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Toll-free across Canada and the US. Reception is staffed Monday through Saturday; after-hours voicemails are transcribed and triaged the next business day.
If you're reading this, something has gone wrong. Or is about to. We've built our intake to respect that: one short form, no gatekeeping, routed to the lawyer whose discipline fits your matter. A conflict check runs the same day you submit.
We keep a narrow set of inboxes. Each goes to a named person who responds the same business day. Pick the one that matches your matter.
Toll-free across Canada and the US. Reception is staffed Monday through Saturday; after-hours voicemails are transcribed and triaged the next business day.
General inquiries, document submissions, and follow-ups. Please do not share confidential details until a conflict check clears.
Meetings by appointment only. Building concierge in the main lobby; direct elevator access from ground level.
All new matters are screened through our online Intake Form first. We do not provide call-backs without a completed intake; it is how we ensure the right lawyer reviews your matter.
Selecting an area copies a short matter description to your clipboard, ready to paste into the Intake Form's "Briefly Describe Your Issue" field.
The five questions we are asked most often: about confidentiality, response times, fees, who we act for, and cross-border work.
Read our full FAQ →Yes. Solicitor-client privilege applies the moment you contact us to seek legal advice, even if we ultimately do not represent you. The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that the privilege attaches "as soon as the potential client takes the first steps," before any formal retainer is in place (Descôteaux v. Mierzwinski, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 860).
Contacting us does not, by itself, create a lawyer-client relationship. We act for you only once we have cleared conflicts and confirmed the engagement in writing.
Under four business hours is our standard. Given the volume of inquiries we receive, a response can occasionally take up to 48 hours. If you have not heard from us within 48 hours, it means we are unable to consider your matter.
We offer paid 30-minute consultations at $300 plus applicable tax (usually HST). Consultations are a general discussion of your legal issue, the areas of law involved, how they operate, and the options potentially available to you. We do not review documents or provide formal legal advice during the consultation.
Formal engagements are billed hourly, with flat counsel fees for court attendances, or on a blended structure depending on the work. We rarely offer contingency arrangements, and these are considered only on a case-by-case basis for specific matter types.
Both. If, from the outset, we think your matter is better resolved through a negotiated outcome than through litigation, we will tell you candidly. We also take on matters that may be difficult to win. Advocacy is as much about meticulous work through caselaw and evidence as it is about presentation in court, and an overlooked legal theory or strategic angle can sometimes turn a case around.
Frequently. Our work regularly involves Ontario-centric proceedings with US individuals and companies on one or both sides. Denis is also licensed in Nevada, which allows us to coordinate directly with US counsel where a matter calls for it.
Our principal office is in Toronto. We also maintain an administrative office in London, Ontario, and a registered mailing address in Las Vegas to support our cross-border practice.
We do not maintain a physical office in Nevada. To comply with Nev. Sup. Ct. R. 42.1, we associate with licensed Nevada counsel on Nevada matters.
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