Anna Thompson-Amadei Bailee Kleinhandler Blog Franchising Intellectual Property Lauren Huxtable
2 December 2025 / 2 December 2025 by mfareen
Introduction When it comes to protecting intellectual property in franchising, trademarks tend to dominate the conversation, largely because the franchise system’s name and logo are often the key drivers of brand recognition and success. However, one of the assets in franchised businesses that is often overlooked are copyrighted materials. What does copyright protect? In Canada, […]
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Recognition
1 December 2025 / 27 November 2025 by mfareen
Sotos LLP is proud to announce that three of its partners have been recognised as Global Elite Thought Leaders in the Lexology Index Thought Leaders: Global Elite – Franchising category for Canada. In the franchising category, there are only nine Global Elite Thought Leaders in Canada, and three of them are from Sotos, representing one […]
28 November 2025 / 27 November 2025 by mfareen
Sotos LLP is proud to announce that 4 of its lawyers have been recognised as Thought Leaders in the Lexology Index Thought Leaders: Franchising report, representing a significant share of the leading franchising practitioners in Canada. Within this global field, Canada is represented by only 11 Thought Leaders in franchising, and four of them are […]
27 November 2025 / 27 November 2025 by mfareen
Sotos LLP is pleased to announce that 9 of its lawyers have been recognised as Recommended in the 2025 Lexology Index: Canada – Franchising rankings. With 9 Recommended lawyers, Sotos has the largest recognised franchising team ahead of other leading firms whose recognised lawyers number six or fewer in this category. Congratulations to: Adrienne Boudreau […]
Updates
23 October 2025 by mfareen
Sotos LLP is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Liberty North Capital Corp. in connection with the strategic financing of CABN Co Ltd., a Canadian builder of prefabricated, energy-efficient homes. Liberty North Capital Corp., an independent investment banking firm, acted as agent in connection with the financing. The Sotos deal team was led […]
6 October 2025 by mfareen
We are delighted to welcome Ashley Caldwell as a Senior Associate in our corporate and commercial group. Ashley advises Canadian and international clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including share and asset acquisitions and divestitures, corporate reorganisations, shareholder agreements, commercial leases, and other business contracts. Her practice also includes franchising, licensing, […]
6 October 2025 / 6 October 2025 by mfareen
Sotos LLP is proud to welcome Debi Sutin as a Partner in our corporate and commercial group. Debi brings decades of experience advising Canadian and international clients on franchising, licensing, and distribution matters, corporate and commercial law, and mergers &acquisitions. She is widely recognised for combining legal insight with practical business advice, guiding clients through […]
29 September 2025 / 30 September 2025 by mfareen
Sotos LLP is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Ascendant Resources Inc. (TSX: ASND) in connection with the successful completion of its business combination with Cerrado Gold Inc. (TSXV: CERT). The transaction was completed by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). The Sotos deal team was […]
Bailee Kleinhandler Grocery Jason Brisebois John Sotos
22 July 2025 / 22 July 2025 by config3
By: Jason Brisebois, and Bailee Kleinhandler In a prior blog, we discussed the initial steps that the Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) was taking to challenge anti-competitive practices in the grocery industry, including in regards to property controls in commercial leases. On June 4, 2025, the Bureau released an update to their enforcement guidelines, in an […]
Bailee Kleinhandler Grocery Jason Brisebois Retail
1 May 2025 by config3
By: Jason Brisebois, and Bailee Kleinhandler With the imposition of the new U.S. administration’s tariffs on imported materials and goods, more Canadians are choosing to support local products and producers. Businesses often attempt to make this choice easier for consumers by including wording such as “Made in Canada” or “Product of Canada” (collectively referred to […]
