No two businesses are alike. When disputes arise within a company, achieving a fair outcome requires understanding the company’s history, structure, and relationships. We have experience managing the complex issues of “corporate divorces,” particularly in closely-held companies, including valuation of shares, buyouts, windings up, and asset sales and divisions.

We litigate various claims under the Ontario Business Corporations Act and the Canada Business Corporations Act, including relief from oppression and winding up of corporations. We have successfully obtained leave to commence derivative actions for misappropriation of corporate opportunities on the Commercial List. Additionally, we handle claims against current or former partners, directors, or officers for breaches of fiduciary duties, breaches of confidence, or negligence.

Beyond court remedies, we help clients negotiate and implement creative solutions for corporate disputes and partnership breakdowns. We collaborate with other professionals, including accountants, tax counsel, certified business valuators, and commercial realtors, to achieve our clients’ goals.

Our work in this area includes:

– Handling corporate disputes and remedies, including relief from oppression and buyout clauses in shareholder or partnership agreements
– Conducting private arbitrations to resolve corporate disputes or divide assets confidentially
– Managing applications for winding up partnerships or corporations, including in the context of divorce, separation, or death
– Bringing applications for the partition and sale of real property or negotiating buyout terms
– Pursuing claims by or against companies, directors, officers, executives, or partners for misappropriation of corporate opportunity, breaches of fiduciary duties, and breaches of confidence