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Goodmans is recognized worldwide as a leading Canadian entertainment law firm, and was named 2025 “Law Firm of the Year” for Entertainment Law by Best Law Firms - Canada.

Our Entertainment Law Group represents a large cross-section of major North American film, television, digital media and publishing companies, as well as many individual directors, authors and screenwriters, actors and film and television personalities.

We assist our clients with structuring and optimizing production financing, negotiating international co-productions and CRTC co-ventures, arranging Canadian content tax credit applications and assisting in sales to distributors and broadcasters in Canada and abroad. We advise our domestic and foreign clients on Canadian tax and legal issues such as film tax credits and Canadian withholding tax, preparing talent contracts, dealing with Canadian guilds and unions and advising on Canadian foreign investment rules and domestic broadcast regulatory requirements.

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What the Team is Known For

Goodmans is a renowned Toronto-based law firm and a major force in the entertainment sector. Its entertainment group provides legal services to prominent players in film, television and online entertainment services. It represents domestic and international clients across the spectrum of their commercial issues, spanning financing, transactions, international projects and co-ventures as well as talent agreements. The team also offers coverage of specialist areas such as digital media and federal and provincial film, foreign investment and tax issues affecting the film industry.

Work Highlights

  • Goodmans represented Alcon Entertainment in connection with its production legal services on all six seasons of "The Expanse" series, as well as other production projects.

Strengths

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Goodmans distils complex issues quickly and easily in ways that allow me to understand what’s happening. The team runs deep with legal knowledge.

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The team has an incredible depth of knowledge and excellent written work product. Goodmans also has broad industry contacts.

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Goodmans has an unwavering dedication to perfection and its greatest strength is its customer service paired with staunch legal expertise.

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Notable Practitioners

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David Zitzerman
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David Zitzerman
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David Zitzerman provides guidance on a host of corporate, regulatory and production deal structuring issues to a broad client base of film studios, television producers and OTT streaming services. He is based in Toronto.

We engage David for his reputation as a deal closer and collaborative negotiator.

David is an excellent lawyer. He's very knowledgeable, a great communicator and has a breadth of experience.

He is a brilliant attorney.

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Jaclyn Seidman
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Jaclyn Seidman is a Toronto-based lawyer at Goodmans who advises on production and financing matters for Canadian and international film and TV producers. She also assists clients with IP portfolio acquisition and protection issues.

Jaclyn is extremely intelligent, provides quick responses and offers valuable insights. Everything is exceptional.

She will continue to support the business for decades to come based on her unwavering commitment to our long-term strategic and commercial success.

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Tara Parker
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Tara Parker is based in Toronto, where she is a partner in Goodmans' entertainment law practice. She advises Canadian and international film and TV production companies on production and financing issues.

She understands both the market at large and our specific business needs.

Tara is an excellent lawyer who has broad experience and is a great communicator. She consistently provides reliable advice.

Tara is a very practical lawyer.

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David Zitzerman
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Tara Parker
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