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Financial Services Regulatory Update: OSFI Modernizes Approval Framework for Certain New Entrants https://lnkd.in/gcCewZxs

Goodmans Partner Jon Feldman has become the Chair of The Baycrest Foundation Board of Directors. Jon is a long-time supporter of the Baycrest Foundation and has been a board member for 6 years. Jon’s legal knowledge and passion to help the sector will support Baycrest Foundation’s mission to effectively deliver transformative research, care, innovation, and education in aging and brain health. To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/gzVRbCVW

Delighted to celebrate the completion of Overbay Capital Partners’ strategic growth partnership with Charlesbank Capital Partners. This precedent-setting and extraordinarily complex transaction involved the acquisition of a direct stake in a secondaries specialist by a major private equity firm. Goodmans LLP is honoured to have designed and managed the reorganization and structuring of Overbay’s interests. Our dedicated team was led by partners Neill May and Hari Marcovici, CFA and included Shea Neals, Maddy Cummings and Molly Podrebarac (Corporate); Jarrett Freeman, Kenneth Saddington and Roy Friedman (Tax). To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/gcMKBZGB

Goodmans LLP is pleased to have advised Carriage Hill Properties Acquisition Corp., a newly formed entity owned by CLV GROUP, in connection with the acquisition of InterRent REIT in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4 billion. Announced in May 2025, this complex and lengthy transaction was made possible by the dedication and collaboration of InterRent and CLV teams along with various legal, financial and transaction advisors. We are proud to have supported CLV as it moves toward building a best-in-class operating platform and assembling a portfolio of well-located properties in some of Canada’s strongest urban rental markets. Our exceptional and multidisciplinary Goodmans LLP team was led by partner Jon Feldman and included Hari Marcovici, CFA, Christina Liao, Darren Gill, Max Borins, Noa Rapaport (Corporate); Jarrett Freeman, Colin Romano (Tax); Fred Rubinoff, Tyler D'Angelo, Samantha Sarkozi (Real Estate); Joanna Rosengarten (Environmental); David Rosner, Kate McNeece (Regulatory, Competition and Foreign Investment); Celia Rhea, Jeffrey Citron, Michelle Roth, Karen Vadasz, Waseem Jarjis, Samantha M., Noor Sakran (Debt Finance and Financial Services); Susan Garvie, Megan Brooks (Employment); Brian Sweigman (Pensions and Benefits); Monique McAlister, Owen Gaffney (Privacy); and Amalia Berg (IP). To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/gjR9NFv9

The Legal Industry Reviews Canada 11th edition is now available, with the REITs chapter authored by Goodmans Partners Bill Gorman, Brenda Gosselin, and Stephen P..   To learn more and read the full chapter, visit https://lnkd.in/euiwfmMX

Goodmans Partner Jordan Scopa was recently quoted in Lexpert’s article, “Biosimilars Gain Ground as Health Canada Streamlines Approval Process,” discussing the impact of Health Canada’s revised biosimilar approval framework and its implications for intellectual property strategy, competition and innovation in the life sciences sector, including the potential for increased patent litigation. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/g5v9RE8z #LifeSciences #IntellectualProperty #Biosimilars #HealthCanada

We are delighted to share that Goodmans has been recognized in the 2026 Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences! Congratulations to the 8 Goodmans lawyers named among Canada’s leading life sciences and health care lawyers: Amalia Berg, Andrew Brodkin, Daniel Cappe, Ben Hackett, Harry Radomski, Jenene Roberts, Jordan Scopa and Sandon Shogilev.   To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/gk8_gbzC

We are thrilled to welcome our newest Associate, Dominique Carli! Dom’s practice focuses on various areas of corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and capital markets. Her experience will be a fantastic addition to our firm. Please join us in welcoming her to Goodmans! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gYTS_mTu

Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 As we celebrate - and cheer on Team Canada - we’re pleased to share the latest edition of Doing Business in Canada, a practical legal resource created for US and international clients exploring or expanding their operations in Canada. Download our 2026 guide here: https://lnkd.in/gWTpTSea There’s never been a better time to explore the opportunity Canada offers - on and off the field.

Municipal and Land Development Update: Encumbered Parkland Amendments Take Effect https://lnkd.in/gjQ55Jci