Coady Filliter - Barristers & Solicitors

	Suite 208, Medical Arts Building, 5880 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 1Y1

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Civil Litigation

Corporate/ Commercial

Coady Filliter has significant experience in:

Establishment and creation of business entities such as proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, joint ventures, unlimited liability companies and trusts;
Preparation of partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, office expense sharing agreements, and co-ownership agreements;
Advice on structuring, negotiating and closing the acquisition of businesses;
Reorganization of family businesses and professional practices including incorporation of professional practices, estate planning and related taxation matters;
Reorganization of corporations and other entities including estate freezes, share capital reorganizations, amalgamations, wind-ups, and corporate continuances;
Advice on establishing and managing family trusts;
Acting for commercial landlords in preparing, negotiating and enforcing commercial leases;
Acting for tenants in commercial properties including negotiating offers to lease, leases, lease terminations and negotiating resolution of disputes;
Advice on non-profit and professional organizations including incorporation, by-laws, legislation and legal requirements;
Registration of out of province companies and businesses in Nova Scotia and acting as recognized agent in Nova Scotia and filing annual registrations;
Assistance in obtaining regulatory licences required for carrying on certain types of businesses in Nova Scotia;
Advice on securities law matters such as sale of securities by private placement exemptions;
Resolutions of commercial disputes among shareholders, partners, joint ventures, for example, through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation.