Retail

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.