Pratibha Sharma

First Year of Call

Areas of Practice
Business Law

Description
Businesses contribute greatly to our economy by creating jobs, providing our goods and services and building a strong foundation for our community. They require timely, creative and practical solutions for the comprehensive range of issues they face to make strategic decisions necessary for their formation, survival, expansion and transition.

Pratibha’s priority is providing excellent client service by combining business acumen, legal expertise and an emphasis on building relationships. Her focus is on work ethic, perseverance and drive to provide advice that clients can put into action for their business.

Pratibha’s client base and experience spans a wide range of industries, including technology, film production, health, retail, insurance, real estate, luxury goods, financial services, professional services, pharmaceutical, food processing, manufacturing and trucking and transportation to name a few.

Services
Mergers and acquisitions Shareholder agreements
Purchase and disposition transactions Corporate structuring, Reorganizations, Restructuring and Amalgamations
Share and asset purchases and sales Confidentiality and non-disclosure, non-competition/solicitation agreements
Letters of intent Corporate governance advice
Incorporations, formation and financing of business ventures Labour and employment issues arising from the purchase and sale of businesses
Subscription agreements Terminations/offers of employment during the course of a business acquisition/disposition
Facilitating and documenting tax-driven transactions Post-employment duties of confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and fiduciary obligations
Cross-border transactions Consulting (independent contractor) agreements and employment agreements (for executives or management level employees and non-executive/non-management employees)
Non-disclosure agreements Employment-based immigration options and assisting non-Canadians entering the Canadian market
Pratibha provides advice to entrepreneurs, family-owned and operated businesses, medium-sized companies as well as larger national and international companies. Her practice is focused on three general areas:

Start-up phase – assisting with and advising on business formation, organization and structure
Growth and expansion phase – advising on a broad range of day-to-day legal matters including contracts, capitalization, human resources, reorganizations and other corporate and commercial matters
Exit, succession and transition phase – acting for buyers and sellers on business acquisition and sale transactions, mergers and management buy-outs
Pratibha understands commercial considerations and addresses issues with a view to contribute to our clients’ overall business. Pratibha actively volunteers with business- and entrepreneur-based organizations. She has acted as a mentor for various entrepreneurs who need guidance on pitching ideas, navigating the market and learning how business and law converge.

Pratibha understands that when people are selling their business, they are transitioning a lifetime of work and want to ensure it is done in the right way and to the right people. She also understands that when people are buying a business, they are purchasing a tangible ambition and want to ensure that there is strength and longevity. She marries these needs in ways that benefit both parties, such that sellers have their legacy carried on and buyers have a strong business to take over with the people needed for success.