Some of our business startup legal services include:
Business Formations
We advise on the legal structures that are used to operate a business whether it is a corporation, partnerships, or sole-proprietorship, and each have their distinct advantages and disadvantages.
Incorporations
At our law firm, we have extensive experience incorporating companies both federally and provincially.
Shareholder Agreements
We prepare context specific Shareholders Agreements as they should be tailored according to the specific facts of the situation and needs of the corporation and its shareholders.
Commercial Contracts
We have extensive experience drafting commercial contracts with clarity and precision to protect our clients' interests.
Corporate Structuring
We work with your accountants to determine the best possible corporate structure, which often involves adjusting share structures, and performing share rollovers or share exchanges.
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
We assist in changing ownership of companies and their respective assets from simple to complex matters.
Commercial Leases
We regularly review, advise and negotiate commercial leases on behalf of our clients. A commercial lease is one of the most important contracts that many businesses will enter into.
Setting Up International Subsidiaries in Canada
We advise on setting up all aspects of foreign subsidiaries in Canada on behalf of multinational companies.
Purchase and Sale of Businesses
We advise and prepare the purchase and sale agreements when businesses are bought and sold.
We understand the needs of a business startup
Every business startup requires a lawyer who understands the pressures faced by an entrepreneur engaged in a new venture. In addition to our legal expertise, our business lawyers have entrepreneurial backgrounds having industry experience outside a law firm.
It is this industry experience having assisted many startup companies coupled with our legal expertise that makes us uniquely qualified in serving our startup and entrepreneurial clients. We work diligently with our clients to help them succeed in bringing their ideas to the next level, including offering startup packages which bundle our services at a favourable rate.
Our business lawyers have experience in advising startups in a variety of industries, including the information technology, mobile technology, digital media, retail, industrial, energy and resource sectors.