Corporate Law

Running a business in Ontario means dealing with contracts, employees, vendors, and compliance- often all at once. Most business owners handle these challenges by calling a lawyer only when something goes wrong. And by then, the damage is often already done. A monthly legal retainer changes that dynamic entirely.   A monthly legal retainer for […]

Key Takeaways Director resolutions govern day-to-day operations; shareholder resolutions control fundamental changes to ownership and structure.  Under the OBCA, written director resolutions require 100% of directors to sign, while written ordinary shareholder resolutions require a simple majority.  Special resolutions under the OBCA require two-thirds approval at a meeting or unanimous written consent from all voting

Key Takeaways  Fractional general counsel gives you senior legal leadership at a much lower cost than hiring a full-time in-house GC. You typically pay $1,500 to $5,000 per month, instead of $200,000 or more each year. Traditional law firms often step in only after problems arise. A fractional GC looks for legal risks ahead and

If you run a business in Ontario or anywhere else in Canada, chances are you have dealt with a client who simply will not pay. Maybe the invoice is thirty days overdue. Maybe it is ninety. Maybe the client has stopped replying to emails altogether. This situation is one of the most common headaches for

Key Takeaways  Getting ready for investors starts well before you receive a term sheet. Founders ought to address legal gaps early, before investors discover them.  The most common issues that stop deals are missing IP assignments, incomplete board minutes, and cap tables that do not match up.  Founders must ensure all founder agreements, shareholder agreements,

You built your business from the ground up. Long hours, tough decisions, and years of hard work. And now, someone is knocking on your door with a cheque in hand. Maybe it was an unexpected phone call from a competitor. Maybe a private equity firm reached out through LinkedIn. Maybe your business broker found someone

The Rise of Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Ontario Ontario has quietly become one of the most exciting places in the world for immigrant entrepreneurs. Walk into any innovation hub in the Greater Toronto Area, stroll through the markets of Mississauga, or browse the emerging tech corridors of Waterloo – and you will find business owners who

Running a business takes courage, and so does knowing when it’s time to close one. Whether your company has run its course, you’re retiring, or the numbers just aren’t adding up anymore, dissolving a corporation in Ontario is a process that must be done properly or it can come back to haunt you.   This

Artificial intelligence has fundamentally changed M&A transactions, yet traditional due diligence frameworks were never designed for probabilistic, evolving AI systems. For Ontario business leaders acquiring AI driven companies, the risks are substantial: IP contamination from third party AI training, data privacy non compliance under PIPEDA, algorithmic bias triggering human rights claims, and regulatory uncertainty following