We've helped dozens of companies navigate complex legal waters. Here's how we've made a difference - names changed for confidentiality, but the outcomes? Those are 100% real.
Industry: Software Development
When a Toronto fintech was ready to sell, they had three competing offers and zero idea which one wouldn't blow up in their face. We dug into each buyer's financials, spotted red flags in two deals, and negotiated the third one up by 18%. The whole thing closed in 67 days - pretty quick for this type of deal.
Industry: Manufacturing
Third-generation family business, 120 employees, and nobody could agree on who'd take over. Dad wanted to retire but the kids had different visions. We structured a phased transition that let the founder step back gradually while two siblings bought in over five years. No family dinners were ruined - that's a win in my book.
Industry: Real Estate Development
Developer with $200M in projects had two board members threatening lawsuits against each other. Total nightmare. We came in, restructured the governance model, drafted new shareholder agreements, and basically rebuilt their entire corporate structure. Everyone stayed, projects continued, and they've since expanded to Calgary.
Industry: Consumer Goods
Small Ontario company got approached by a huge European distributor. The contract they sent over? Basically gave them everything and left our client with peanuts. We rewrote the whole thing, negotiated better terms, protected their IP rights across 27 countries, and secured minimum order guarantees. Deal's been running strong for three years now.
Industry: Medical Devices
Medtech startup had developed something genuinely innovative but hadn't protected it properly. Former employee left and started pitching basically the same tech to investors. We moved fast - filed patents, sent cease and desist, negotiated a settlement that included IP transfer back to our client. Whole situation resolved in four months without going to trial.
Industry: Financial Services
Client got hit with a regulatory audit and it wasn't looking good. Their documentation was all over the place, some policies were outdated by years, and they had no systematic approach to compliance. We basically lived at their office for three weeks, organized everything, wrote new policies, trained their team, and handled all communications with regulators. Passed the audit with only minor recommendations.
Industry: Professional Services
Two competing firms wanted to merge but couldn't figure out how to split ownership fairly. One was bigger, the other more profitable. Client lists overlapped. We valued both properly, structured an earn-out arrangement, and handled all the corporate reorganization. They've been operating as one entity for 18 months now and revenue's up 34%.
Industry: Technology
Tech startup preparing for Series A had a mess of a cap table and no proper governance. Investors were asking questions they couldn't answer. We cleaned up their corporate structure, implemented proper board governance, created class voting rights, and set up their option pool correctly. They closed their funding round two months later - $4.2M.
Industry: Retail/Hospitality
Growing restaurant chain wanted to franchise but had never done it before. We built their entire franchise system from scratch - disclosure documents, franchise agreements, operations manuals, territory rights, the works. Made sure everything complied with Ontario's franchise laws. They've now got 12 franchisees operating and more in the pipeline.
Industry: Architecture
Senior partner in an architecture firm wanted out but the remaining partners couldn't afford to buy him out all at once. We structured a six-year buyout with payments tied to firm performance, life insurance backing the obligation, and a consulting arrangement for the exiting partner. Everyone got what they needed and the firm kept operating smoothly throughout.
Industry: E-commerce
Online retailer had built a strong brand but zero trademark protection. Someone registered a similar name and started confusing customers. We filed opposition, registered their marks properly across relevant classes, secured their domain portfolio, and got the copycat to rebrand. Also set them up with monitoring so this doesn't happen again.
Industry: Healthcare Technology
Healthtech company handling sensitive patient data needed to get serious about privacy compliance. We did a full audit, identified gaps, wrote their privacy policies, trained staff, implemented data handling procedures, and set up vendor agreements. They're now compliant with PIPEDA and ready for expansion into other provinces where health data regs are even stricter.
We've been doing this long enough to know that every business situation is different. What worked for one client might not work for you - and that's fine. We'll figure out what does work, together.