Corporate & commercial law · Toronto
Outside legal counsel that works like your in-house team.
Responsive, ongoing support from a lawyer who knows your business, for financings, transactions, contracts and governance, without the cost of a full-time hire.
Who we work with
Legal support shaped around where your company is
Founders & startups
Incorporation, founders' agreements, SAFEs and first financings, set up so they hold up in diligence later.
Owners & growing companies
Contracts, governance, ongoing counsel, and planning ahead for a sale or succession.
Investors & management teams
Private placements, acquisitions and shareholder matters, with the business context in view.
When clients usually call
Start from your situation
Recognise one of these? Talk it through on a call with David
Practice areas
Corporate, securities, transactions and disputes
Corporate & Commercial Law
Contracts, governance, shareholder agreements and corporate structuring.
Learn moreStartups & Entrepreneurs
Incorporation, founders' agreements, SAFEs and first financings.
Learn moreSecurities Law
Private placements, prospectus exemptions and OSC filings.
Learn moreMergers & Acquisitions
Buying and selling businesses, from letter of intent to closing.
Learn moreOutside General Counsel
Ongoing legal support without a full-time in-house hire.
Learn moreExit & Succession Planning
Preparing ownership, records and structure for what comes next.
Learn moreDispute Resolution
Resolving business disputes through the right route.
Learn moreMediation
A structured path to settlement with a neutral mediator.
Learn moreNegotiation
Protecting your position before a conflict escalates.
Learn moreAlso: Litigation · Personal injury · Criminal defence
Book a call
What happens when you book a call
- 1
Book a time
A short form: your name, how you would like to meet, and a few lines on what you are dealing with.
- 2
Talk it through
A conversation with David Moon on the issues, the options and the decisions in front of you.
- 3
Decide next steps
If you want to go further, the scope and fees are agreed in writing before any work starts.
How we work
Legal advice that fits how the business actually moves
Understand the business
Advice starts with how the company makes money, who decides, and what is coming next.
Identify risk and options
The real exposure and the practical choices, explained without jargon.
Advise with clarity
A clear view you can act on, at the point when it can still change the outcome.
Support execution
Documents, negotiations and closings handled through to the end.
Meet David Moon, Principal
Advice from someone who has sat on your side of the table
Before returning to private practice, David spent years on the business side as a founder, investor and CEO. He has raised capital, led diligence and negotiated transactions from both sides of the table, and that experience shapes how he advises clients today.
His practice focuses on financings, governance, transactions and disputes for companies, investors and management teams in Toronto and across Ontario.
In practice
How this looks in real situations
Preparing a founder-led business for sale
Getting the legal and structural layer ready before a buyer's diligence.
Case studyRaising capital without losing control
Balancing growth capital with governance and founder control.
Case studyOutside general counsel for growth
Bringing structure to legal decisions during a scale-up.
Common questions
Before you get in touch
What kind of clients does OMQ Law work with?
Founders, owners, investors and management teams of growing companies, mostly in Toronto and across Ontario. The work centres on financings, transactions, contracts, governance and business disputes.
What happens on the first call?
You speak with David Moon directly, by video, phone or in person at 401 Bay Street, about where things stand and the options in front of you. The call does not create a lawyer-client relationship, and there is no obligation to go further.
How are fees set?
Fees depend on the matter. The scope of the work and how it will be billed are agreed in writing, in an engagement letter, before any work starts.
Can we meet virtually?
Yes. Most meetings take place by video or phone. In-person meetings are held at 401 Bay Street, 16th Floor, Toronto, by appointment.
Do you act on matters outside Ontario?
OMQ Law's lawyers are licensed in Ontario. Where a matter involves another province or country, we work alongside local counsel licensed there.
Talk it through before you decide.
Speak with David Moon directly, by video, phone or in person.