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Hwang & Company has diverse experience in all aspects of business law. Since our inception, the focus has been primarily on servicing small and medium sized businesses with a view to developing long-term relationships with our clients. Through our accumulated expertise, our team is well prepared to tackle challenging legal problems in many business settings.
Hwang & Company provides legal advice and services to individual and corporate clients in the following areas:
- Business Purchase and Sale
- Commercial Leases
- Labour Law
- Franchises
- Trademark registration
- Financing
- International transactions
Buying & selling businesses
From the conception and structuring of the transaction through due diligence, the negotiation of the comprehensive transactional documents and completion of the transaction, our involvement will assist in achieving your business objectives.
Commercial Leases
Leasing is the most important foundation for a business. Hwang & Company has reviewed and/or prepared over 3,000 lease agreements and has the expertise to identify, negotiate, and solve any leasing issues.
Labour law
A large portion of our time is spent in the workplace. The goal of our service at Hwang & Company for employment and labour relations is to assist both employers and employees to create and maintain healthy working environments that are free from internal tension and conflict.
We can assist you in avoiding workplace disputes before they arise by drafting effective offers of employment, employment contracts, internal policies and collective agreements. If a dispute does arise, we have the knowledge and expertise necessary to protect your interests and assist you in achieving a fair and reasonable result in the most cost-efficient manner.
We have experience in counseling both employers and employees in the dismissal process and in representing management in the negotiation of dispute arbitration.
Hwang & Company provides legal advice and services in the following areas:
- Employment Agreements
- Confidentiality/Non-Competition Agreements
- Employment Standards
- Employee Manuals
- Terminations
- Representation on Labour and Employment Matters before the Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Bodies
Franchises
Hwang & Company has represented both franchisors and franchisees in their franchise business operations.
When representing franchisors, we provide services in the setting up of an appropriate system which will optimize the long term relationship between the parties. We offer advice on:
- franchise agreements
- franchise disclosure documents
- securing trademarks
- confidentiality agreements
- delivery of training and product
- royalty payments
- leasing and other real estate issues
- standards of operations
When advising clients who are seeking to become franchisees, Hwang & Company has the experience to conduct a thorough review of the proposed Franchise Agreement to ensure that the Franchisee is adequately protected.
Trademark registration
Trademark registration is an advisable step to protect the mark associated with the goodwill of your business. We offer everything a business needs for the search, registration and protection of names and logo designs.
Financing
Almost every business, regardless of its success, will need some form of financing. This can be as simple as an operating line of credit to help with cash flow to something as complex as the loans and sales of shares of a company. Whether it is debt or equity financing, Hwang & Company will help you with the financing needs that your business encounters.
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