Business Law
Barbeau, Evans & Goldstein has experience in providing a broad range of advice on planning domestic and international business structures for its clients.
The firm's Business Law practice focuses on the establishment and structure of domestic partnerships, corporations (both provincial and federal), limited partnerships and joint ventures.
In addition to these domestic business entities, we are actively involved in creating workable and efficient international structures for our clients in a variety of foreign jurisdictions including: the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other member countries of the European Union, Mexico, Latin America, South America, Japan, Ireland, Dubai, India, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Cayman Island and Australia.
Barbeau, Evans & Goldstein has extensive experience in handling multi-jurisdictional client matters, of both a transactional or contentious nature. Through our wide network of contacts and associations the firm is able to provide the appropriate expertise for clients in complex international matters.
Real Estate
Barbeau, Evans & Goldstein has expertise in all areas of real estate law with an emphasis on residential development, government funded non-profit rental projects, commercial leasing and mortgage lending. We provide advice respecting rezoning, subdivision, negotiating real estate joint venture agreements, and real property acquisition as well as general advice respecting business transactions involving real estate in other parts of Canada and in other countries.
Immigration
Gerald Goldstein has concentrated on immigration matters over 25 years. He has developed an excellent knowledge of all matters relating to immigration to Canada and has an excellent working relationship with Citizenship and Immigration Canada, including an understanding of the very complicated rules and regulations involved. He has represented clients at all courts having jurisdiction over immigration matters including the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal and at Administrative Tribunals and Intelligence Agencies. Mr. Goldstein takes a pragmatic results oriented approach to immigration matters.
Mr. Goldstein has recently handled the following types of cases:
- Business/entrepreneur applications
- Spousal and family sponsorship
- Work permit applications
- Family reunification applications
- Refugee claims.
Mr. Goldstein also frequently acts for people seeking to avoid being deported from Canada and has working relationships with lawyers specializing in immigration matters in other jurisdictions.
Litigation
The firm acts for clients in civil and criminal litigation matters when those matters arise as a result of advice given or involvement in other matters.
Construction Law
Barbeau, Evans & Goldstein has expertise in all aspects of Construction Law to serve the full spectrum of clients; from contractors and engineers, to owners and their project managers.
Our practice emphasizes the front-end use of legal resources to forge the most appropriate project structure and contract. We also believe that dealing with risk issues as they arise during the project, will ultimately result in better profitability. Although litigation is seen as a last resort, we have achieved many superior results from this mode as well.
Intellectual Property and E-Commerce
Barbeau, Evans & Goldstein has experience in all aspects of intellectual property matters (patents, trademarks, domain names, copyright, trade secrets and confidential information) and e-commerce (licensing, development and distribution). This experience includes both transactions and litigious matters.
Further, Barbeau, Evans & Goldstein has experience in managing intellectual property portfolios of clients and registrations with government authorities, in a variety of jurisdictions.
Estate Planning, Probate and Trusts
Barbeau, Evans & Goldstein has an active domestic and international trusts and estates practice that includes the representation of individuals, families, privately owned companies and charitable organizations, both in Canada and abroad.
Drawing on the resources of the members of our firm we are dedicated to serving the unique needs of family businesses, trusts, charitable and non-profit organizations.