- Corporate and Commercial
- Franchise Law
- Financing
- Services to Professional Practices
- Services to Not for Profit Corporations
- Government Relations
- Other Areas of Law
Corporate and Commercial
Whether you are establishing a business, need to reorganize your current business structure, are expanding your business through acquisition or otherwise, financing your business, need to draft or review your standard terms and conditions or are negotiating a major contract or need legal advice in any aspect of the business cycle, I can assist you.
My services to business clients include:
- Determining the appropriate business structure;
- Establishing a business (incorporation or otherwise);
- Drafting or negotiating a Shareholders Agreement;
- Drafting or negotiating various business agreements including contract or agreement governed by the Consumer Protection Act;
- Drafting or reviewing privacy policies. (Click here to see my primer on PIPEDA);
- Drafting or negotiating loan agreements or security agreements;
- Buying and selling businesses.
I also offer a complete service for updating and keeping current your minute book, other corporate records and government filings (for Ontario Corporations and Federal Corporations based in Ontario).
Franchise Law
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Are you a franchisor already established in Ontario, or looking to expand your system in Ontario? Are you a present or future franchisee considering buying a franchise, renewing an existing franchise, buying or selling an existing franchised business? I can assist you.
My services to franchisors and franchisees include:
For Franchisors:
- Drafting or reviewing franchise agreements and other franchise documents;
- Drafting or reviewing Ontario disclosure documents;
- Representing the franchisor in the sale of an existing franchised business by the franchisee;
- Advising on various aspects of the franchise relationship
For Franchisees:
- Reviewing franchise disclosure documents including the franchise agreement prior to buying the franchise;
- Representing the buyer or the seller in the sale of an existing franchised business;
- Advising on various aspects of the franchise relationship
Financing
Whether you are borrowing funds or are an institutional or private lender, I can assist you in negotiating and putting in place loan agreements, general security agreements and other loan documentation. I can assist you on a range of issues related to consumer lending and cost of credit disclosure in consumer lending and in drafting agreements and disclosures, including conditional sales agreements.
Services to Professional Practices
Professionals face the same issues as many business people in running their practice. I can assist you in the same manner as I do for my business clients including the structuring and incorporation of a Professional Corporation and the drafting and negotiation of partnership agreements.
Services to Not for Profit Corporations
I also offer services and advice to clients in the not for profit sector including advice on the corporate statute governing them and other issues related to their operations.
Government Relations
For 11 years, I was responsible for the government relations of the Canadian subsidiary of a U.S. based Consumer Finance Company and throughout my career I have been involved in the Government Affairs efforts of many associations. I can assist you by providing strategic advice on government relations and I work with government relations professionals in Ottawa and at Queen’s Park.
Other Areas of Law
As your business’ legal counsel I can also assist you in other areas of the law where I do not practice directly. I provide strategic advice and use a network of alliances and contacts (in Kingston, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal) in many areas including:
- Employment Law;
- Tax Law;
- Intellectual Property;
- Real Estate;
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency;
- Litigation (including Franchise Litigation);
- Official Minority Language Rights;
- Language Laws in the Province of Quebec
