Commercial & Corporate Lawyers in Vancouver

Every strong company sits on a foundation of documents most people never read - until something goes wrong. We prepare and maintain that foundation: incorporations and corporate structures, shareholder and partnership agreements, reorganizations, and the resolutions and records that keep a company in good standing.

For established businesses, we act as outside general counsel - the lawyer you call before signing, hiring, buying or selling, so that small questions get answered before they become large problems.

When a supplier does not deliver, a customer refuses to pay, or a partner walks away from the terms, waiting rarely improves your position. We assess the agreement, set out your options plainly, and act - through a formal demand, negotiation, mediation or proceedings in the courts of British Columbia.

Just as often, we help clients avoid the dispute entirely: reviewing an agreement before it is signed costs a fraction of litigating it afterward.

Unpaid accounts quietly drain a business. We pursue commercial debts with a disciplined, staged approach: a lawyer's demand letter first - which resolves many matters on its own - then judgment, and then enforcement through the remedies available in British Columbia, including garnishment and registration against property.

Before spending your money, we assess whether the debtor can actually pay. A judgment against a debtor with nothing to collect is an expensive piece of paper, and we will tell you that up front.

A commercial lease is often the largest contract a small business ever signs, and the premises behind it are usually essential to the business itself. We act for both landlords and tenants: negotiating and reviewing leases, and resolving disputes over rent arrears, repair obligations, renewals, terminations and distress.

We also advise on commercial property transactions and the real estate questions that come with buying, selling or relocating a business.

You are not required to have a lawyer in Small Claims Court - but the other side is not required to go easy on you either. Deadlines, pleadings and evidence rules still apply, and cases are won or lost on preparation.

We prepare your claim or defence, organize the evidence, and represent you at settlement conferences and hearings, so a smaller dispute gets the same disciplined preparation as a larger one. Where the amount at stake does not justify full representation, we offer coaching and document preparation instead - honest advice about what level of help actually makes sense.