Adam S. Goodman > Dentons > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
77 KING STREET WEST
SUITE 400
TORONTO, ONTARIO M5K 0A1
Canada

Work Department

Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Competition and Antitrust

Position

Partner

Career

Adam S. Goodman is a litigator and partner in Dentons’ Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment group.

Adam’s practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, class action defence, cartel defence, and merger clearance under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act. He has represented clients at all levels of Ontario and Federal courts. Adam also has extensive experience representing clients in contentious public inquiries.

Active in several bar associations, Adam holds leadership positions in the International Bar Association (IBA) and the American Bar Association (ABA). Adam currently serves as Co-Chair of the IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee and sits on the Advisory Board of the Pricing Conduct Committee of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law. Adam also regularly speaks, teaches and writes on competition law, foreign investment law and litigation topics.

Read Adam’s full biography here.

Languages

English; French

Memberships

Education

McGill University, 2004, B.C.L
McGill University, 2004, LL.B.
Carleton University, 2001, MA
McGill University, 2000, B.A.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Competition and antitrust

Dentons‘ antitrust and competition law expertise encompasses merger reviews, abuse of dominance cases, pricing practices, distribution arrangements and advertising mandates. The practice is jointly directed by a duo of Toronto-based partners: Sandy Walker and Adam S. Goodman. Walker is experienced in M&A reviews, and Goodman is well-versed in class action defence, cartel defence and merger clearance under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act. Edmonton-based senior counsel Barry Zalmanowitz KC is an additional key contact. Litigation-focused partner Marina E Sampson left the firm in February 2024.