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'''Goodman and Carr''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[law firm]].<ref name="National Post" /> It was established in 1965 when Wolfe Goodman and Donald Carr combined their practices.<ref name="National Post">{{cite news|title=Driven to [Self-] Destruction|url=http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/fpb/story.html?id=d5023057-1e63-4b50-9eb8-d2e67c6a51a7|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=National Post|date=25 September 2007}}</ref> At its height, the firm was considered one of the top tax and real estate firms in the country, once employing over 140 lawyers.<ref name="Globe">{{cite news|last=McNish|first=Jacquie|title=Law firm Goodman and Carr shutting down|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/law-firm-goodman-and-carr-shutting-down/article1071989/|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=14 March 2007}}</ref> In 2007, following partner defections and failed talks to merge with major international law firm [[Baker & Mackenzie]], the firm, then with 85 lawyers, announced it would be closing.<ref>{{cite news|last=McMahon|first=Kirsten|title=Goodman and Carr closing its doors|url=http://www.lawtimesnews.com/200703191416/headline-news/goodman-and-carr-closing-its-doors|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=Law News Times|date=19 March 2007}}</ref> At the time, it was considered Canada's largest law firm failure, surpassing the previous record set by [[Holden Day Wilson]] LLP in 1996.<ref name="Globe" /> That record was surpassed in 2014, when [[Heenan Blaikie]] voted to dissolve itself.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Janet |last1=McFarland |first2=Jeff |last2=Gray |first3=Kathryn Blaze |last3=Carlson |first4=Sean |last4=Fine |first5= |title=Storied law firm Heenan Blaikie sunk by a shifting legal landscape|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/the-law-page/pace-of-departures-from-struggling-heenan-blaikie-continues-to-escalate/article16708371/|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=5 February 2014}}</ref> |
'''Goodman and Carr''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[law firm]].<ref name="National Post" /> It was established in 1965 when Wolfe Goodman and Donald Carr combined their practices.<ref name="National Post">{{cite news|title=Driven to [Self-] Destruction |url=http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/fpb/story.html?id=d5023057-1e63-4b50-9eb8-d2e67c6a51a7 |accessdate=6 February 2014 |newspaper=National Post |date=25 September 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512064054/http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/fpb/story.html?id=d5023057-1e63-4b50-9eb8-d2e67c6a51a7 |archivedate=12 May 2014 |df= }}</ref> At its height, the firm was considered one of the top tax and real estate firms in the country, once employing over 140 lawyers.<ref name="Globe">{{cite news|last=McNish|first=Jacquie|title=Law firm Goodman and Carr shutting down|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/law-firm-goodman-and-carr-shutting-down/article1071989/|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=14 March 2007}}</ref> In 2007, following partner defections and failed talks to merge with major international law firm [[Baker & Mackenzie]], the firm, then with 85 lawyers, announced it would be closing.<ref>{{cite news|last=McMahon|first=Kirsten|title=Goodman and Carr closing its doors|url=http://www.lawtimesnews.com/200703191416/headline-news/goodman-and-carr-closing-its-doors|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=Law News Times|date=19 March 2007}}</ref> At the time, it was considered Canada's largest law firm failure, surpassing the previous record set by [[Holden Day Wilson]] LLP in 1996.<ref name="Globe" /> That record was surpassed in 2014, when [[Heenan Blaikie]] voted to dissolve itself.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Janet |last1=McFarland |first2=Jeff |last2=Gray |first3=Kathryn Blaze |last3=Carlson |first4=Sean |last4=Fine |first5= |title=Storied law firm Heenan Blaikie sunk by a shifting legal landscape|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/the-law-page/pace-of-departures-from-struggling-heenan-blaikie-continues-to-escalate/article16708371/|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=5 February 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:32, 23 March 2017
| Major practice areas | Tax and real estate |
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| Date founded | 1965 |
| Founders | Wolfe Goodman and Donald Carr |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Dissolved | 2007 |
Goodman and Carr was a Canadian law firm.[1] It was established in 1965 when Wolfe Goodman and Donald Carr combined their practices.[1] At its height, the firm was considered one of the top tax and real estate firms in the country, once employing over 140 lawyers.[2] In 2007, following partner defections and failed talks to merge with major international law firm Baker & Mackenzie, the firm, then with 85 lawyers, announced it would be closing.[3] At the time, it was considered Canada's largest law firm failure, surpassing the previous record set by Holden Day Wilson LLP in 1996.[2] That record was surpassed in 2014, when Heenan Blaikie voted to dissolve itself.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Driven to [Self-] Destruction". National Post. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b McNish, Jacquie (14 March 2007). "Law firm Goodman and Carr shutting down". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ McMahon, Kirsten (19 March 2007). "Goodman and Carr closing its doors". Law News Times. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ McFarland, Janet; Gray, Jeff; Carlson, Kathryn Blaze; Fine, Sean (5 February 2014). "Storied law firm Heenan Blaikie sunk by a shifting legal landscape". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
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