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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Retail

Canada Guide 2027 : Nationwide - Canada

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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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.

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Retail - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt 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.

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Work Highlights

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  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt advised Estée Lauder on its national leasing agreements and retail leases across Canada.

Strengths

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  • The team at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt tailors its communication to our specific needs.

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  • With respect to complex and sophisticated matters, Osler has a knack for separating the wheat from the chaff and then placing it in layman’s terms.

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  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt has great practitioners, reputation and bench strength across the board. This is the team you call for sophisticated matters.

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  • The team at Osler is highly communicative, quick to respond and always open to finding a solution.

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  • The firm has a a comprehensive but practical approach to legal advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Savvas Kotsopoulos
    Savvas Kotsopoulos

    Savvas Kotsopoulos

    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 has good business sense and always finds a way to get around issues and advance the transaction.

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  • Andraya Frith
    Andraya Frith

    Andraya Frith

    Toronto-based Andraya Frith's client base of major retailers benefit from her expertise in franchising, as well as her knowledge of privacy, advertising and e-commerce.

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  • Kelly Moffatt
    Kelly Moffatt

    Kelly Moffatt

    Kelly Moffatt heads the firm's marketing and distribution practice and acts for a broad spectrum of retailers, manufacturers and marketing agencies.
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  • Paul Morassutti
    Paul Morassutti

    Paul Morassutti

    Paul Morassutti acts for an impressive array of retailers across Canada. Clients particularly benefit from his real estate experience and he serves as chair of the firm's national real estate group.

    • Paul Morassutti is very astute and knowledgeable.

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