Business Law
Whether you’re new to starting up a business, or are a long-time entrepreneur expanding your empire, you understand the hard work, dedication, and sacrifice it takes to rise to the top.
The business law team at Shnier Mackenzie is here to help you execute your business plan and assist you in all business law matters. Our expertise enables us to develop efficient and creative legal solutions that help carry our clients to success. We work hard to solve even your most complex legal needs, creating value that adds to your bottom line and fuels organic business growth.
We offer practical legal advice to public companies, private companies, non-profits, entrepreneurs, start-ups, businesspeople, and medical and other professionals. When you need help understanding the complicated regulatory, policy, and legal issues involved in acquiring, operating, and structuring a business, Shnier Mackenzie is here to help.
Book a free, no-obligation 30-minute discovery call with a business lawyer at Shnier Mackenzie Law to get started on customized legal solutions that put your needs and goals first.
Business Law
Our business law team specializes in a wide range of legal services, including:
- External General Counsel for your daily strategy and compliance
- Incorporations
- Business Structuring & Restructuring
- Commercial Transactions
- Contract and Agreement Drafting, Development, and Negotiation
- Entertainment Law
- Franchising
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Secured Financing
- Internet, Software, and Technology Agreements
- Employment Agreements
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Intellectual Property
- Trademark Law
- Copyright Law
- Patent Law
- Landlord & Tenant Disputes
- Commercial Leasing
- Commercial Real Estate
Scalable solutions that grow with your business
As your business grows and evolves, your needs will invariably change. Similarly, laws and regulations pertaining to your industry can be updated at any time, potentially affecting your daily operations and long-term planning. We continuously monitor new business regulations for trends, and revise our strategies so that your growth remains consistent and reliable. Our law firm will do all the background work so you can focus on building your business.
Your partners in business success
Our business law team is passionate about helping you succeed. We’ll take the time to learn all about your business needs, values, and goals to provide the most relevant, well-rounded, and reliable legal strategy and advice that supports your mission and continued growth. When you need legal services or advice, we’ll work together on a customized solution in compliance with your applicable law, regulations, codes, and policy. Consider us your trusted legal partners who keep your interests first and foremost.
About Dr. Adrienne Shnier, B.A. (HONS.), M.A., PH.D., J.D
Dr. Shnier leads our Business Law Department. With over a decade of health policy, academia, research, consulting, and legal experience, she provides our clients with unique evidence-based, informed, experience-based perspectives and fresh thinking.
Adrienne is Health Law Faculty at Osgoode Hall Law School in the Professional LLM in Health Law, an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, School of Health Policy & Management, and School of Global Health in the Faculty of Health at York University.
About Jonathan Mackenzie, B.A., J.D.
Jonathan Mackenzie has over a decade of litigation experience, having previously led the legal department of the largest Canadian-owned real estate franchisor.His practice focuses on labour & employment law, intellectual property law, franchise law, and other corporate and commercial matters. Jonathan also provides professional legal, policy consulting, and strategy services to law firms, regulated health professional associations, health care providers, and individual.
About Josh Eisen, B.A. (Hons.), M.A., J.D.
Josh practices in Business & Corporate Law, Franchise Law, and Health Law, advising entrepreneurs and business owners at every stage of in their business’ life cycle. From incorporation, to restructuring, to the sale of businesses, Josh provides strategic and experience-informed advice customized to our clients. Josh has helped clients secure more than $400 million in financing from venture capital funds and other institutions. He has negotiated numerous purchase agreements opposite institutional purchasers and isn’t afraid to take on the big guys.
Access a network of local professionals
Our broad experience in business law has given us the privilege of developing relationships with a wide network of top-notch business professionals, such as accountants, specialist lawyers, brokers, financial professionals, and more. We can augment your existing professional team with our network of professionals when necessary to help drive maximum business growth. Our team can also collaborate with overseas counsel for our international clients to ensure that your solutions work inter-jurisdictionally.
Legal counsel on your terms
Our law firm focuses on building solid relationships with our clients, whether we’re serving as your External General Counsel (on retainer) or providing on-demand Independent Legal Advice (ILA). However you prefer to engage us, we provide sound, actionable strategies that ensure legal and professional regulatory compliance, mitigating circumstances to avoid conflict and litigation, and much more.
Policy Review and Consulting
We perform comprehensive policy research, analysis, drafting, and writing of policy for both internal and public consumption. As applicable, we audit your existing policy for gaps, weaknesses, and errors and omissions and provide recommendations for improvement.
Drafting of legal documents
We’ll expeditiously and accurately draft and prepare documents such as employment/independent contractor agreements and contracts, service contracts, negotiations, opinion letters, and more.