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Areas of Law

Banking & Financial Transactions


We have extensive experience as counsel to businesses and financial institutions in the field of banking and financial transactions.
Our firm regularly acts for borrowers, private lenders and financial institutions in asset-based lending, real estate financing and conventional mortgage lending. We have developed a reputation for being diligent and practical in how we handle every aspect of a commercial transaction from drafting documents, structuring security, negotiating better terms, to the closing of the transaction.
Our business-minded approach to every transaction allows us to get the deal done efficiently and effectively.

Corporate & Commercial Transactions


We advise small and mid-size business owners on all aspects of corporate law, including incorporations, amalgamations and re-organizations.
We regularly represent business owners in asset purchase and share purchase transactions.

Employment Litigation

Our lawyers provide expert legal advice and representation to both employees and employers in this evolving area of the law. We will work with you to develop legal strategies to resolve your legal dispute favourably and expeditiously.
Our employment law practice encompasses:

• Wrongful dismissal actions

• Injunctive proceedings

• Harassment and discrimination claims

• Representation at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal

Wills, Estates & Succession Planning

We provide a full range of services to individuals, businesses and estate trustees to help them develop and administer comprehensive estate plans. During the course of our representation we will prepare the necessary legal documents to help you implement your estate plans. We also counsel estate trustees on all aspects of discharging their duties as trustee.
Some of the services regularly provided by our lawyers include:

• Wills

• Powers of attorney

• Trusts

• Applications for probate

• Applications to pass accounts

• Succession planning for businesses

Estates Litigation

Our in-depth knowledge of wills and estate planning combined with our litigation experience puts us in a unique position to represent clients with estates litigation claims. We offer a wealth of experience in the following areas:

• Guardianship applications

• Will challenges

• Dependant support claims

• Passing of accounts

• Competency claims

• Breach of trust claims

• Removal of executors and trustees