Best Law Firms in Ontario for Corporate Law

About Gardiner Roberts
Founded in the 1920s, Gardiner Roberts LLP is a full-service law firm representing a bespoke client base which includes major banks, municipalities, government entities, entrepreneurs, tech and growth companies, real estate developers, lenders, investors, innovative and community leading businesses and organizations.

A number of our lawyers have enjoyed in-house corporate positions and been appointed as board members of tribunals or as judges. Our diversified practice allows us to provide solutions and advice to clients from virtually every industry.

Business and Corporate Commercial
The Business and Corporate Commercial Group emphasizes an entrepreneurial approach to the implementation of client strategies. Where required, the lawyers in the Business Practices Group work closely with the firm's tax, real estate and intellectual property lawyers to provide the breadth a

Whether it be the local move of a shipment of goods or a complex international supply chain matter, the members of the Transportation and Logistics Group are uniquely qualified to serve your business interests. Recognized both internationally and throughout Canada, our team members are well suited to assist your business, navigate the particular risks and challenges in the movement of goods and passengers all while the industry continues to evolve. These risks and challenges become even more acute as different regulatory regimes and foreign laws advance. 

Our team members routinely advise clients across a full range of legal issues in the supply chain and passenger trades, including shippers, manufacturers, internet based “fulfillment” distributors, sellers, buyers, carriers, cargo and legal liability insurers, freight forwarders and intermediaries, customs brokers and warehouse operators. In providing these services, our team draws on industry leading expertise in the local and international carriage of goods and passengers by truck, ocean, rail and air. 

Our expertise extends beyond the provision of front-end “risk management and avoidance” advice in the nature of commercial transactions, regulatory compliance and contracting review due diligence at the front end, to the representation of clients and their insurers in litigation or arbitration matters in the event of a transit loss or casualty.

Commercial Real Estate and Municipal
The Commercial Real Estate and Municipal Group reflects a breadth of legal skills, including knowledge of real estate, financing, tax, partnerships and syndication, landlord and tenant, and commercial law. Acting for a wide range of clients including municipal governments and agencies, builders and developers, landlords and tenants, public and private corporations, we have developed a wealth of expertise which is continuously enlarged and enhanced in daily practice.

Financial Services
The Financial Services Group integrates the expertise of our corporate/commercial counsel with our tax, restructuring and insolvency and real estate experts and our seasoned dispute resolution lawyers to provide coherent and seamless advice on all aspects of a transaction.

Health Law
The Health Law Group is dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights and interests of health care professionals and providers at all levels, and are known throughout the health care industry as professional rights advocates. The group acts for institutions, professional associations, nursing homes, laboratories and all manner of business and institutions within the health care industry.

Insolvency and Restructuring
Insolvency and Restructuring Services involve a coordinated response to imminent or actual financial distress situations starting from the formulation of a plan of action to its implementation and completion. As well, our restructuring lawyers engage with the other practice area specialists within the firm when needed to provide an integrated response to financial crisis.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution
The Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group is comprised of a number of highly experienced litigators. Our lawyers have been involved in a wide variety of litigious commercial issues including corporate restructuring, class actions, competition, asset recovery, injunctions, professional negligence, and insolvency. Our lawyers are not only experienced in court and tribunal proceedings but also arbitration, mediation and other forms of dispute resolution. We have represented corporate and individual clients at both the trial and appellate levels in federal and provincial courts and before regulatory and administrative tribunals in both Canada and the United States.

Non-Profit and Charities
Non-profit organizations require a broad range of legal skills at their disposal, including knowledge of corporate, trust, tax, business, real estate, intellectual property, contract, commercial and dispute resolution law. Accordingly, the Gardiner Roberts Non-Profit and Charitable Organizations Group includes lawyers from our Business Practices, Tax and Estate Planning, Technology and Intellectual Property, Real Estate and Municipal and Dispute Resolution groups.

