LAWYER PROFILE

Tara Hunt

Canada 2027

Goodmans LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Sports Law

Nationwide - Canada

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Goodmans LLP

Canada

Practice Areas

Tara Hunt is a partner in a business law group at Goodmans. Her practice is transaction based and she acts for both public and private companies, with a particular emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and corporate finance transactions, private equity, and sports franchise transactions. She also assists companies with their corporate governance and continuous disclosure obligations.

Career

Tara is recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” for corporate and M&A by The Legal 500 Canada, as a “Rising Star” for corporate, M&A and private equity by Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides, and as “One to Watch” for corporate law and mergers and acquisitions law by Best Lawyers in Canada. She has also been recommended for capital markets and sports law by The Legal 500 Canada and “Repeatedly Recommended” by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for mergers & acquisitions.

Professional Memberships

She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.

Personal

Tara has her Master of Laws in Global Business Law from Columbia Law School. Tara obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto where she was the co-president of the Business Law Society and a senior editor of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Canada Guide

Sports Law - Nationwide - Canada

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Tara Hunt is an emerging sports and corporate lawyer who advises investors, sports ownership groups and corporate clients on franchise transactions, acquisitions and financing matters. She has developed a strong reputation for her work on high-profile sports investments.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

She’s become very in-tune with sports law - how the leagues operate, what their requirements and sensitivities are, and understanding practically what we can and can’t negotiate. She's very prudent and has sound business logic.
Sports LawChambers Canada Guide
She is incredible, she is a genius. She has very strong awareness of the sports legal market.
Sports LawChambers Canada Guide