Business Law

Every Stage Of Corporate Growth and Every Eventuality
Working with our clients, we advise on and provide assistance with the implementation of plans for business start-up; business expansion or down-sizing; asset and business purchase and sale; asset protection; succession; management of private companies; and ownership re-structuring to ensure that money flowing through the company is doing so tax efficiently. We apply careful attention to the long-term health of the business and to the needs of owners and management.

Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Risk
We deal with very low frequency/very high impact scenarios as well as everyday risk. Our lawyers are able to buttress businesses to prevent any form of business disruption and assets being exposed to risk as a result of growth activity, structural shortcomings, organizational changes and governance as well as man-made disasters.

We are legal advisors, but because of our knowledge, experience and active involvement in all aspects of our clients' businesses we are able to provide practical tactical and strategic guidance to help business owners and managers and family held businesses deal with the expected and the unexpected.

Contact:

James Brown
brownj@simpsonwigle.com

Timothy Bullock
bullockt@simpsonwigle.com

John Loukidelis (Tax)
loukidelisj@simpsonwigle.com

Larry Matthews
matthewsl@SimpsonWigle.com

Paul Milne
milnep@simpsonwigle.com

Joseph Monaco (Tax)
monacoj@simpsonwigle.com

Kathryn Osborne
osbornek@SimpsonWigle.com

Jay Rosenblatt
rosenblattj@simpsonwigle.com

Serena R. Lee
lees@simpsonwigle.com

Hussein Hamdami
hamdanih@simpsonwigle.com

Gokcin Nalsok
nalsokg@simpsonwigle.com


Services include:

Advice on asset protection Corporate reorganization
Advising in regards to raising money including financing commitment and letters of offer Business matters relevant to technology companies and companies enabled by technology
Family Business and Personal Wealth Environmental Matters
Business succession planning Franchise agreements
Commercial and industrial leases General and Limited Partnerships
Commercial financing Commercial real estate
Commercial loans and mortgages Insolvency and restructuring
Corporate governance including director and officer responsibilities Purchase and sale of businesses, including negotiations
Incorporation and organization of new companies Shareholder, partnership, outsourcing and joint venture agreements
Trade Marks Commercial and industrial leases
Construction law Tax
Technology licences and transfer agreements    
Hamilton t: 905.528.8411 f: 905.528.9008
Burlington t: 905.639.1052 f: 905.333.3960