Startups & Emerging Companies
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 4
Contact number
+1 416 862 7525About
Provided by Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Whether you’re preparing for a round of angel funding or positioning your company for acquisition, Gowling WLG offers all the legal advice early-stage companies are looking for.
As a startup, you should be supported by a law firm that’s attuned to the unique challenges of the technology sector – and ready to deliver the essential services you need to grow and thrive.
Enter Gowling WLG: an international law firm with one of the largest and most experienced tech teams in Canada. Known for our creative, flexible approach, we have the right mix of deep insight, top-ranked expertise and entrepreneurial spirit to help you expand your business and protect what makes it truly unique.
Through the strength of our global, full-service firm, we provide trusted counsel to tech clients on every aspect of their business, such as:
- Initial structuring and capitalization
- Patent and trademark protection
- Employment arrangements
- Equity incentive plans
- Commercial transactions
- Angel investor and venture capital funding
From early-stage investment transactions, intellectual property protection and monetization to mergers and acquisitions, new product launches and strategic exits, we’ll support you across all stages of your lifecycle – and apply our sector-focused insight to help you make informed decisions every step of the way.
Chambers Review
Gowling WLG is an established national law firm recognised for its significant expertise across a wide range of matters relating to the technology sector, counting software, online retail, fintech, artificial intelligence and blockchain companies among its clients. It acts for venture capital funds, private equity players and other institutional investors on financing matters, as well as providing advice to emerging companies on a wide range of IP issues, market entry issues and M&A transactions. The group benefits from its office in the Kitchener Waterloo area to form relationships with early-stage technology clients and accelerator programmes.
Ottawa-based Lorraine Mastersmith is a key contact for the group.