Tara Parker

Partner
Goodmans LLP

Tara Parker is a partner in the Entertainment Law Group at Goodmans. She represents major US and Canadian studios, broadcasters, independent producers and a range of creative and business clients, in the development, production, financing and exploitation of film, television, digital and other media projects. She is recognized as a leading Entertainment lawyer by The Best Lawyers in Canada (named 2021 Toronto Entertainment Lawyer of the Year),The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Entertainment), Chambers Canada, Who’s Who Legal: Sports & Entertainment and Euromoney’s Guides to the World’s Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers and Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law (media). She is a frequent speaker/panelist at media conferences and guest lecturer on entertainment law at the University of Toronto Law School, Ryerson University and for the Osgoode Certificate in Entertainment Law course. She has appeared as a guest expert on the subject of “format/reality programming” and “copyright/street art” on BNN and CTV networks, respectively. She has contributed articles to various publications including: "Views about Drake's 6IX trademark dispute" and “Cartoonist challenges Banksy’s intellectual Property Rights” in The Lawyer’s Daily, published by LexisNexis Canada.