
Set the company structure before the form is filed.
One owner or two. One share class or several. Holding company on top, or not. The form follows the decision.
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Ontario Business Real estate Succession
Damaris helps Ontario owners make confident decisions through clear advice, steady guidance, and legal work shaped around the problem in front of them.
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Matter intake
Damaris reads every intake personally and writes back in English or Portuguese.
The lawyer who opens your file is the lawyer who closes it.
Conflict check first. No retainer until both sides sign.
Why clients come to DRG
Business owners usually come to DRG Law with one immediate question: can I move forward without creating a problem I will pay for later?
Continuity
The lawyer who opens the file closes it.
No handoff to someone who has to relearn the business, the deal, or the pressure behind the decision.
Written clarity
The answer is written before you make the next move.
Every matter is reduced to the situation, risk, cost, timeline, decision, and next step.
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The work happens in English or Portuguese, whichever fits the client.
The Ontario legal substance stays the same. The client reads, discusses, and decides in the language that fits the situation.
What I can help with

One owner or two. One share class or several. Holding company on top, or not. The form follows the decision.
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One lawyer, start to finish
I read every intake myself. I hold the file from first call to closing. No handoff to a junior lawyer you have never met.
What clients say
“Clear, practical approach to complex legal matters. Strong communication and sound judgment focused on helping clients make informed decisions.”
Claudio KlausToronto“One of our most important and best decisions when opening and taking care of our business. Damaris is always ready to help and support us.”
Liz SaldanhaToronto“Hiring her to review my contract was one of the best decisions I’ve made. Insightful suggestions that made a real difference, and always easy to reach.”
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The written brief
Damaris writes the file down in plain English or Portuguese: the situation, the risk, the cost, the timeline, the decision, and the next step.
Same shape on a corporate file, a real estate file, or a contract review.

Common questions
DRG Law writes five short lines before any deal closes: the risk in the file, the cost of the work, the dates that matter, the decision the owner has to make, and the next step that follows. The owner reads the brief and acts on it before money or signatures move.
The choice between a share purchase and an asset purchase changes the tax exposure, the employee continuity, the liability transfer, and what the seller's records carry into the buyer's hands. DRG Law walks the owner through each trade-off in writing before the letter of intent moves.
Five clauses change every Ontario commercial lease: the personal guarantee, the renewal terms, the demolition clause, the relocation clause, and the default trigger. DRG Law reviews each clause against the owner's exit horizon before the offer goes back to the landlord.
A personal guarantee binds the owner's personal assets to the full lease term. If the company closes early, the landlord recovers against the owner's house, savings, and investments. The clause survives the company that signed it. DRG Law names three structural options before the signing date.
Yes. DRG Law closes residential and commercial purchases across Ontario by video and electronic signature. The owner picks the channel; the title check, the lender's instructions, and the closing-day numbers move the same way they would in person.
The lawyer who reads the first message carries the context every later decision depends on. DRG Law runs on one lawyer holding the file and the conversation, no handoff to a junior lawyer the owner has never met. The lawyer who opens the file is the lawyer who closes it.
Yes. Damaris is dual-qualified in Canada and Brazil and writes the brief in either language. The Ontario legal substance stays the same. The owner reads, discusses, and decides in Portuguese, English, or both side by side.
The succession question sits behind the will, not inside it. Who controls the company shares, who runs the business after the owner steps back, and how the family arrangements lock in are decided first. DRG Law writes the control-of-company answer before the estate documents are drafted.
An Ontario corporation under audit, sale, or financing review needs the minute book up to date, the share register reconciled, the annual resolutions filed, and the founding documents indexed. DRG Law runs a twelve-item readiness check that names each missing record before the request from the third party arrives.

Next step
Before you sign, waive a condition, or commit, send the matter to Damaris.