BUSINESS

We can assist in with:

• Starting a business (sole proprietorships, corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, not-for-profits);
• Incorporating (provincial and federal standard and professional corporations) [To incorporate, click here]
• Reserving and registering business names;
• On-going corporate maintenance (e.g. minute books, share certificates, statements, annual resolutions, etc.);
• Advice for directors, shareholders, and members;
• Shareholder agreements;
• Partner advice;
• Partnership agreements;
• Leasing (drafting, reviewing, amending, and advising on rights and obligations);
• Commercial Landlord and tenant issues;
• Re-organizations, rollovers, and amalgamations;
• Amending by-laws, articles of incorporation, and letters patent;
• Continuances (for example, if you want to move your corporation from Ontario to Federal jurisdiction);
• Dissolutions;
• Purchase and sale of a business;
• Buy/sell agreements (assets or shares);
• Financing (with all major banks, BDC, and other corporate lenders);
• Drafting, reviewing, and amending all types of business agreements (e.g. user/license agreements, service agreements, independent contractor agreements, supply agreements, waivers, releases, etc.); and
• Policies and terms of service (e.g. use of websites and mobile apps, refunds and online sales, guest Wifi access, giftcards, free trials, etc.)

We also advise business owners and entrepreneurs in Corporate Estate Planning (Secondary Will, Trusts, etc.).