Services

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Commercial & Residential Real Estate Law

Lawyers at the Legal Lab are experienced in the commercial space and handle a wide variety of acquisitions and dispositions of real property. Whether you are acquiring a plaza and need support with due diligence, considering a sale leaseback transaction, purchasing a hotel or a gas station or purchasing a distressed real estate asset through bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings, we will serve as an integral part of your team and ensure timely completion of the transaction. We regularly act for owners on expropriation matters and ensure that the rights of owners are protected. We are also happy to support our clients with all of their residential real estate needs including, but not limited to purchases that are additions to an investment portfolio, the purchase of a primary residence, a residential refinance or the purchase of a cottage.

Corporate & Commercial Law

Our corporate/commercial services are wide ranging. We can assist with review and preparation of a variety of contracts including but not limited to confidentiality agreements, master service agreements, supplier agreements, software and licensing agreements. On the transactional side we help our client with their incorporation, minute book organization, drafting and negotiation of shareholder agreements as well as share purchase agreement and asset purchase agreements.

Condominium & Development Law

We work with many small and medium size developers across the GTA both in the commercial and residential space and we’d be happy to consult with you and guide you through the complex land use planning issues associated with development from the acquisition stage to the delivery of a finished product. We work on freehold and condominium projects and we can help you through Tarion and HCRA registration, as well as negotiate and prepare all development agreements required for your project including but not limited to site plan agreements, disclosures, template agreement of purchase and sale, cost-sharing agreements, easements and severances. We can also assist with condo conversion projects (both on the residential and commercial side).

Secured Lending/Private Mortgages

Our team can assist with any commercial refinance our borrower clients have and have experience acting for most major Canadian banks which makes our client’s refinance a quick and easy transaction. We also act for many private lenders and can assist our borrower clients with their private lending needs to ensure their rights are protected.

Commercial Leasing

Commercial leasing is an integral part of our legal services. We act for landlords and tenants to draft and negotiate leases, renewals, amending agreements and all type of leasing related agreements.

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Franchising

We represent both franchisors and franchisees in various industries and can assist with converting a successful business to a franchise model, drafting of disclosure documents and franchise agreements, sales and acquisitions of franchise businesses and all real estate and corporate needs associated with same.