Corporate Services
Business-minded tax lawyers and tax-minded business lawyers.
Incorporations, reorganizations, share structures, and shareholder agreements — built to support real-world tax planning.
Our corporate practice
Most law firms add tax planning after the corporate work is done. We start with tax planning, and let it inform every clause of the structure.
Business Incorporations
Incorporation is more than a registration — the share structure you set up determines what you can do with the corporation for the next 30 years. We incorporate with tax planning in mind.
Learn moreBusiness Sales & Acquisitions
Whether you are buying or selling, the difference between an asset sale and a share sale can change the after-tax outcome by hundreds of thousands of dollars. We structure, paper, and close the transaction.
Learn moreCorporate Reorganizations
Reorganizations let you change ownership, freeze value, multiply the LCGE, or split a company without triggering tax — when done right.
Learn moreShareholder Agreements
A shareholder agreement is the constitution of your company. We draft agreements that survive disputes, exits, and succession — and that integrate cleanly with the underlying tax plan.
Learn moreSuccession Planning
Succession planning ensures your business survives your retirement, disability, or death — and that the next generation does not lose half of it to tax.
Learn moreEstate Planning
We work alongside your estate-planning lawyer or directly with you on the tax components — deemed disposition, post-mortem pipeline planning, capital-dividend account, and US-estate-tax exposure.
Learn moreAmalgamations
Amalgamations can simplify a corporate group, allow loss utilization, and integrate acquired companies — provided the section 87 rules are met.
Learn moreSection 85 Rollovers
Section 85 lets you transfer assets to a corporation on a tax-deferred basis — essential for incorporating a sole proprietorship, freezing an estate, or restructuring a group.
Learn moreButterfly Transactions
Butterfly transactions split a corporation among shareholders on a tax-deferred basis — useful for divorce, partnership separation, or family succession.
Learn morePersonal Real Estate Corporations (PREC)
Personal Real Estate Corporations let licensed Ontario real-estate professionals receive commissions through a corporation, capturing the small-business deduction and deferral benefits.
Learn moreOffshore Incorporations
Offshore corporations can serve real commercial purposes — but for Canadian residents they trigger FAPI, T1134, and substantial reporting. We structure offshore entities that work and stay onside.
Learn moreContracts & Agreements
Service agreements, supply agreements, NDAs, employment and contractor agreements — drafted to protect your business and avoid CRA-characterization surprises (e.g., personal services business).
Learn moreCommercial Leases
Commercial leases routinely run 10–20 years and contain hidden cost escalations. We negotiate and review leases on both sides of the table.
Learn moreBusiness Advisory Services
Many of our corporate clients work with us on a retainer basis for ongoing legal and tax advice — board minutes, contract reviews, payroll and contractor questions, and CRA correspondence.
Learn moreBusiness Start-Up Planning
We work with founders before incorporation to design a structure that supports financing rounds, future exits, and tax-efficient compensation.
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Featured practice
WILLS & ESTATES
Estate freezes, family trusts, intergenerational transfers, US-Canada estate-tax exposure on US-situs assets, and post-mortem pipeline planning. We coordinate the will, the corporate structure, and the tax position so the plan actually does what the family expects.
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