40 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday August 23, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday August 23, 2008 - 41 Your community. Your goals. Your law firm. CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL 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. CIVIL LITIGATION There's more to resolving disputes than simply appearing in court or at arbitration proceedings. We put our clients' best interests first by weighing the 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. LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT We assist clients in all aspects of employment and labour law, 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. 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 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. Our Practice Areas Our Practice Areas CRIMINAL LAW We assist clients with all types of criminal cases. Both counsel represent adult and young offenders and have the individual and collective expertise to take on even the most complex cases, whether they be the increasingly frequent allegations of historical abuse or large scale, whitecollar offences. In addition, they 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. They also have experience before the Ontario Review Board and in representation of persons who have been victims of criminal conduct. ENVIRONMENTAL & MUNICIPAL We advise and represent both public and private sector clients on 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 FAMILY LAW Few areas of law evoke more emotion than family matters involving separation, divorce, child custody, support, and the division of assets. We strive to attain the best possible results for our clients and their children by striking a balance between individual sensitivities and mutually fair agreements. When required, we call upon assessment, mediation and asset appraisal professionals to assist in negotiations. Should it become necessary for matters to move before the courts, our litigators apply extensive knowledge in all types of family-related proceedings. 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. Thank You Oakville for voting us your Favourite Law Firm since 2004 and Thank You to our clients and staff who make us #1 A special congratulations to the following lawyers: Brian J. Hanna (Platinum) and Jarvis G. Sheridan (Gold) Our practice also encompasses work before the courts including appeals and judicial review of board and tribunal decisions. (905) 842-8030 www.omh.ca Our Lawyers Our Lawyers Marian G. Gage FAMILY LAW gage@omh.ca Jeffrey S. Burkett Harold R. Watson Christine A.M. Fisher LITIGATION fisher@omh.ca Kenneth W. Watts LITIGATION watts@omh.ca Kelly G. Yerxa REAL ESTATE & MUNICIPAL yerxa@omh.ca Thomas C. Hays REAL ESTATE hays@omh.ca Andrew C. Knox Blair S. Taylor Jarvis G. Sheridan Tanya A. Leedale Brian J. Hanna Gracie Romano REAL ESTATE hanna@omh.ca James McAskill Mary-Anne Kril FAMILY LAW kril@omh.ca Paul D. Stunt CRIMINAL stunt@omh.ca Larry S. Gangbar WILLS & ESTATES gangbar@omh.ca Robert Krizman CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL krizman@omh.ca Robert A.Watson LITIGATION rwatson@omh.ca CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL MUNICIPAL & EMPLOYMENT burkett@omh.ca watson@omh.ca Chantel Goldsmith LABOUR goldsmith@omh.ca REAL ESTATE & MUNICIPAL LAND DEVELOPMENT & MUNICIPAL CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL sheridan@omh.ca knox@omh.ca taylor@omh.ca leedale@omh.ca CRIMINAL REAL ESTATE & MUNICIPAL romano@omh.ca mcaskill@omh.ca 700 Kerr Street, Oakville, Ontario L6K 3W5 · www.omh.ca