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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, A ug us t 30 ,2 01 8 | 50 51| O akville B eaver | T hursday,A ugust 30,2018 insidehalton.com O urLawyers (905) 842-8030 www.omh.ca Legal confidence is essential to strong business management. You can rely on O'Connor MacLeod Hanna as a knowledgeable advisor for daily decision-making, strategic planning initiatives or special projects. Our full-service specialists guide clients through a vast range of legal services, from start-up to international transactions including: • Business Structuring • Mergers and Acquisitions • Technology Transfer • Franchising • Product Distribution • Financing and Investments • Corporate Reorganizations • Partnerships • Contract Negotiation • Commercial Leasing We serve as counsel on diverse business matters for directors, officers, shareholders, management and, increasingly, both the users and providers of high technology. We like to be considered part of your management team on matters involving legal issues. CORPORATE & COmmERCiAL There's more to resolving disputes than simply appearing in court or at arbitration proceedings. We put our clients' best interests first by weighing theWe put our clients' best interests first by weighing theW advantages and disadvantages of possible options, including innovative settlements or all-party negotiation sessions. Our litigation team is backed by firm-wide experience in every legal forum, from superior courts to appellate courts to boards, tribunals and committees. You gain the collective insight of lawyers involved in commercial, municipal, environmental, insolvency, estate, family and virtually every other type of legal disputes. • Commercial Litigation (Real Estate, Contract Disputes, Construction, Collections) • Insolvency (Debtor/Creditor, Power Of Sale, Foreclosure) • Landlord and Tenant Getting each client the best possible result in the most efficient timeframe is always our primary goal. CiViL LiTigATiOn ESTATES & TRuSTS Planning for the transfer of wealth to the next generation doesn't have to be full of worry. Our specialists focus on your personal concerns to ensure that your will or other estate plan is designed, prepared and carried out to meet your goals and instructions. We help implement appropriate advice in the fields of: • Will Planning • Powers of Attorney for Property and Personal Care • Estate Administration • Trusts • Estate Litigation Our priority is your peace of mind concerning the distribution plan, the welfare of beneficiaries (including those with special needs) and designation of a responsible trustee or executor. EnViROnmEnTAL & muniCiPAL We advise and represent both public and private sector clients onWe advise and represent both public and private sector clients onW a full range of Municipal, Environmental and Administrative Law issues; everything from zoning to building codes, land use planning, by-law offenses, property assessment, municipal liability, expropriation, and environmental standards and approvals. Our team has an impressive record of appearances before a wide variety of boards and tribunals including: • Ontario Municipal Board • Planning Boards and Committees • Consolidated Hearing Board • Environmental Assessment and Appeal Board Our practice also encompasses work before the courts including appeals and judicial review of board and tribunal decisions. REAL ESTATE Whether you are in the residential or commercial real estate market, your goals are to be legally protected and to secure your investment. We guide clients through each facet of law related to purchasing and selling, mortgage financing, negotiations, syndication, financing alternatives, and leasing. With O'Connor MacLeod Hanna, you benefit from experienced representation at all stages of your transaction: • Purchase and Sale Agreements • Condominium Transactions • Mortgage and Financing • Electronic Registrations • Title Insurance • Leases • Construction Contracts • Easements and Rights of Way • Subdivision and Development Agreements • GST Issues • Co-ownership Agreements We regularly act for private clients, corporations, charities, schools and municipalities in connection with their real estate matters. In addition, our real estate specialists work together as a team with other OMH lawyers on joint ventures and syndications; land planning and development matters; appearances before municipal councils, Land Division Committees, the Ontario Municipal Board and other tribunals; and on the real estate aspects of corporate/commercial transactions. CRiminAL LAW We assist clients with all types of criminal cases and represent adultWe assist clients with all types of criminal cases and represent adultW and young offenders. We have the expertise to take on even the most complex cases, whether they be the increasingly frequent allegations of historical abuse or large scale, white-collar offences. In addition we carry on a large practice defending drinking and driving offences, domestic assaults, sexual assaults, and property-related offences such as theft, fraud and break and enter. We also have experience before the Ontario Review Board and in representation of persons who have been victims of criminal conduct. We assist clients in all aspects of employment and labour law,We assist clients in all aspects of employment and labour law,W from the commencement to the termination of any unionized or non-unionized relationship. Our team provides advice and representation on a wide range of issues including: • Wrongful Dismissal • Dispute Resolution - Mediation • Employment Insurance • Human Rights - Harassment and Discrimination • Employment Standards • Collective Bargaining • Workplace Health and Safety • Labour Relations When resolution is not possible, we vigorously advocate on your behalf before the courts and tribunals dealing with workplace issues. LABOuR & EmPLOymEnT main Street Relationships, Bay Street Results. Ou rL aw ye rs O ur Pr ac tic e Ar ea s OurPractice Areas www.omh.ca 700 Kerr Street, Oakville, ON L6K 3W5 A special congratulations to Brian J. Hanna, who was voted as favorite lawyer once again. Thank you Oakville for voting us your Favourite Law Firm since 2004 and thank you to our clients and staff who make us #1 Owen DuguidOwen Duguid REAL ESTATE Harold R. WatsonHarold R. Watson MUNICIPAL & EMPLOYMENT James McAskillJames McAskill REAL ESTATE & MUNICIPAL Brian J. HannaBrian J. Hanna REAL ESTATE Kellie GrayKellie Gray EMPLOYMENT Orie NiedzvieckiOrie Niedzviecki LITIgATION Megan CheemaMegan Cheema CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL Blair L. BotsfordBlair L. Botsford WILLS & ESTATES Jarvis G. SheridanJarvis G. Sheridan CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL Kaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh DrylaKaleigh Dryla LITIgATION Alexandra ManthorpeAlexandra Manthorpe WILLS & ESTATES PPaul D. Stuntaul D. Stunt CRIMINAL Tanya A. LeedaleTanya A. LeedaleT CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL Evelyn Perez Youssoufian LITIgATION Simon Fung MUNICIPAL Robert KrizmanRobert Krizman CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL