Corporate Law

Structuring your Business and Keeping Corporate Records
There are many ways in which a business may be structured, and different jurisdictions a business can be registered in.  For example, you may be considering doing business as a sole proprietorship, a partnership or limited partnership, a corporation or professional corporation, a non-profit organization, or in a joint venture.  Each type of entity has advantages and disadvantages, and you should consider these with your lawyer as you plan your future commercial activities. You also need to consider whether you are going to be doing business in one or more provinces, in all or Canada, or internationally.  We invite you to talk to one of our corporate lawyers to determine which structure and jurisdiction may best suit you, and to assist you to incorporate or otherwise set up that structure.  In addition, Johnston Ming Manning LLP has an organized, efficient corporate records department that provides service to our corporate clients to keep their corporate records current and accurate from year to year.

Corporate Transactions
Our experienced corporate law department lawyers will work with you and your corporation to allow the corporation to grow and change to meet your requirements.  Among other things, we can help you to maintain corporate records, to liquidate, dissolve or revive corporations, to structure corporate financing, to prepare unanimous shareholder agreements, to advise on director's duties and shareholder's rights, to amalgamate corporations, to register corporations to do business in provinces in which they are not currently operating in, and to reorganize the share capital of the corporation to meet your tax planning needs.