Law, precisely. Excellence, always.

We assist at every stage of a company's life, from incorporation through reorganizations to ongoing compliance. Our practice covers companies incorporated under Quebec's Business Corporations Act as well as those under the federal regime or other Canadian provinces.

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Incorporation and Business Start-up

For entrepreneurs who want to incorporate a company in a compliant and structured manner from the outset, at both the provincial and federal levels.

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What the flat fee includes:

• Incorporation of the company (Quebec or federal)

• Advice and guidance on share capital structure

• Initial legal organization: start-up resolutions, by-laws, registers

• Setting up the corporate minute book

• Basic advice on ongoing corporate obligations

 

Corporate Organization, Updates, and Regularization

For existing companies whose corporate books are incomplete, outdated, or lost, or whose registers need to be brought into compliance with applicable law.

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What the mandate includes:

• Diagnostic review of the existing corporate book and registers

• Regularization of undocumented acts and decisions (ratification resolutions)

• Reconstruction of lost or incomplete minute books

• Updating filings with the Registraire des entreprises or Corporations Canada

• Review and correction of by-laws

 

Reorganizations, Shareholders, and Capital Transactions

For growing companies, shareholder entry or departure, share transfers, and corporate planning, including in coordination with your tax advisors.

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What the mandate includes:

• Share transfers and issuances, and related documentation and resolutions

• Shareholder agreements: drafting, review, and negotiation

• Share capital reorganizations, including in a planning context (estate freeze)

• Appointments, resignations, and replacements of directors and officers

• Coordination with accountants and tax specialists through to closing

 

Commercial Contracts and Ongoing Support

Occasional or recurring legal support for a company's day-to-day needs, generally offered on an hourly basis.

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This includes:

• Drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial contracts

• Terms and conditions, service agreements, and confidentiality agreements

• Legal advice to executives and entrepreneurs

• Demand letters and commercial debt collection

We advise and represent both employers and employees throughout the employment relationship, from hiring to termination, with a pragmatic approach aimed first at the efficient resolution of disputes.

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For Employers

This includes:

• Drafting and review of employment contracts and internal policies

• Non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality clauses

• Advice on disciplinary measures and employee file management

• Legal guidance on terminations and restructurings

• Compliance with labour standards and applicable laws

 

For Employees

This includes:

• Analysis of your situation in the event of dismissal or termination

• Negotiation of severance packages and review of termination agreements

• Recourse for dismissal without good and sufficient cause

• Claims for wages, vacation pay, and other amounts owed

• Demand letters and representation in settlement proceedings

We assist individuals, families, and businesses with their immigration proceedings in Canada and Quebec, with particular attention to the quality of submitted files and strict adherence to deadlines.

 

This includes:

• Permanent residence: Quebec and federal programs

• Work permits and study permits

• Family sponsorship

• Business immigration and worker mobility for companies

• Responses to procedural fairness letters and reconsideration requests

• Judicial review before the Federal Court

A distinctive service of our firm: we support Canadian companies seeking to develop business partnerships in Africa and the MENA region, as well as foreign companies wishing to establish themselves or find partners in Canada. We work in both French and English.

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What the mandate may include:

• Legal structuring of cross-border business partnerships

• Drafting and negotiation of bilingual business documents: letters of intent, term sheets, master service agreements, confidentiality agreements

• Business partner qualification and due diligence

• Targeted regulatory research in the jurisdictions concerned

• Strategic support throughout business development efforts, from initial contact through signing