Our corporate and commercial lawyers have extensive experience in all aspects of business law.  A number of our lawyers have served on boards of directors or as executive officers of public and private, domestic and international, companies.   We take a team approach to providing our clients with service in this area of law resulting in our corporate and commercial lawyers drawing on the knowledge and capabilities of our securities lawyers and our litigators for their specific expertise when such expertise is required for a client’s particular situation.  We offer a full range of corporate and commercial legal services to businesses of all sizes as well as to individuals who require personal advice in a corporate or commercial matter.  Our clients have included private companies, public companies, partnerships, entrepreneurs and early-stage companies, non-profit and charitable organizations, investors, shareholders, directors, officers, partners, joint venturers, purchasers, vendors, creditors, lenders, borrowers, lessors, lessees and co-owners.  We offer a wide range of legal and strategic advice relating to corporate or commercial transactions and matters, including: • structuring companies, partnerships, limited partnerships and joint ventures • ownership agreements such as share purchase agreements, shareholders agreements,           partnership agreements, association agreements and joint venture agreements • incorporating companies (federal, provincial and extra-provincial), maintaining corporate records and completing filings with REGCO • preparing shareholder meeting materials • attending and chairing shareholders meetings • attending and chairing directors meetings • advising dissident or oppressed shareholders • advising majority shareholders • advising directors, officers and other insiders on their fiduciary duties and liabilities • advising on corporate governance matters • share and asset purchase and sale transactions • financings (including debt and equity financings, private placements, public offerings) • general contract matters