Corporate & Commercial
Andre advises business owners, entrepreneurs, family businesses and closely held companies on legal structures, commercial relationships and significant transactions.
Matters Andre handles
- Business incorporations and company structures
- Partnerships, joint ventures and holding companies
- Shareholder, partnership and investor arrangements
- Commercial contracts
- Business acquisitions and dispositions
- Corporate governance and director, officer and shareholder issues
- Corporate reorganizations and tax-driven restructurings with accountant or tax-advisor input
- Family business succession planning
- Business separations and negotiated exits
- Cross-border or inter-jurisdictional corporate matters involving Canadian entities
Common questions
Do I need a shareholder agreement?
For businesses with more than one owner, a shareholder agreement can address governance, decision-making, transfers, exits and other issues before a dispute or major transaction arises.
My accountant recommended a holding company or reorganization. Can Andre implement the legal steps?
Yes. Andre works with accountants and tax advisors to implement corporate steps where the tax design comes from the client’s tax professionals.
Andre Nayvelt, J.D. | Corporate Commercial Lawyer 