BUSINESS/CORPORATE LAW

Our corporate/commercial practice is dedicated to serving the ever-changing needs of individuals, national and multinational corporations, and other participants in the business world. We know that businesses in today's economic environment face unprecedented competitive pressures and must adapt constantly to the needs of their customer. We know that delivering our expertise most effectively means taking the time to know and understand our clients and their business.

Some of the many kinds of matters in which our corporate/commercial practice aids are the following:

• partnership and corporate advice for professionals
• public financing and private placements
• obtaining federal and provincial regulatory approval for foreign business to operate
• direct or indirect investment by foreign business in Canada
• pursuing foreign business opportunities for Canadian business
• tax planning and structuring
• mergers and acquisitions
• institutional financings of all types including cross-border and multi-currency loans
• securities compliance
• starting up a new business
• going public – listing on the stock market
• technology licensing and distribution
• patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property matters
• franchising
• competition law matters
• advising on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters
• Contracts
• Franchises
• Reorganizations/Buying/Selling Businesses
• Share/Asset Purchases
• Employment and Consulting Agreements
• Partnership Agreements
• Shareholder Agreements