Our Business Law Group provides a broad range of enterprise organization, corporate finance and transaction services.
Our lawyers understand the day-to-day activities of our clients and advise them throughout the life cycle of their businesses. We provide advice relating to the creation, structuring, governance and financing of businesses, as well as business acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations and wind-ups. Clients rely on our legal knowledge and experience as a tool to implement their business strategies and achieve their business goals.
Representative services include:
Enterprise Formation and Support
- Planning and creating commercial structures: corporations, partnerships and joint ventures
- Special enterprises such as Professional Corporations, Non-profit Entities, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Real Estate Operating Corporations (REOCs), Mortgage Investment Trusts (MITs), Mortgage Investment Corporations (MICs)
- Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and reorganizations
- Shareholder and other forms of shared ownership relations
- Business succession
- Negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements
Corporate and Financing
- Debt and equity financing transactions
- Non-prospectus capital raising and regulatory compliance
- Preparation and filing of private placement offering documents and related filings
- Sophisticated capital structuring
- Secured lending
- Advising on corporate governance, shareholder and investor relations, and regulatory compliance issues
- Assisting with the structuring, acquisition, and management of real estate investment portfolios
Intellectual Property
- Commercialization of technology including licensing, development and other forms of distribution, and collaborations
- Advising and coordinating specialty advice on technology acquisition and transfer, trademarks, copyright, and ownership of business marks
Commercial Leasing
- Shopping centre, commercial retail, and office buildings
- Lease reviews and due diligence
- Advising on LEED and green building program compliance
Construction Law
- Negotiation and drafting of construction contracts
- Construction insurance, deficiency, and warranty advice
- Business immigration — foreign worker recruitment