Eric C. Little

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2016

Areas of Practice
Corporate Law

Description
Eric’s robust practice covers all aspects of corporate and commercial law. He has particular expertise in the areas of franchising, licensing and distribution, and mergers and acquisitions. Eric advises clients across a broad range of industries regarding corporate organization and governance, purchase and sale transactions, and drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.

In the franchise sector, Eric’s practice covers all aspects of Canadian franchise law, including:

preparation of franchise agreements and franchise disclosure documents
purchase and sale of single and multi-unit franchises and entire franchise systems
managing relationships with franchisees
enforcing system compliance
Eric works with franchisors of all sizes, from start-ups to national and international systems. He has experience in a wide variety of franchise industries, including:

food and beverage
quick-service restaurants
hotels, resorts and hospitality
automotive sales, parts and service
fitness and personal training
sports
outdoor recreation
health care
early childhood education
building cleaning and maintenance
commercial services
He also assists his clients in the food and beverage industry with regulatory matters, including liquor licensing and distribution and commercial health and safety issues.

Before articling at BLG, Eric was a law clerk to six justices of the British Columbia Supreme Court.