Practice Areas
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Construction Law
With the addition of Philip Walters to our team, 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.
Mr. Walters’ practice emphasizes the front-end use of legal
resources to forge the most appropriate project structure and contract.
Mr. Walters also believes 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, Mr. Walters has achieved
many superior results from this mode as well.
Being a Professional Engineer, Mr. Walters is very conversant with
the technical aspects of construction deals and disputes. Having served
as the General Counsel of two national construction firms, his practice
also encompasses labour relations and occupational health and safety
law.
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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.
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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.
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