Securities and Corporate Finance
Securities regulation is evolving at an accelerating pace. From satisfying continuous disclosure requirements and ensuring compliance with good corporate governance practices to structuring a significant transaction, you need experienced professionals to guide you through the complex and often inconsistent mine field that is securities regulation in Canada. Ours is a practical business-oriented approach to securities regulation and corporate finance in the context of your business. We work closely with our clients to provide you with a full range of pragmatic business and legal advice to help you make informed, strategic decisions going forward.

Tax and Estate Planning
Our tax specialists combine technical proficiency with a strong working knowledge of business issues, from structuring limited partnerships to negotiating complex buy/sell transactions. We assist clients with the broad issues of corporate structure, trade, finance, tax appeals, corporate and individual tax planning, and estate and succession planning. The Tax and Estate Planning Group also provides tax expertise to lawyers and accountants at other firms that do not have tax specialists.

Technology and Intellectual Property
The Intellectual Property and Technology Group is able to provide expert advice in financing all stages of research, development rights protection, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, with customized programs that deliver solid results while remaining sensitive to the client's financial concerns.

Transportation and Logistics
Whether it be the local move of a shipment of goods or a complex international supply chain matter, the members of the Transportation and Logistics Group are uniquely qualified to serve your business interests. Recognized both internationally and throughout Canada, our team members are well suited to assist your business, navigate the particular risks and challenges in the movement of goods and passengers all while the industry continues to evolve. These risks and challenges become even more acute as different regulatory regimes and foreign laws advance. 

Our team members routinely advise clients across a full range of legal issues in the supply chain and passenger trades, including shippers, manufacturers, internet based “fulfillment” distributors, sellers, buyers, carriers, cargo and legal liability insurers, freight forwarders and intermediaries, customs brokers and warehouse operators. In providing these services, our team draws on industry leading expertise in the local and international carriage of goods and passengers by truck, ocean, rail and air. 

Our expertise extends beyond the provision of front-end “risk management and avoidance” advice in the nature of commercial transactions, regulatory compliance and contracting review due diligence at the front end, to the representation of clients and their insurers in litigation or arbitration matters in the event of a transit loss or casualty.

Gowling WLG is an international law firm built on the belief that the best way to serve you is to be in tune with your world, aligned with your opportunity and ambitious for your success. With more than 1,500 legal professionals around the world, we provide our clients with in-depth knowledge in key global sectors and a suite of legal services at home and abroad. We see the world through our clients' eyes, and collaborate across countries, offices, service areas and sectors to help them succeed, no matter how challenging the circumstances.

Brief History

With roots tracing back to 1887, Gowling WLG grew to become one of the largest and most respected law firms in Canada, with a reputation for innovation in client-focused service delivery.

Building on its early strength in intellectual property, Gowling WLG diversified to offer a full suite of business law, litigation and intellectual property services in all of Canada’s key industries, including energy, mining, financial services, government, infrastructure, manufacturing, life sciences and technology.

Loopstra Nixon LLP is a client-focused law firm helping businesses, institutions, and individuals navigate legal and business matters across Canada. Our lawyers work collaboratively to provide practical legal advice and responsive service tailored to each client’s needs.

Our team brings together a broad range of experience across multiple areas of law, allowing clients to access support for both day-to-day matters and complex legal issues. We take a practical and forward-thinking approach, helping clients address challenges, manage risk, and pursue opportunities with confidence.

Our key practice areas include banking and financial services, business law, litigation & dispute resolution, municipal, land use planning & development, real estate, labour & employment, technology & intellectual property, and bankruptcy, insolvency & restructuring.

Loopstra Nixon is the Canadian affiliate of LawExchange International, a network of independent law firms supporting middle-market and entrepreneurial businesses across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Australia. Through this affiliation, our clients benefit from access to legal connections in 23 countries.

