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Corporate Commercial Law
Whether you are starting a business, buying or selling a business, or reorganizing your existing business practices, we can assist you in all areas of business law including the following:
- Business Formations
- Ontario or Federal incorporations
- General Partnerships and Limited Partnerships
- Shareholder or Partnership Agreements
- Business Name, Domain Name and Trade-Mark Registrations
- Buying & Selling of Businesses (Mergers & Acquisitions)
- Share and Asset Purchase Agreements
- Amalgamations
- Reorganizations
- Dissolutions and Winding-up
- Corporate Finance & Securities
- Exempt Offerings and Private Placements
- Corporate and Business financing
- Loan Collateral and Security
- Franchising
- Buying and Selling of Franchises
- Franchise Disputes
- Contracts
- Confidentiality and Non-competition Agreements
- Consulting Agreements
- Employment Agreements
- Equipment Leases
- Distribution Agreements
- Technology Transfer Agreements
- Joint Ventures
- Co-Ownership Agreements
- Sales Agency Agreements
We have a substantial experience in commercial and residential real estate matters including the following:
- Residential Purchase & Sale Transactions
- Negotiating and drafting agreements of purchase and sale Acting for buyers or sellers of new and resale homes Mortgage financing and renewals
- Commercial and Industrial Purchase and Sale Transactions
- Purchases and sales of multi-residential, commercial and industrial real estate including apartment and office buildings
- Mortgage financing and renewal
- Acting for borrowers or lenders on mortgage transactions
- Advising borrowers with respect to mortgage liability
- Condominium Purchase & Sale
- Negotiating and drafting agreements of purchase and sale
- Acting for buyers or sellers on condominium purchases or sales
- Acting for borrowers or lenders on mortgage transactions
- Reviewing and advising on Condominium Status Certificates and Disclosure Statements
- Leasing of Residential, Retail, Office or Industrial Space
- Negotiating and drafting of commercial, retail, and office leases
- Reviewing commercial leases and advising tenants with respect to lease liability
- Advising landlords with respect to lease enforcement
We provide litigation services in a number of areas, including those listed below:
- All forms of commercial litigation, including contractual, partnership and shareholder disputes
- franchising disputes
- Breach of contract claims and injunctive relief
- Family law litigation
- Enforcement of foreign judgments in Canada
- Insurance litigation including coverage disputes and property losses
- Real estate related litigation including lease & mortgage disputes
- Construction liens
- Restructuring & insolvency
- Employment law
- Estate litigation
We have experience in the following areas of family law:
- Child and spousal support
- Cohabitation contracts including marriage, paternity and separation agreements
- Division of property
- Divorce (Contested & Uncontested)
- Exclusive possession of matrimonial home
- Foreign Divorce Legal Opinions for Remarriage in Canada
- Guardianship
- Sale of Family Property
Peter is a licensed trade-mark agent and the firm has the following experience:
- Counselling on trade-mark strategies
- Preparing, filing and overseeing Canadian and foreign trade-mark applications
- Renewal of trade-mark registrations,
- Litigation to enforce trade-mark rights including domain-name disputes, defence against alleged infringement, licensing and the transfer of ownership in trade-marks.
We have experience in the following areas of tax law:
- Estate and succession planning for inter-generational wealth transfer
- Corporate structuring for international business transactions
- Estate Freezes
- Asset protection trusts
We have substantial experience in estate planning, trusts, and corporate succession related matters, including the following areas:
- Tax planning including creation of trusts, family corporations and estate freezes
- Preparation of wills, codicils, other testamentary documents and continuing powers of attorney
- Preparation of all documentation required for the administration and probate of estates
- Succession planning for owners of private corporations
- Advising on all aspects of estate planning and administration
Our firm offers knowledgeable and skilful advice in the following areas:
- Wrongful dismissal claims
- Severance packages
- Constructive dismissal
- Employment standards disputes
- Executive employment contracts
- Employment-related sexual harassment
- Employment-related human rights violations
- Occupational Health & Safety