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For the past few decades, most of my business law practice has focused on the purchase or sale of businesses, […]

Plain talk advocates accuse lawyers of padding their contracts, thereby needlessly increasing their bills, by the inclusion of what is […]

At gbtlaw, we do deals for clients buying or selling a business: lots of deals, big and small. Fact is, small deals […]

Like everything else in this world, the internet is rapidly changing the practice of law, even business law, and this […]

OK, you might consider me to be an Old Fart, having practiced business law and doing hundreds of deals since […]

If your business has any involvement in the United States, it will get sued eventually. There are a number of […]

Does a competitor get a better deal from a supplier than do you for the same product? Is your rival […]

Last month, I outlined the serious criminal offences under the Competition Act (Canada) (the “Act”), describing the nature of the offences and […]

Last edition, I described the civil offences and remedies under the Competition Act (Canada) (the “Act”). This article will focus upon some […]

Please trust me on this: I really and truly don’t enjoy the additional legal activity that new, intrusive and misguided […]

Sometimes, the best way to recapitalize your business is to attract third party investors (not relatives or senior employees). This […]

It looks like the spring of ’05 is finally here. I didn’t enjoy our monsoon season, because I grew up […]

In the spirit of Small Business Week coming up in October, here’s some tips and traps for small business owner/operators: […]

If you own shares in a private corporation, you have likely heard of the “shotgun buy-sell” mechanism. What is it? […]

In the last installment of the Blurb, I think I was able to convince you that any corporation with more […]

One of the several advantages I enjoy from my solo practice, as contrasted to my former days as a partner […]

As noted earlier in this website, I don’t go to Court: any Court, no matter what. Many clients, having experienced […]

As noted in the last Blurb, I don’t do litigation – going to Court. However, I frequently advise on litigation strategy […]

Recently, I’ve been involved in a few ‘problematic’ deals involving the purchase of the shares of a corporation (i.e., not […]

For this installment, I thought I would offer some short bits and pieces of gratuitous advice on using a corporate […]

We’re now in the second half of 09, and the pundits are arguing over whether or not the recession is […]

It’s spring of 2010 as I write this blurb, and we’ve been in recession for over a year now. From […]

I’ve recently had the extreme displeasure of doing purchase and sale of business transactions (the selling or buying of shares […]

…while avoiding quagmires I’ve been doing the buying and selling of businesses for 33 years, and I’ve learned a thing […]

Clients and friends often ask me what I like most about practicing on my own. My answer is frequently, “I […]