Founded in Toronto by Charles Loopstra and Sandy Nixon, the firm began in a small storefront office and has grown alongside the clients and communities it serves. In 2022, Loopstra Nixon marked its 50th year in practice. The firm continues to build on the values established by its founders, including hard work, entrepreneurial thinking, and a strong commitment to client relationships.

Today, Loopstra Nixon continues to support clients with practical legal guidance and a collaborative approach focused on long-term success.

Pulse Law LLP is a leading law firm with 3 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 4 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2014. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Pulse Law LLP has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Technology Law.

Pulse Law LLP is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 3 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Pulse Law LLP has 3 rankings in 3 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

Ross & McBride has served Hamilton and surrounding communities since 1890. As one of the city’s long-standing law firms, we are committed to providing practical legal guidance and responsive service while continuing a tradition of community involvement.

Our lawyers provide legal services across 12 practice areas and represent individuals, families, businesses, municipalities, financial institutions, non-profit organizations, and public corporations. We work with clients at every level of court and tailor our approach to each client’s unique needs and circumstances.

For generations, our firm has been proud to support a diverse client base with thoughtful advice, strong advocacy, and a client-focused approach. At Ross & McBride, we continue to build on a longstanding commitment to being the “lawyers in your corner.”

Torkin Manes LLP is a full-service law firm based in downtown Toronto. Founded in 1974, we have built our firm by focusing on the core principles that we believe make a great law firm: a deep and personal understanding of clients’ business needs; a results-oriented approach to practice that provides practical, smart, and cost-effective advice; and, above all, responsiveness to our clients.

Our professionals provide legal counsel to individuals, public and private companies, and buyers and sellers of independent businesses. Our clients range from owner-operators and founders to investment funds and high net worth individuals, who value and trust our deep knowledge, experience and expertise in the Canadian mid-market. We advise our clients on day-to-day legal matters, as well as during the most transformative transactions and critical disputes of their businesses and lives.

When clients require legal services in other jurisdictions, we leverage our affiliation with Meritas, an international network of select law firms of which Torkin Manes is a member, to facilitate the procurement of excellent legal service and counsel worldwide.

Our client-driven approach has brought professional accolades. Torkin Manes has been named the 2024 Regional Law Firm of the Year (Central Canada) at the Canadian Law Awards, in addition to our long-standing recognition as Top Regional Law Firm (Ontario) by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. This firm is also consistently shortlisted as one of Canada's Regional Law Firms of the Year by Chambers and Partners. Our Construction, Corporate & Commercial, Family Law and Real Estate Groups are all recognized on the Globe & Mail’s Best Law Firms in Canada list.

Many of our lawyers are well known throughout the profession and community at large as highly respected leaders in their practice areas, as well as teachers, authors and advocates for the Law Society of Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association.

Wildeboer Dellelce LLP is one of Canada’s premier corporate, securities and business transaction law firms. The firm has been recognized by Chambers Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and Best Lawyers in Canada in a number of key areas including corporate finance, securities, technology, mergers and acquisitions and corporate/commercial.

The firm offers private and public clients advice in the following practice areas:

• Asset Management & Investment Funds
• Banking & Financial Services
• Corporate & Commercial
• Corporate Finance & Securities
• Corporate Governance
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Executive Compensation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Real Estate
• Regulatory & Compliance
• Startups & Emerging Companies
• Tax

The firm works across all industries including mining, energy and natural resources, technology, industrial and consumer goods, entertainment, media and sports, indigenous enterprise and capital, life sciences, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, food and beverage, automotive and fintech.

Based in Toronto, the firm serves as both legal adviser and business strategist to entrepreneurs, corporations, individuals and growth businesses at all stages of development, from innovative start-ups to large-scale global enterprises. Clients include public and private company issuers, investment dealers, lenders (both traditional and alternative) and sponsors of investment funds, venture capital funds and private equity funds.

We have a reputation for delivering superior results requiring creativity, broad-based technical knowledge and a full understanding of our clients and the industries in which they operate.