LEGAL SERVICES

Our Intellectual Property and Trademarks Group includes members of our corporate/commercial, franchise and litigation groups. Together, the group provides Canadian and international clients with a full range of IP-related legal and business services across a range of industries including technology, health, manufacturing, food service and hospitality, retail, consumer products and food and beverage. Our IP-related services include:

Copyright advice

Licensing of trademarks

Defending trademark rights

Opposition proceedings

Intellectual property litigation

Applications to register marks in Canada and abroad

Our lawyers are highly experienced in all aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions. Whether you are a large private company, a small family business or anything in between, we can provide you with strategic advice on how to best structure the transaction. Our services include:

Assets sales

Share sales

Tax-driven corporate reorganizations

Divestitures

Transfers of dealership agreements, franchise agreements, and product distribution agreements

Related financing matters, competition issues, bulk sales, regulatory and other legal issues

From the straightforward to the most complex family and financial situations, our wills and estates lawyers will help you meet your estate and tax planning objectives while preparing your family for the future; both comprehensively and compassionately. Some services we provide include:

Estate planning

Estate planning for tax purposes

Inter-generational transfers and planning

Power of attorney

Prepare a living will

Prepare a living trust

Probating

Establish, register, and operate a trust, charitable organization, or foundation

We are well-versed in negotiating, securing, and enforcing your lending and business planning transactions.

As a lender, you need more than just a promise of repayment. As a borrower, your obligation to repay a loan is just as critical to ensuring that a lending transaction doesn’t go awry. Our secured transactions lawyers help lenders and borrowers alike protect (and pursue) their commercial deals in matters of:

Insolvency / bankruptcy

Enforcing a creditor’s rights

Enforcing a debtor’s rights

Preparing loan or security interest agreements

Structuring and securing financing and leasing opportunities

We understand how franchising works at its best. We’ll get you where you want to go.

Building a franchised business is an exciting journey with many milestones and stages. Let the experts at Irving McGann LL.P guide you through every step of your franchise journey, from launch to exit.

Entity structuring

Master franchisee advisory

Agreement enforcement and dispute resolution

Shareholder agreements

Employment law

Marketing law

Real estate transactions including leases, purchases and sales

No matter what stage you’re at in business, or what legal challenges you currently face, our business lawyers will help you take the steps necessary to address every one of your business matters, fairly and effectively. Some of our services include:

Business acquisition and sales

Financings and other secured transactions

Tax-driven corporate reorganizations

Commercial real estate purchases and leasing

Personal property security interests

Wealth transfer options for family-owned businesses

Corporate disputes

Organizational paperwork (partnership agreements, buyout agreements, articles of organization)

We provide practical and cost-effective strategic advice and representation for businesses, executives as well as other senior employees in respect of all kinds of employment law matters including:

Director’s Liability

Employment standards legislation

Human rights complaints

Occupational health and safety

Employment contracts and offers of employment

Workplace restructuring

Termination of employment

Litigating wrongful dismissal and constructive dismissal claims

Whether you’re a landlord or a tenant, buyer or seller, our commercial real estate lawyers will ensure that your rights are protected and that your duties are clearly defined so that your business transaction is conducted as smoothly, and as fairly as possible. Our lawyers can assist you in the following areas:

Purchasing agreements

Due diligence with respect to contract negotiations

Real estate contracts / special conditions

Divestitures

Conveyance

Foreclosures

Commercial real estate transactions (buy, sell, lease property)

Our Services

Client Feedback

Our clients appreciate our comprehensive legal services and expertise in franchising.

Irving McGann provided exceptional support for our international expansion efforts. Highly recommend!

John Smith

Toronto

The team at Irving McGann guided us through complex legal challenges seamlessly. Their expertise is invaluable for any business looking to expand.

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Vancouver

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