Toronto business counsel
Counsel, exchanged.
Toronto corporate counsel for private companies, founders, and investors.
Senior counsel. Direct access. Clear judgment.
Experience
Leading-firm and in-house perspective on consequential private-company matters.
Access
Clients work directly with the lawyers carrying the mandate.
Mandate
Best suited to private companies that value candour, responsiveness, and discretion.
Our approach
Business law, delivered with candour.
Technology / Crypto
We advise on financings, governance, contracts, M&A, and strategic issues where legal and business judgment meet.
The model is direct: senior lawyers, close to the file, close to the business.
What clients value
Advice that stays close.
- Senior lawyers, not layers. Experienced business counsel from the outset.
- Commercial context. Advice shaped by how private companies actually operate.
- Clear next steps. Answers that help the business move.
Who we serve
Built for private companies and the people leading them.
For founder-led businesses, investors, and management teams that value judgment, speed, and direct access.
Founders & Management Teams
Transactions, financings, governance, and day-to-day business matters.
Technology & Crypto Ventures
Counsel for fast-moving businesses in complex, regulated environments.
Investors & Acquirers
Support on acquisitions, financing strategy, governance, and sensitive commercial work.
Established Private Enterprises
External counsel for significant matters, ongoing needs, and consequential decisions.
Practice areas
Advice where judgment matters most.
Technology / Crypto
Structuring, strategy, and commercial support for modern ventures.
M&A
Acquisitions, dispositions, and execution with senior attention.
Corporate Finance
Debt and equity financings shaped around the commercial objective.
Commercial Contracts
Drafting and negotiation for relationships the business depends on.
Corporate Governance
Board and leadership advice where judgment must stay close to the business.
Strategic Advisory
Senior counsel on leadership questions and consequential situations.
How clients use us
Three ways clients engage Candr.
The need may be ongoing, transactional, or especially sensitive.
01
Ongoing counsel
Day-to-day advice on governance, contracts, and leadership decisions.
02
Transactions
Acquisitions, financings, reorganisations, and negotiations.
03
Special situations
Sensitive matters requiring discretion, senior attention, and calm judgment.
People
Senior lawyers. Directly involved.
The lawyers you meet are the lawyers doing the work.
Jonathan Ip
Partner
Jesslyn Maurier
Partner
Senior counsel
Corporate and financing matters
Contact
For matters that warrant senior counsel.
For clients who value judgment, responsiveness, and direct access.