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FEES & STRUCTURE · 1 SEP 2026 · 6 MIN READWhat a fractional General Counsel actually costs in Canada
A straight comparison: full-time GC salary fully loaded, hourly outside counsel, and what a fractional seat costs. Plus the five questions worth asking any provider before you engage them.
READ → EMPLOYMENT · 8 JUL 2026 · 5 MIN READYour termination clause is probably unenforceable
Most Ontario employment agreements in circulation contain a termination provision a court will not enforce. What that defect costs on a single departure, and the five steps to fix it.
READ → PRIVACY · 6 MAY 2026 · 5 MIN READWho is your Privacy Officer?
Canadian privacy law requires you to designate an individual accountable for compliance, and Quebec now requires you to publish who it is. What the role involves beyond the name on the page.
READ →From Samir A. Murji
CORPORATE FINANCE · 19 AUG 2026 · 7 MIN READWhat founders get wrong in a financing
Valuation is the number founders negotiate. The option pool, the liquidation preference and the protective provisions are the terms that decide what they actually keep.
READ → CORPORATE · 14 APR 2026 · 7 MIN READCorporate structuring for Canadian businesses
Federal or provincial incorporation, when a holding company earns its keep, subsidiaries for expansion, and the structures that create more problems than they solve.
READ →From Ahsan Mian
COMMERCIAL · 5 AUG 2026 · 7 MIN READWhat to actually negotiate in a SaaS agreement
The eight terms that decide who carries the risk when something goes wrong, from both the vendor and the customer side. Price is not one of them.
READ → INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY · 17 JUN 2026 · 6 MIN READDoes your company actually own its IP?
Contractor-built code, agency design work and founder-created assets are often not owned by the company. How to find the gaps and close them before diligence.
READ →From Sabrina Murji
REAL ESTATE · 27 MAY 2026 · 7 MIN READWhat to review before signing a commercial lease
Additional rent, renewal mechanics, assignment on a sale of the business, and the restoration obligation that becomes a demolition bill in five years.
READ → GOVERNANCE · 22 JUL 2026 · 6 MIN READBoard governance for private companies
What directors actually owe, the liabilities that attach personally, the protections to have in place before accepting a seat, and what a functioning private board does.
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