Corporate & Commercial Lawyers in Vancouver
The decisions that shape a company deserve senior judgment: how it is structured, who controls it, what it commits to, and how it is positioned for investment or sale. Whiteboard Law serves as long-term corporate counsel to founders, owner-managed businesses and growing companies across British Columbia, from formation through growth, reorganization and exit.
Whiteboard Law was founded by lawyers who built their careers at the highest levels of the profession. Our managing lawyer, Jim Mutter, was previously a partner at Fasken, where he helped establish one of the largest technology law practices in Vancouver, and has been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell and Best Lawyers in Canada. Clients work directly with senior counsel, and we remain their advisors long after the first transaction closes.
Structure built for what comes next
We design corporate structures with the future in mind. That means incorporating in BC or federally as your plans require, building share structures alongside your tax advisors, and putting holding companies, family trusts and professional corporations in place where they add value. As a business evolves, we lead the reorganizations, amalgamations and section 85 rollovers that keep its structure aligned with its owners' goals.
Contracts that protect the business
Your commercial agreements carry your revenue, your intellectual property and your most important relationships. We draft and negotiate them accordingly, from supply, distribution and licensing arrangements to services, technology and employment agreements, and the letters of intent and term sheets that open larger transactions.
Governance that stands up to scrutiny
Lenders, investors and buyers judge a company by its records. We keep minute books current, prepare the resolutions behind every significant decision, manage annual filings and Transparency Register obligations, and bring neglected records into order before they become an obstacle.
Clarity between owners
Where a business has more than one owner, we set the rules early: control, share transfers, buy-sell rights and exits. When interests diverge, we advise shareholders and boards with discretion.