Our commercial practice is designed to help clients meet their day-to-day business needs. We draft, review and negotiate all manner of business agreements, such as:

• Sales agreements

• Service agreements

• License agreements

• IT agreements

• Employment agreements

• Independent contractor agreements

• Confidentiality agreements

We offer a full suite of corporate services with a relentless focus on practical and responsive support. Our key areas of focus include:

Corporate Transactions

• Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures

• Cannabis company formation & regulation

• Corporate financing

• Corporate reorganizations

• Secured transactions

• Securities

Stakeholder Relations

• Shareholders agreements

• Partnership agreements

• Joint venture agreements

Startups

• Incorporation, constating documents and record keeping

• Stock option plans

• Seed and venture financing

• Employment and independent contractor matters

We help clients navigate the complex world of estate planning in pursuit of optimal asset allocation and management. Areas of practice include:

• Wills

• Trusts

• Powers of attorney

• Succession planning

• Incapacity planning

Our talented litigators are committed to resolving client disputes with maximum effectiveness and efficiency. We regularly handle disputes arising from:

Business

• Breach of contract

• Shareholder and stakeholder claims

• Construction issues

• Insolvency and corporate reorganizations

• Labour & employment

• Security enforcement

Personal

• Employment and wrongful dismissal

• Human rights complaints

• Personal injury or loss

• Insurance matters

• Landlord and tenant issues

We leverage decades of Real Estate experience to advise clients on all their property-related needs, including:

Commercial Real Estate

• Acquisition & disposition

• Planning and development (subdivision, condominium)

• Commercial real estate financing

• Commercial leasing

• Construction contracts

• Construction financing

• Investment structuring

• Mortgage and security enforcement

• Distressed real estate and power of sale

Residential Real Estate

• Purchase and sale (house or condominium)

• Mortgages

• Easements and rights of way

• Zoning applications and LPAT appeals

• Landlord and tenant relations