Banking & Private Capital
We have extensive experience acting for banks and other financial institutions as well as for corporate and individual borrowers in connection with their financing transactions. We have acted for lenders and borrowers on secured and unsecured bilateral as well as syndicated lending facilities, and for institutional lenders with respect to their private debt placements.
Our clients benefit from our experience in negotiating complex lending agreements and dealing with inter-creditor and secured creditor rights as well as debt restructurings and debt subordination experience.
Corporate & Commercial
We are experienced with all types of business organizations, including corporations, partnerships and joint ventures. We have experience in incorporating various business entities, including non-profit corporations and societies and in negotiating and preparing business governance documentation, including partnership agreements, unanimous shareholder agreements and other corporate governance related documentation. Our clients benefit from our extensive due diligence experience in providing corporate and security registration and enforceability opinions in various corporate transactions.
We provide assistance with various commercial transactions, including purchase and sale of assets, shares, goods and services, franchise and other business relationships. We provide value-added services to our corporate and commercial clients who benefit from our expertise in banking and private capital in the context of their commercial transactions.
Real Estate
We have experience with all types of real estate transactions including residential and commercial transactions. We are frequently called upon to act for purchasers, vendors and their respective financing institutions to assist with real estate transactions.
Our real estate clients benefit from the value added experience we bring from secured lending transactions in dealing with all their real estate related issues including dealing with staggered advances of mortgage funds as well as in providing extensive due diligence experience to real estate transactions.
Wills & Estates
We are frequently called upon to assist clients with their estate planning needs including preparation of wills, enduring powers of attorney as well as personal directives. A value added service offered to all estate clients is a comprehensive initial consultation to assist them with documenting their estate and taking into account special needs and issues such as prenuptial agreements, blended family considerations, guardianship applications, estates for minor children as well as dealing with corporate assets. We also assist executors and trustees in administering estate and with probating wills.
Dispute Resolution
We take a goal-oriented and value driven approach to resolve disputes for our clients. We advise and represent clients involved in litigation and alternative methods of dispute resolution, including mediation. Whether we are dealing with commercial disputes, priority of security disputes, bankruptcy related disputes, shareholder disputes, matrimonial property disputes, or other personal law related disputes, we tailor our strategies to client goals with a view of resolving disputes efficiently and expeditiously.
commissioning and notarization services
Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Calgary we are also notary publics & Commissioners of Oaths and provide Commissioning & Notarization services to our clients.