromise and release of approximately US$270 million of first lien secured debt obligations.
