Retail
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
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Provided by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Osler has extensive experience working with many of the largest and most widely known retail and consumer products brands throughout Canada and around the world, advising on all aspects of their businesses. Osler’s retail lawyers regularly advise retailers, distributors, manufacturers and franchisors on the day-to-day business and legal issues they encounter when expanding into and operating in Canada.
Osler offers a fully integrated team approach to advising clients and draws upon knowledge and experience of retail operations and recognized expertise in Canada to provide seamless legal support through all stages of the retail and consumer products lifecycle. The team regularly assists clients in commercial leasing, consumer protection laws, ecommerce initiatives, privacy and data management, labour and employment, franchising, advertising and marketing matters, tax, pricing and distribution practices and branding matters. In addition, they provide expert counsel to retail clients in their transformational corporate transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and much more. The team regularly leverages the expertise of Osler’s leading Insolvency and Restructuring Group to assist clients in seamlessly solving their most complex business-critical challenges.
Chambers Review
Osler is a top Canadian law firm housing a highly regarded retail group with a particularly strong reputation for both franchising and privacy. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt demonstrates impressive strength in retail insolvency, as well as leasing, advertising and high-stakes disputes. It is well placed to assist multinational retailers with their Canadian operations, drawing on its experience in corporate and real property transactions, as well as e-commerce issues. The firm provides support to a wide variety of household-name brands and has a strong record of assisting leading US companies with their Canadian expansion programmes.
Work Highlights
- Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt advises Roberto Cavallo on its expansion into the retail market and ''brick and mortar'' locations of Canada.
Strengths
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"Osler have been able to handle every issue I've thrown at them, no matter how varied, and everyone that works on the matter has vast experience with the particular issues at play."
"Osler's service levels are responsive, accommodating and comprehensive."
"Osler have been able to handle every issue I've thrown at them, no matter how varied, and everyone that works on the matter has vast experience with the particular issues at play."
"Osler's service levels are responsive, accommodating and comprehensive."
Notable Practitioners
Toronto-based Andraya Frith's client base of major retailers benefits from her expertise in franchising, as well as her knowledge of privacy, advertising and e-commerce.
"Andraya is one of my all-time favourite lawyers. A leader in franchise law, very practical and an absolute go-to in the space."
Kelly Moffatt heads the firm's marketing and distribution practice and acts for a broad spectrum of retailers, manufacturers and marketing agencies.
"Kelly Moffatt is great to work with. She is responsive, knowledgeable, has a strong business acumen and is straightforward."
Based in Toronto, Savvas Kotsopoulos has notable experience in real estate transactions, including the acquisition of sites and negotiation of various leases for major Canadian retailers. He also assists with the management of real estate portfolios.
"Savvas's service quality is outstanding. He is a present and attentive relationship partner."
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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Nationwide - Canada