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Corporate & Commercial

Assisting market and financial services participants with compliance audits and enforcement actions

Overview

Bax Securities Law® is one of the leading boutique law firms and assists clients with business formations, corporate restructuring and reorganization, corporate governance, shareholders agreements, amendments of articles, annual meetings, equity compensation including stock option plans as well as a broad range of business law issues.

Our clients range from Canadian and international businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to small and mid-size businesses.

BAX Securities Law® helps clients by:

  • assisting in setting up business structures including corporations, limited partnerships and trusts;
  • providing timely, practical and accessible advice concerning the day-to-day matters affecting businesses;
  • advising on the structuring relationships between multiple business owners, including shareholder agreements and partnership agreements;
  • advising on relevant Canadian regulatory requirements;
  • preparing and negotiating shareholder and partnership agreements;
  • advising on equity compensation arrangements including stock option plans and other incentive arrangements, including employee incentive plans;
  • maintaining corporate records;
  • designing and assisting with the execution of domestic and international M&A transactions including advising on acquisition strategies, acquisition financing, and preparing for and implementing M&A transactions including advising board of directors and drafting letters of intent;
  • assisting with purchases and sales of both public and private companies with purchase and sale agreements, and public companies with all types of public and private mergers and acquisitions, including share purchases, mergers, amalgamations and plans of arrangement; going private transactions; special committee mandates; takeovers; reverse takeovers, and levered and management buyouts.

Key Contacts

Barbara Hendrickson

Barbara Hendrickson

Founder, Award Winning Securities Lawyer

Barbara has practiced in the securities and corporate areas for nearly 30 years.

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Awards and Recognition

  • Best Lawyers Best Canadian Law Firm: BAX Securities Law® received this award in 2025 and 2026
  • Canadian Lawyer Top Corporate Law Boutiques: BAX Securities Law® received this award in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Barbara Hendrickson has been repeatedly recognized in the Corporate Finance & Securities Law area.