Lawyer Profile
Stephen B. Doak
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Stephen Doak assists businesses with issues that arise throughout various stages of the growth process, including corporate organization and reorganization, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and contract law matters.
Steve works with established businesses and start-ups in a range of industries, including clean tech and renewable energy, manufacturing and distribution, services and consumer products.
His mergers and acquisition practice includes assisting buyers and sellers with preparations for transactions, related organizational and reorganizational matters, and negotiating and closing deals. He also frequently assists companies and other parties with disputes relating to ownership and management issues, to help find solutions ranging from restructuring to divestitures to other results that address the needs of stakeholders and the business.
In general corporate and commercial matters, Steve assists in the negotiation of equipment procurement agreements and transactions, services agreements, and other conventional and non-conventional transactions. Steve also represents parties in financing arrangements and development agreements for renewable energy projects, real estate development, and infrastructure renewal and expansion initiatives.
John Wilkinson and Stephen Doak, “The Management of Electronic Documents: A Need for Policies”, Electronic Documents: Records Management, e-Discovery and Trial, Canada Law Book, forthcoming 2010.
Raj Anand and Stephen Doak, “Professional Liability”, Canadian Legal Practice: A Guide for the 21st Century, LexisNexis Canada, 2009+.
Raj Anand and Stephen Doak, “Who Is Your Client? Managing Conflicts of Interest” (paper presented to the Law Society of Upper Canada, Family-Held Business Summit, 20 April 2007).
Raj Anand and Stephen Doak, “Fiduciary Duty Claims in Professional Relationships: Redundant or Necessary?” (paper presented to the Law Society of Upper Canada, Remedies and Damages, 6 March 2007).
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2007 (ON)