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A. Gerold Goldlist

Gerold Goldlist is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial, Gaming, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practices. He has extensive expertise in gaming and secured financing transactions and international and cross-border transactions, acting for Canadian and foreign clients on a variety of acquisitions, divestitures, financings and joint ventures. He acts for manufacturing companies, private equity firms and gaming corporations. Gerold acts for Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, an agent of the Province of Ontario, which conducts and manages casinos and lotteries in that province. He has extensive involvement in negotiating the agreements relating to each of the casino complexes developed in the province, including the Niagara Falls and Windsor Casinos, and Casino Rama, which is located on First Nations Land.

Gerold's corporate practice has extended into the area of public/private development projects. His experience in the public sector includes advising government agencies and Crown corporations on legislative and policy matters as well as being engaged in all aspects of government proposal calls and the related selection processes.

Representative Work

  • Acted for private equity fund EdgeStone Capital Equity Fund III, L.P. in its acquisition and subsequent divestiture of an equity interest in Motion Picture Distribution LP, the former motion picture distribution arm of Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

  • Acting for Viking Air Limited, a first tier original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of aeronautical products, in connection with ongoing commercial matters, including the sale of new DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otter aircraft manufactured by Viking Air.

  • Advised Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation in connection with the negotiation of the arrangements with the primary service provider for OLG's Internet gaming business, which will be launched through PlayOLG.ca.

  • Acted for Westerkirk Capital Inc. in its acquisition of Vista Broadcast Group Inc., the parent company of Vista Radio Ltd. which holds 38 broadcast licences serving 50 communities throughout British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

  • Acted for private equity firms Westerkirk Capital Inc. and Ironbridge Equity Partners Limited in connection with their acquisition of Gaspard & Sons, a leading North American provider of robes and vestments, from the Gaspard family.

  • Acted for Onex Corporation on financing matters in connection with Onex's acquisition of Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group, renamed Carestream Health, Inc., in a transaction valued at US$2.35 billion.

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Recognition

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  • Named Toronto Gaming Law "Lawyer of the Year" 2013 by The Best Lawyers in Canada®.
  • Recognized as a repeatedly recommended lawyer in the area of Corporate Commercial Law in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.
  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading practitioner in Gaming Law.
  • Recognized in Lexpert®'s The Best Lawyers in Canada.
  • Achieved Martindale-Hubbell's highest ranking, AV Preeminent.

Professional Affiliations

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International Masters of Gaming Law

Toronto Opinions Group

Board Memberships

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  • Editorial Board, Canadian Corporations Precedents
  • Advisory Board Member, Hennick Centre for Business and Law

Community Involvement

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Teaching Engagements

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Speaking Engagements

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Gerold has lectured at numerous professional conferences and seminars on financings and legal opinions relating to commercial transactions. He was a featured speaker and presenter at the 2008 Canadian Gaming Summit held in Montreal.

Articles and Publications

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Gerold co-authored a number of papers on financings and legal opinions relating to commercial transactions. He is also the co-author of a number of articles in the gaming area, including "Roll Again: New Developments Concerning Gaming", "Privatizing the Canadian Gaming Industry - Is it in the Cards?" and "Is Single Proposition Sports Betting Legal in Canada?"

Gerold Goldlist
A. Gerold Goldlist
Partner
Office:
Toronto
Tel:
416.863.5507
Email:
ggoldlist@dwpv.com
Bar Admissions:

Ontario, 1982

Education:

Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B. (Silver Medallist), 1980