About Tara

Tara Parker is a partner at Goodmans who practices entertainment law. Best Lawyers in Canada named her the 2023 Toronto Entertainment Law Lawyer of the Year, and she has received recognition from Chambers Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and the Lexology Index for her sports and entertainment work, along with mentions for her media practice from Euromoney and other industry guides. She often comments publicly on entertainment law developments, having spoken with The Globe and Mail about NFTs, CBC News about filming celebrity biopics, CTV's morning show about copyright litigation, and BNN about format programs and reality television. Parker guest lectures on entertainment law at the University of Toronto, Schulich School of Business, York University, Ryerson University, and Toronto Film School, and teaches in Osgoode's Entertainment Law certificate program. She has served on the advisory board and as a lecturer for the BANFF Spark Accelerator for women in media production, mentors through Young Women in Law, and volunteers as duty counsel for ALAS, a nonprofit offering free legal advice to Ontario artists.

Education & credentials

Law school
University of Toronto New York University Northwestern University

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