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There are many factors to consider when making or responding to an offer to settle an ongoing lawsuit. This blog post will discuss the purposes and effects of making, accepting, or rejecting an [...]

If you are thinking about buying or selling a business, you undoubtedly have questioned whether you should structure that purchase or sale as a share purchase or asset purchase transaction. For [...]

A shareholders’ agreement should almost invariably deal with buyouts as a way to control who owns shares in the event of certain circumstances, Toronto business lawyer Anton [...]

So you think you have a claim against another person or business for harm caused by their wrongdoing. What you may not know is that you have a limited amount of time in which to commence your [...]

The death of a shareholder does not prevent the continued operation of the corporation, but what happens to the shareholder’s shares? To find out what will happen to a shareholder’s shares once [...]

If you have incorporated or are preparing to do so, you have probably heard that you will need to maintain and keep all your corporate documents, but what does that actually mean and why is it [...]

When structuring the share provisions of a corporation, “there is no limit on creativity other than your imagination,” Toronto business lawyer Anton Katz tells AdvocateDaily.com. He says [...]

Timing is of the essence when it comes to drafting a shareholders’ agreement as deferring it may later put a corporation at risk of uncertain and costly litigation, Toronto business [...]

If you’re a small business owner or entrepreneur, you’ve probably learned quickly that negotiation is not only unavoidable in business – it’s critical to the success of your company. And [...]

The very first document that is negotiated between the parties in a transaction – such as the purchase of a business – is often a letter of intent (LOI). While many business owners [...]

Shareholders of privately held corporations who don’t seek independent legal advice during the drafting of agreements are failing to protect their interests, Toronto business lawyer Anton [...]

Are you thinking of taking your business to the next level? Maybe you’ve been running it as a sole proprietor for a while now, and want to separate personal and business assets – and risks. [...]

Small business owners are often balancing competing demands and interests, and trying to be as cost-efficient as possible when doing so. It’s no different when it comes to hiring legal counsel. [...]

When lawyers start their practices, they often need to make the choice between pursuing litigation or corporate law.  And while there are some legal professionals who transition between these two [...]

For startups and entrepreneurs, hiring a corporate lawyer for the first time can be a daunting experience.After all, this is one of the most important and essential investments a small business [...]