Corporate / Commercial

Business Law

• Incorporation of corporations with share capital, incorporation of corporations without share capital and creation of charitable organizations; representation of partnerships, joint ventures and representation in the area of extra provincial licences and applications;
• Amalgamation of corporations, amendments to share capital and other corporate amendments; continuation of corporations in other jurisdictions and dissolutions and winding up of corporations;
• Corporate reorganizations including the reorganization of share capital including reorganizations in the context of transactions under sections 51, 85, 86, 87 and 88 of the Income Tax Act;
• Creation of Family trusts;
• Merger and acquisitions involving shares of corporations;
• Merger and acquisitions in the context of an asset transaction between corporations;
• Merger and other transactions between partnerships or other business interests;
• Shareholder Agreements, partnership agreements, disposition between shareholders or partners;
• Transfer of business interests in contemplation of retirement; and,
• Development of franchise systems.

• Business agreements; commercial leases, letters of intent, executive employment agreements, distribution agreements, licence agreements, non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements, confidentiality agreements, assignment agreements, assumption agreements, subordination agreements, settlement agreements and other commercial agreements; and,
• All commercial and other documents in relation to franchising in Ontario.