Dissenting Opinion Definition: A Guide for US & Canada
Published: June 23, 2026Updated: June 23, 2026Read time: 11 minutes You read a headline about a major court ruling that could affect your contracts, privacy program, hiring model, or regulatory exposure. The article focuses on who won. What often matters just as much for future planning is the losing opinion. If a respected judge writes […]
NVCA Term Sheet: A Founder’s Guide for 2026
Published: June 18, 2026Updated: June 18, 2026Read time: 12 minutes A Canadian founder gets a U.S. lead investor's term sheet on Friday afternoon. The price looks acceptable. The investor calls it “standard NVCA.” By Monday, the key questions start. Does the company stay Canadian or reincorporate in Delaware? Will the option plan still work for […]
Limitations of Liability: NY & Ontario Business Guide
You're about to sign a customer contract that could change your company. The commercial terms look fine. Then you hit the dense section called limitations of liability, and suddenly the deal feels less clear. If your product touches customer data, uses AI tools, or serves clients in both New York and Ontario, that section can […]
Trade Secret Lawyers: A U.S.-Canada Guide for SMEs
Published: May 29, 2026Updated: May 29, 2026Read time: 15 minutes You usually realize you need trade secret lawyers at the worst possible moment. A developer resigns, a distributor starts selling a suspiciously similar product, or a former manager begins calling your customers with information they should not still have. By then, your problem is not […]
Software in Escrow A US-Canada Business Protection Guide
A founder signs a software contract, integrates the platform into finance, sales, or operations, and moves on. Months later, the vendor hits distress, gets acquired, or stops supporting the product. Your team still depends on that software every day, but you may have no practical way to keep it running. That problem sits at the […]
Patent Infringement Attorney: A Cross-Border Guide
A founder launches a software product in Ontario, starts selling into New York, and then gets a letter from a competitor claiming patent infringement. The letter demands that sales stop, records be preserved, and a response be sent by counsel. Most business owners don’t know whether the claim is serious, tactical, or defective. They just […]
Bill C-3 Canada: How the Citizenship Act May Affect You in 2026 | Mayo Law
For years, a frustrating rule in Canadian citizenship law created a group of people known as “Lost Canadians.” Bill C-3, a recent and critical amendment to Canada’s Citizenship Act, is designed to fix this. If you have Canadian heritage but were previously denied citizenship because of where you or your parents were born, this change […]