LaBarge Weinstein LLP
Law firm · Toronto · lwlaw.com
A business law firm, with its nearest office in Toronto, that may defer fees for qualifying startups and sponsors Velocity in Waterloo.
LaBarge Weinstein LLP is a business law firm with offices in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. It works with clients from startup through exit, including technology startups, angel investors and venture capital firms.
The firm says it has worked with thousands of new businesses over the past 20 years, on incorporation, IP protection and shareholder agreements. For qualifying startups it may defer some or all of its fees. Once the startup has revenue, it pays what it is comfortable with, and it pays the rest when it sells or closes a major financing. Costs the firm pays on its behalf, such as filing fees, are still due in 30 days.
LaBarge Weinstein has no office in Waterloo Region. It is a sponsor of Velocity, the startup program at the University of Waterloo.
What it offers
Fee deferral for qualifying startups until revenue, a sale or a major financing
Incorporation and shareholder agreements
Intellectual property protection
Structuring of debt and equity investments
Corporate governance and reorganizations
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