True North Law Professional Corporation
Barristers * Solicitors * Notaries Public
Practice Areas
As a boutique law firm, True North Law Professional Corporation advises Canadian and Ontario businesses on matters that fall within the following specific practice areas:
1. Corporate Law
2. Commercial Law
3. Not-for-Profit/Charity Law (Corporate/Commercial Matters)
4. Corporate Governance
Need assistance in other legal areas? Not a problem - with a large network of lawyers, accountants, tax advisors, and business consultants, we can connect you with other professionals to assist you in areas outside of our expertise.
Corporate Law ~
From creation to dissolution and everything in between
Anna advises for-profit clients on a wide range of corporate law matters, including the following:
Incorporations under federal or Ontario legislation (including professional corporations)
Business Name Registrations
Provincial Registrations
Strategic Planning
Regulatory, risk management, and legal compliance matters
Maintenance of Corporate Records
Corporate Filings
Distribution of profits
Changes to shareholders, directors, and officers
Continuance into Different Jurisdictions
Restructurings and Reorganizations (including tax rollovers)
Succession planning
Winding up, liquidation, and dissolution
Commercial Law ~
Let's Make a Deal!
Anna assists her for profit clients on all aspects of the following types of legal transactions:
Asset Purchases and Sales (including franchises)
Share Purchases and Sales
Mergers
Amalgamations
Financings
Partnerships
Joint Ventures
Anna also advises her clients on a large range of commercial contracts, such as:
Services Agreements
Franchise Agreements
Commercial Leases
Purchase Orders / Terms and Conditions
Memorandums of Understanding
Not-for-Profit & Charity Law ~
Corporate and Commercial Matters
Anna assists non-share capital corporations (aka not-for-profits) and registered Canadian charities with a variety of corporate and commercial needs, including:
Incorporation (under federal or Ontario legislation)
Charitable Registration, Maintenance, and Compliance
Business Name Registrations
Provincial Registrations
Strategic Planning
Maintenance of Corporate Records
Corporate Filings
Changes to members, directors, and officers
Continuance into Different Jurisdictions
Amalgamations
Mergers
Asset Transfers or Sales
Voluntary Revocation of Charitable Status
Winding up, liquidation, and dissolution
Commercial Contracts (such as Services Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding)
Charity-Related Documents (such as Gift Agreements, Donor Agreements, Tax Receipts)
Corporate Governance ~
Focusing on The Decision-Makers
Anna has extensive governance experience, including:
Providing training sessions for Boards of Directors, and/or Officers, and/or Management
Basic training on legal compliance and risk management issues, including fiduciary responsibilities
High-level training on policy governance
Creating governance documents, such as by-laws, terms of reference, policies, codes of conduct, governance checklists, Board calendars, and due diligence workplans
Advising on directors and officers' liability matters and the rights of members
Assisting with relationship issues between directors and/or members and/or management