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n our practice it is our pleasure to see our clients’ businesses grow: from sole proprietorships to small corporations, partnerships and a range of investments in between, we support small business owners and budding entrepreneurs with a focus on legal solutions and support.

Our lawyers and staff serve small to medium-sized businesses and individuals looking to start a business. We understand the needs of business owners as we ourselves are business owners. Whether you are thinking of incorporating, investing in a small company or buying a business our philosophy is to support your goals with a focus on successful business development.

Many business law cases intersect with other areas of law such as employment/labour, estate/succession planning, real estate and commercial leasing. Our goal is to provide holistic solutions to your business, leveraging our experience in different practice areas to provide comprehensive advice.

Our business clients appreciate our advice on key issues facing their businesses as they grow, look to sell or work on succession planning within their business. We regularly advise and act on issues affecting business owners such as:

• Incorporations, amalgamations and dissolutions of businesses
• Professional Corporations for professional practices
• Business name registrations
• Rollovers under the Income Tax Act
• Business agreements, including shareholder/partnership agreements, trusts and other agreements among co-business owners
• Employment contracts and employment law issues affecting businesses
• Franchising and franchise agreements
• Confidentiality and Non-disclosure agreements
• Legal advice for rural and agricultural businesses
• Wrongful Dismissal & Human Rights
• Business Purchases and Sales
• Personal property security and chattel mortgages
• Commercial leasing and licenses
• Corporate finance and investments
• Tax issues involving businesses

Whatever your issue may be, we are here to support your business. Our office is conveniently located in Carleton Place, close to west Ottawa and accessible via Highway 7 from Kanata to Perth. We serve many local businesses and individuals whose business ventures take them out of town.

Our lawyers regularly file and update corporate information for local businesses at the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services which has a filing branch in Ottawa. Through our agents, we review and verify business names, reserve names for new corporations, conduct searches on existing businesses and update business records to ensure compliance with the Ontario Business Corporations Act and the Canada Business Corporations Act.