Legal and Consulting Advice

Small and Medium Size Businesses

I provide legal and consulting advice to small and medium size businesses including advice with respect to:

• Business structuring, i.e. sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, corporations and trusts;
  
• Partnership, limited partnership and shareholders' agreements;
  
• Employment and independent contractor agreements;
  
• Acquisitions and divestitures, including both asset and share purchase transactions;
  
• Contract negotiations, review and drafting;
  
• Negotiating banking facilities and debt financing;
  
• Negotiating equity or convertible debt investments, i.e. private placements;
  
• Establishing private or public investment funds/vehicles including limited partnerships or corporate structures;
  
• Reverse take-over (RTO) transactions, capital pool companies (CPC) and initial public offerings (IPOs);
  
• Stock exchange listings and reporting issuer continuous disclosure requirements; and
  
• Corporate governance.

Individuals

I provide legal and consulting advice to individuals including advice with respect to:

• Offshore wealth management and asset protection strategies with particular experience in Caribbean offshore jurisdictions;
  
• Personal and business structuring including sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, corporations and trusts;
  
• Contract negotiations, review and drafting;
  
• Commercial real estate transactions;
  
• Employment matters including contract and severance negotiations;
  
• Intellectual property matters including patents, trademarks, copyright and industrial designs; and
  
• Creditor/debtor negotiations.