Business Law for Growth. Imagine.
Business Law for Growth.
Imagine.
Learn More Our Mandate
Empowering
Feel empowered every time you deal with your legal team. As our client, we’ll make sure you understand legal matters and potential outcomes in plain English so you’re prepared for anything. No confusing legal jargon here. To ensure advice is accessible when you need it we frequently connect with our clients, communicate openly and give them access to our entire team.
Collaborative
Think of us as your very own dream team. We dedicate ourselves to educating, advising and collaborating with every client to ensure we deliver the most efficient, desirable outcomes possible.
Practical
Get practical advice you can actually use. After assessing your business our team will provide you with innovative and practical solutions that reflect your business needs.
Passionate
You’re passionate about your business and we understand that better than anyone. We love what we do and earn our clients’ trust by delivering highly beneficial solutions and cultivating positive experiences.
Transparent
To maintain transparency and effectively manage every project we work on we create a scope of work based on a discovery discussion with our clients. If you’re not sure exactly what your business needs we’ll even review your current business, to make sure your general business needs and goals align with the desired outcomes.
Team
Du Plooy Law is a business law firm that operates under the guiding principle of putting our client relationships above all else. As the lifeblood of our business, our team believes in educating, connecting with and empowering our clients to help them fuel their success.
Areas of Practice
Corporate Structuring & Reorganization
Create a corporate structure that actually makes sense for your business.
Helping you:
- Incorporations,
- Corporate structures,
- Extra-provincial registration for your business,
- Annual returns,
- and more.
International Business & Trade
Reach new markets and quickly grow your business.
Helping you:
- Incorporate into a new jurisdiction,
- Cross-border corporate structuring and advice,
- Import and export controls,
- Exportation and distribution,
- and more.
Business Contracts
If it’s important enough to protect, you need a contract for it.
Helping you:
- Service contracts,
- Employment and contractor agreements,
- Customer Terms of Service,
- Unanimous shareholders agreements,
- and more.
CanExport
The Canadian government’s CanExport program provides support to small and mid-sized companies who are looking to grow internationally.
Helping you:
- Industry regulations in foreign markets,
- Exchange control,
- IP protection and strategy,
- International contracts,
- and more.
Buying & Selling a Business
The simplest way to buy & sell your business.
Helping you:
- Tax planning,
- Contract negotiation, review and drafting,
- Commercial lease review,
- Due diligence review and searches,
- and more.
Entertainment Law
Legal solutions that share your creative and collaborative vision.
Helping you:
- Film due diligence, errors and omissions review,
- Scriptwriter, Director, Talent and Location agreements,
- Distribution and broadcast agreements,
- Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
- Intellectual property strategy
- and more.
Employment Law
Build a loyal team with a proactive approach to employment.
Helping you:
- Employment agreements,
- Workplace policies and manuals,
- Advise employers on hiring, downsizing and layoffs,
- and more.
Banking & Securities Law
Get the financing and capital you need, when you need it.
Helping you:
- Conventional bank financing and business loans,
- Collateral securities,
- Benchmarking and draw down lending,
- Debt structuring,
- and more.
Tax & Estate Planning
Tax planning and structuring to achieve your long-term financial goals.
Helping you:
- General tax advice for businesses,
- Estate freezes,
- Wills, powers of attorney and personal directives,
- Business succession strategies,
- and more.
Resources
The step-by-step guide to creating a successful export marketing plan
There is a lot more that goes into exporting products than the exportation itself. Before any business begins exporting products to new markets it is imperative they develop an export marketing plan, which acts as a road map for acquiring and retaining customers in each market. Here are the seven questions you’ll need to answer before you write your marketing plan, plus the eight sections that every great marketing plan includes. Before creating your marketing plan, you should be able to an
Four things every international trade company needs to know
The legal side of international trade may seem overwhelming, but it does not have to be. Chances are local law and regulations will be different than international ones so it’s important that you understand both if you want to confidently enter new markets and limit your risk of legal action. Here are four key factors of international law you should understand before you expand.
How to conduct group layoffs without issue
The decision to let go of employees is never easy and can result in significant financial costs if improperly executed. Unfortunately, this is a reality that many business owners have had to deal with in 2020 in order to keep the doors open. As an employer you may find yourself needing to layoff a large number of staff in a short period of time.
The deal was complex and lingered on for quite some time. We were fortunate to have a team take care of our needs as strong as Du Plooy Law at a very reasonable cost. If you are looking for legal counsel for any business requirement, Claudius and his staff will go above and beyond every time.
I will continue to use Du Plooy Law for all of our business needs for years to come!”
Highly recommended if you're looking for experienced legal counsel that is well versed in business law both locally and internationally. I have worked with Claudius on a variety of business projects.
I feel our dollars are spent well, the charges fair, and I look forward to our continued business successes."
Work that Du Plooy did for me involved personal estate planning, on which I found them to be very knowledgeable and competent. They were great listeners in quickly understanding and assessing a complicated personal situation. Their counsel showed attention to detail including identifying, educating and advising me concerning related legal issues; as well as fast follow-up in preparing and completing the related documents.
I believe I received good value for my money, and certainly intend to use their services again in the future for both personal and business needs.
They are always available with the support you require to take your business to the next level or to discuss and adjust contract details when opportunities arise."
He is experienced, efficient and in turn has saved me a great deal of headaches over the years. I highly recommend."
The team at Du Plooy Law went over and above to answer every one of my questions (there were many!), they had patience with my 'particular-ness' and always had suggestions but didn't push anything on me. Further, they were really organized with all the paperwork for my company incorporations which made setting-up business bank accounts much easier; I got complimented at the bank on the thoroughness of the paperwork!
I absolutely recommend Du Plooy Law and will be a repeat customer for any legal needs down the road.”
I certainly recommend him to other business owners.”
Advice given in the early days saved me huge headaches later on, and has paid consistent value over the years, not only in legal service but in above and beyond service.
I would, and do, refer any and all of my network to their service without reservation."
That's why Rainmaker Global works with them!”
He shows true interest and support for me and my business."
