Main Services:
incorporation, professional incorporation, continuance, amalgamation, shareholder agreement
We focus exclusively on Business Law, Corporate Law, and Intellectual Property Law. Specializing in providing a pragmatic approach, Pawlina Law can provide effective legal expertise. From assisting entrepreneurs in selling their business to helping small and medium enterprises protect their intellectual property, Pawlina Law can tailor a suitable legal strategy for you. Please do not hesitate in Contact Us. having an experienced business lawyer on your side will help ensure your transaction go smoothly.
I am a Toronto based small and medium business lawyer. I have been a business lawyer for 4-years. During this time, I have assisted clients with a wide range of Business Services, Corporate Services, and Intellectual Property Services. My favourite work has always been drafting contracts and agreements for clients, such as: services agreements, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, share purchase agreements, and asset purchase agreements. Should you or your organization be in need of a Toronto business lawyer to help your business prosper, please do not hesitate to contact me.
By understanding tight timelines and limited budgets, we can help you navigate complex transactions related to starting, expanding, or selling your business. By assisting you with making informed business decisions and by having things done properly from the outset, we can save you time and money in the long run.
We can advise you in a wide rage of services, including the following:
Incorporation is the creation of a Corporation. Corporations aggregate are by far the most common and important form of business organization in modern Canadian society. They range in size from small corporations, with a single shareholder, no employees and nominal capital, to huge multinational enterprises with hundreds of thousands of shareholders and employees, and issued capital in the billions of dollars.
There are a lot of different types of corporations, including of a For-Profit, Not-For-Profit, Co-operative and Professional Corporations. Incorporation can be done at the federal or provincial/territorial level using the Ontario Business Corporations Act (the “OBCA“) which is administered by the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services and the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA“) which is administered by Corporations Canada. More information on choosing a jurisdiction can be found here.
When you incorporate your business, it is considered to be a legal entity that is separate from its shareholders. Moreover, the share structure of a corporation could also have tax implication. As a shareholder of a corporation, you will not be personally liable for the debts, obligations or acts of the corporation. It is always wise to seek legal advice before incorporating. Pawlina Law can advise you on whether to pursue incorporation, how to structure your share provisions and all other aspects of incorporation. Unlike other incorporation services, we focus on Corporate Law.
Pawlina law offders an Incorporation Package for $680.00 + HST and Disbursements. Incorporation is the creation of a corporation. By incorporating with a lawyer, you can ensure your corporation is property formed, that your liability is limited, and that any questions you have are answered. A lawyer can answer any corporate questions you may have which will help you properly operate your corporation. Although one can incorporate themselves or with a online filing service, only a lawyer can provide you with the legal advice you see to ensure you benefit from the limited liability protection afforded by a corporation.
We also offer offer a Professional Corporation Package for $780+HST and Disbursements. A Professional Corporation is a corporation that provides professional services and that is regulated by a governing professional body such as the Law Society of Ontario, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, or the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Only specific professions can use a Professional Corporation,
A continuance allows a corporation to essentially reincorporate under another legislation. Rather than dissolving and incorporating again, the corporation continues from one legislation, such as the OBCA, into another, such as the CBCA so that it is governed by that other legislation as though it were incorporated under it. The process results in the corporation being exported out of one legislation and being imported into another. Often, continuances are used to allow for corporations to amalgamate as all of the corporations to be amalgamated must be governed by the same statute. Since we focus on corporate law, Pawlina Law can assist you with your continuance. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
An amalgamation permits two or more corporations, including holding or subsidiary corporations, to be combined into one corporation. Amalgamations are often used during the purchase of a business or as part of a reorganization which may be undertaken for corporate or tax reasons.
Unanimous shareholder agreements are very common in the case of small corporations that have only a few shareholder-members as they provide certainty in how the corporation will conduct its affairs. Shareholder agreements often form a critical element in the overall documentation of the business relationships between the incorporators and other persons (such as investors) participating in some capacity in the incorporation of a company.