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We take an innovative and strategic approach to helping clients achieve their business goals. By collaborating with a range of professionals, including accountants, specialized tax counsel and financial advisors, we maximize efficiencies and minimize risk.

We support clients with a wide range of commercial services.

Our Vancouver Business Lawyers pride themselves on bringing commercial transactions, mergers, and acquisitions to a successful completion. Although this is a primary element of our service, we will not sacrifice providing the best possible advice to our clients even if it results in our clients deciding to reorient or refrain from proceeding with a transaction which may not be in their best interests. We provide contract preparation and drafting and advise on negotiations across industries and span transactions of all stripes and sizes, from local deals to international expansions, ensuring smooth transitions and maximizing value for clients. With a commitment to excellence and a deep understanding of business dynamics, Watson Goepel’s Business Law Group remains a trusted partner in achieving commercial goals with confidence and clarity.

  • Business structuring for corporations, trusts, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships and joint ventures.
  • Mergers and acquisitions, and divestitures, including share purchase and asset purchase transactions.
  • Governance for corporations, trusts and partnerships, including regular.
  • Records office and filing tasks, advising on shareholder meetings, rights and disputes, and advising on possible director’s liability issues.
  • Navigating the legal regime of carbon credits, cryptocurrencies and blockchain.
  • Commercial contract drafting, including leases, licensing agreements, service contracts, employment agreements, and sale, distribution and manufacturing agreements.
  • Financing and investment for investors, issuers, lenders and borrowers.

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Director Liability in Canada: What Every Board Member Should Know

Miles Alperstein

Serving on a board comes with significant responsibility. In Canada, directors can face personal liability for corporate decisions, statutory breaches, unpaid taxes, environmental issues, and more — even when acting in good faith. Understanding your fiduciary duties, duty of care, and the legal limits of the corporate shield is essential for effective governance and personal protection.

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  • Business Law

How to Protect Your Business When Using Third-Party AI Tools

Richard Baker

Third-party AI tools can dramatically improve efficiency—but they also introduce legal risks that many businesses overlook. From data ownership and confidentiality to IP rights and liability, traditional software contracts often fall short when applied to AI. This article outlines the critical contract provisions organizations should address to protect their business when engaging third-party AI vendors.

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