Incorporating, Partnering & Joint Ventures

Why Startups Can’t Afford to Overlook Intellectual Property Protection

In today’s innovation-driven economy, a startup’s most valuable assets often aren’t physical, they’re intangible. Your brand, product design, codebase, content, trade secrets, and creative concepts are...

Top Legal Mistakes Startups Make and How to Avoid Them

Launching a new business is an exciting and energizing experience. There’s the thrill of innovation, the freedom of building something your way, and the hope that...

A guide to setting up your PREC: Personal Real Estate Corporation

In addition to completing or honoring all of the steps in the checklist below, and in addition to consulting, legal (i.e. contacting the lawyers at Levy...

5 Important Questions to Ask Your Business Lawyer

Whether you're a first-time entrepreneur or have plenty of experience running businesses for years, you still need an experienced business lawyer to guide you. Every business is...

The Legal Process for Business Start-ups

Every day in Ontario, people are striking out on their own and starting new businesses. During the pandemic especially, many Ontarians have been seeing the value...

Different Types of Business Law

If you own a business, chances are that you will have to consult with a business lawyer a number of times during the length of your...

Benefits of Incorporation (PREC) for Realtors in Ontario

Thanks to the passing of Bill 145, Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2020, realtors in Ontario may now incorporate and earn income through a Personal...

Personal Real Estate Corporations (PRECs) are here! What are they and how are they different from any other corporation?

Prior to the end of 2001, professionals could not incorporate their practices except as allowed by the laws that regulated their specific profession (all compliant professional...

Self Sabotage: When You Incorporate Without A Lawyer

So you looked up a few websites on incorporating, stumbled upon the government sites for filing articles of incorporation and decided to fill in the forms...

What Is A Medical Professional Corporation And What Are Its Advantages And Disadvantages

New doctors often face the question of whether to incorporate or not early on in their practice. In that regard the question that I am most...