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Ontario Business Real estate Succession

Legal clarity before your next move.

Damaris helps Ontario owners make confident decisions through clear advice, steady guidance, and legal work shaped around the problem in front of them.

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Matter intake

What is the legal problem you need help with?

Damaris reads every intake personally and writes back in English or Portuguese.

The lawyer who opens your file is the lawyer who closes it.

Conflict check first. No retainer until both sides sign.

Why clients come to DRG

Owners deserve legal work that does not leave them guessing.

Business owners usually come to DRG Law with one immediate question: can I move forward without creating a problem I will pay for later?

  1. Continuity

    The lawyer who opens the file closes it.

    No handoff to someone who has to relearn the business, the deal, or the pressure behind the decision.

  2. Written clarity

    The answer is written before you make the next move.

    Every matter is reduced to the situation, risk, cost, timeline, decision, and next step.

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    The work happens in English or Portuguese, whichever fits the client.

    The Ontario legal substance stays the same. The client reads, discusses, and decides in the language that fits the situation.

What I can help with

Choose the legal decision in front of you.

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One lawyer, start to finish

Who reads your first message?

I read every intake myself. I hold the file from first call to closing. No handoff to a junior lawyer you have never met.

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What clients say

Clarity is what clients remember.

  • “Clear, practical approach to complex legal matters. Strong communication and sound judgment focused on helping clients make informed decisions.”

    Claudio KlausToronto
  • “One of our most important and best decisions when opening and taking care of our business. Damaris is always ready to help and support us.”

    Liz SaldanhaToronto
  • “Hiring her to review my contract was one of the best decisions I’ve made. Insightful suggestions that made a real difference, and always easy to reach.”

    Alessandra SouzaToronto

The written brief

Every matter closes with a clear written next step for the client.

Damaris writes the file down in plain English or Portuguese: the situation, the risk, the cost, the timeline, the decision, and the next step.

Same shape on a corporate file, a real estate file, or a contract review.

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The DRG Law written brief: risk, cost, timeline, decision, next step

Common questions

What Ontario business owners ask before sending a matter

What does an Ontario business lawyer write before a deal closes?

DRG Law writes five short lines before any deal closes: the risk in the file, the cost of the work, the dates that matter, the decision the owner has to make, and the next step that follows. The owner reads the brief and acts on it before money or signatures move.

How should an Ontario owner choose between buying shares or buying assets?

The choice between a share purchase and an asset purchase changes the tax exposure, the employee continuity, the liability transfer, and what the seller's records carry into the buyer's hands. DRG Law walks the owner through each trade-off in writing before the letter of intent moves.

What should an Ontario owner read before signing a commercial lease?

Five clauses change every Ontario commercial lease: the personal guarantee, the renewal terms, the demolition clause, the relocation clause, and the default trigger. DRG Law reviews each clause against the owner's exit horizon before the offer goes back to the landlord.

What does a personal guarantee on a commercial lease actually cost the owner?

A personal guarantee binds the owner's personal assets to the full lease term. If the company closes early, the landlord recovers against the owner's house, savings, and investments. The clause survives the company that signed it. DRG Law names three structural options before the signing date.

Can an Ontario real estate purchase close with the lawyer working remotely?

Yes. DRG Law closes residential and commercial purchases across Ontario by video and electronic signature. The owner picks the channel; the title check, the lender's instructions, and the closing-day numbers move the same way they would in person.

Why should one lawyer hold a small business legal matter from first call to closing?

The lawyer who reads the first message carries the context every later decision depends on. DRG Law runs on one lawyer holding the file and the conversation, no handoff to a junior lawyer the owner has never met. The lawyer who opens the file is the lawyer who closes it.

Can Ontario legal work happen in Portuguese for a Brazilian-Canadian owner?

Yes. Damaris is dual-qualified in Canada and Brazil and writes the brief in either language. The Ontario legal substance stays the same. The owner reads, discusses, and decides in Portuguese, English, or both side by side.

What does an Ontario business owner answer before a will is drafted?

The succession question sits behind the will, not inside it. Who controls the company shares, who runs the business after the owner steps back, and how the family arrangements lock in are decided first. DRG Law writes the control-of-company answer before the estate documents are drafted.

What corporate records will an audit, a buyer, or a lender ask for?

An Ontario corporation under audit, sale, or financing review needs the minute book up to date, the share register reconciled, the annual resolutions filed, and the founding documents indexed. DRG Law runs a twelve-item readiness check that names each missing record before the request from the third party arrives.

Next step

Send the question before the signature moves.

Before you sign, waive a condition, or commit, send the matter to Damaris.