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Corporate & Commercial

Our Corporate & Commercial services include business formations, corporate restructuring and reorganization, stock option plans and agreements, corporate record maintenance and more.

Key contacts

Mariam Al-Shikarchy Partner
416-361-4765 Email Mariam
James Brown Partner
416-361-2934 Email James
Rory Cattanach Partner
416-361-4766 Email Rory
Rebecca Cochrane Partner
416-361-6174 Email Rebecca
Perry N. Dellelce Managing Partner
416-361-3121 Email Perry
Nick Gray Partner
416-847-6920 Email Nick
Charlie Malone Partner
416-361-1267 Email Charlie
Michael Rennie Partner
416-361-4781 Email Michael

Overview

We advise clients on a broad range of business law issues within our corporate and commercial practice. Our clients vary, from Canadian and international businesses of all sizes and financial institutions (including the Canadian chartered banks), to entrepreneurial start-ups and large multinational public corporations.

Our corporate and commercial services include:

Business formations, including the establishment of corporations, partnerships and joint ventures
Preparation and negotiation of shareholder and partnership agreements
Corporate restructurings and reorganizations
Stock option plans and agreements and other equity and cash incentive arrangements for management, including employee incentive plans
Corporate record maintenance
Licensing, distribution, marketing and franchising arrangements
Customer, supply and outsourcing agreements
General tax planning advice