Pichhadze Legal offers knowledge, insight, and quality of service with a focus on your business law needs. Through a network of contacts, Pichhadze Legal is able to offer its clients access to a wide range of professional advice. Visit the individual practice areas for more information.
The Corporate/Commercial practice focuses on corporate law matters and commercial transactions. We provide advice and support to our clients throughout their corporate life cycle from inception to sale, and assist them in meeting current demands as well as plan for future ones. We ensure that our clients stay competitive in the domestic and global arena by staying conscientious and practical.
Purchase and sale of assets and shares
Corporate reorganizations and restructuring
Licensing and outsourcing arrangements
Technology agreements
General contract support
Asset and share purchase agreements
Partnership, Shareholder and Unanimous Shareholder agreements
Consulting agreements
Distribution and sales agency agreements
Supply, service and manufacturing agreements
Sole proprietorships
Partnerships and limited partnerships
Corporations and Professional Corporations
Joint ventures and strategic alliances
Business trusts
Advice on corporate governance matters
Advice on compliance with corporate legislation
Entrepreneurs
Investors
Public and private companies (domestic and international)
All industry sectors
The corporate finance and securities practice offers practical advice on a range of securities matters faced by issuers and their investors, as well as market intermediaries.
Private financing
Public equity and debt offerings
Initial public offerings
Prospectus preparation
Stock exchange listings and filings
Private placements and exempt offerings
Rights, options and warrants
Corporate governance
Continuous disclosure
Regulatory compliance matters
Investment dealers
Large and small issuers
Royalty Trusts and Income Funds
Corporate investors and Shareholders
Private and institutional investors
Investment advisors
Board of directors
Special committees
Maintaining good corporate governance practices makes good business sense. In today’s rapidly changing legal and economic environments, corporations and governments adopting practices that provide adequate investor protection and transparency, and sound practices by the board of directors, are better able to attract domestic and international investment.
Understanding, adopting and implementing global and domestic corporate governance guidelines ensures that your corporation is well positioned to attract capital from domestic and international investors by empowering your board and fostering investor confidence in your enterprise. Thus, allowing you to maximize your profits as well as the returns on your investors’ return on investment.
The creation of sustainable corporate governance measures assists in the creation of best practices for your organization, the development of the capital markets, the improvement of transparency, the increase of investment opportunities, and the advancement of trust.
The Corporate Governance practice provides strategic advice and support on matters relating to the management and governance of businesses. The practice covers matters such as securities law compliance, directors’ and officers’ duties and liabilities, as well as fiduciary duties. We provide advice to both domestic and international corporations with respect to aspects of corporate governance, and assist them in structuring, adopting, and implementing best practices. By keeping informed on new developments, we are able to assist our clients in adopting best practices in order to become leaders and models for corporate citizenship.
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Pichhadze Legal created development sessions for boards of directors and senior managers oriented towards educating managements and boards on the development of sustainable corporate governance systems.
To view the Corporate Governance Program Brochure (PDF Format), please select the appropriate link on the right.
Fiduciary duties
Legal and regulatory compliance and emerging developments
Continuous disclosure issues and insider reporting
Board composition
Governance committee mandates and audit committee matters
Securities and Stock Exchange rules
Annual Information Forms, Information Circulars, and Annual General Meetings
Government bodies and agencies
Public and private corporations (domestic and international)
Boards of Directors
Special Committees
Officers
Individual shareholders
Technology
The Technology practice provides advice and assistance to both the producers of technology as well as its users.
Outsourcing and Distribution agreements
Consulting/professional services agreements
Research and development agreements
Procurement of equipment or systems
Material transfer agreements
Distribution and marketing arrangements
International licensing and distribution agreements
Regulatory issues affecting the development and use of technology
Advising on legislative reforms affecting technology based industries
Financing and lending to technology companies
Venture capital financing
Initial public offerings on the TSX and TSX Venture Exchange
Reverse takeovers for technology companies
Mergers or acquisition of technology companies
Tax structuring, scientific research and experimental development matters
Electronic banking and commerce
Securities disclosure issues
Tax issues in electronic commerce
Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other licenses
Material transfer agreements
Pharmaceutical or biotechnology development agreements
Regulatory issues affecting the pharmaceutical industry
Technology firms
Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and health related firms
Entrepreneurs
Investors
The venture capital practice advises entrepreneurs, investors and firms on all stages of financing and venture capital matters, from seed financing to listing on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Financing and lending to technology companies
Venture capital financing
Initial public offerings on the TSX and TSX Venture Exchange
Reverse takeovers for technology companies
Mergers or acquisition of technology companies
Electronic banking and commerce
Securities disclosure issues
Tax issues in electronic commerce
Technology firms
Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and health related firms
Entrepreneurs
Investors
