CORPORATE and commercial LAW

Legge & Legge provides services in corporate law in the areas of: charities and not-for-profit, commercial property, corporate governance, franchise and distribution, partnerships and partnership agreements, and shareholder agreements. Below you can find brief descriptions of some of these services.  Lawyers working in corporate and commercial law at Legge & Legge include John Legge, Mary Stokes, and Alicia Pitter. Our corporate/commercial clerk is Aili Wells.

CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT

Legge & Legge represents charities, not-for-profit organizations, and various private foundations. Our work with these clients includes actions such as registering charities with the Canada Revenue Agency, assisting in planned giving, administering foundations, and structuring endowment programs.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Please see our Real Estate section.

CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL

Our work with corporate clients involves establishing and maintaining corporate documents, contract formation, creating leases and shareholder agreements, drawing attention to potential director's liability, advertising, and the buying and selling of corporate property.

FRANCHISE & DISTRIBUTION

Legge & Legge provides both corporate and litigation services to our franchise clients. Such services include preparation and review of franchise agreements, preparation and review of disclosure documents, advising on real estate issues and insolvency issues, conflict resolution, corporate structuring, and litigation in the event of franchise disputes.

PARTNERSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS

As part of our corporate and commercial practice, we prepare and review partnership agreements, advise on structuring a partnership including limited and general partnerships, provide dispute resolution/litigation services in cases of partnership disputes and advise and act with regard to the transfer of partnership property.