British Columbia directory

Business & Corporate Law Firms in Capital Regional District, British Columbia

53 law firms.

What does a business lawyer in Greater Victoria do?

A business lawyer in Greater Victoria helps owners set up, run, and eventually sell their companies. The everyday work includes incorporating a company, drafting shareholder agreements, reviewing commercial contracts and leases, and guiding the purchase or sale of a business. Incorporation runs through either Corporations Canada federally or BC Registries and Online Services provincially, while a serious commercial dispute is heard in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, which sits at the Victoria Law Courts on Burdett Avenue.

Much of it is preventive: getting the ownership structure and the contracts right early so partners and clients know where they stand. Firms serve clients across Victoria, Saanich, Langford, and Sidney.

How do you incorporate a business in Greater Victoria?

You have two paths, and the choice matters. You can incorporate federally under the Canada Business Corporations Act through Corporations Canada, which lets you use one name across the country, or provincially under BC's Business Corporations Act through BC Registries and Online Services. Island-based businesses often incorporate provincially, while companies planning to trade nationally tend to go federal.

Either way, you'll reserve a name, file articles, and set up records such as the registers of directors and shareholders. A lawyer usually pairs incorporation with a shareholder agreement, which sets out who decides what, how shares can change hands, and what happens if an owner wants out. That agreement is easy to skip while everyone gets along and costly to do without later.

What about commercial contracts and disputes?

Commercial contracts are the backbone of everyday business, and a lawyer drafts and reviews them so the terms are clear and enforceable. That covers supply and service agreements, commercial leases for space in Oak Bay or Central Saanich, financing documents, and the deals that transfer a business. Careful drafting is where most disputes get avoided.

When a deal breaks down, the claim generally proceeds in the Supreme Court of British Columbia at the Victoria Law Courts on Burdett Avenue, though many contracts require mediation or arbitration first. Litigation is slow and costly, so lawyers usually press for a negotiated resolution first. Deadlines apply to most claims, so get advice early.

How do you choose a business law firm in Greater Victoria?

Look for a firm that regularly handles your kind of work, whether that's a straightforward incorporation, a shareholder dispute, or the sale of a company. Victoria's economy leans on the public sector and a growing technology scene, so some firms advise startups and founders while others focus on established local and family companies. Ask who will handle your file, how they bill, and whether they've done deals the size of yours.

Firms across Victoria, Saanich, and the West Shore serve clients throughout the region. You can confirm any lawyer's standing on the Law Society of British Columbia directory. Browse the business & corporate law firms in Greater Victoria below.

AJR Law is a corporate and commercial boutique firm based in Victoria, British Columbia. As of this listing, the firm's website was still under construction and did not name any lawyers or publish detailed practice in…

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Alford Walden Law

1 lawyer · Est. 2018

Alford Walden Law is a division of Dominique J. Alford Law Corporation, based in downtown Sidney, BC on the Saanich Peninsula. Founded by Dominique Alford in 2018, the firm practises business and corporate law, commer…

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Beacon Law Centre

6 lawyers · Est. 2000

Beacon Law Centre is a boutique law firm established in 2000, with offices in Victoria (Royal Oak), Sidney, and Brentwood Bay, British Columbia. It focuses on real estate, business law, and wills, estates and probate,…

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Breakwater Law

4 lawyers

Breakwater Law is a law firm in Victoria, BC, chiefly practising family law and fertility law, wills and estates, and business law. It also handles corporate, commercial, civil litigation, employment, and public and a…

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Browne Associates

4 lawyers

Browne Associates is a Victoria, BC law firm offering family law, real estate, business law, wills and estates, and litigation and arbitration services. Its four lawyers include a family law mediator and a senior part…

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Cook Roberts LLP

14 lawyers · Est. 1970

Cook Roberts LLP is a Victoria, BC law firm founded in 1970 by Ron Cook and Art Roberts, which merged with the Victoria firm Alexander Greene in 2002. It offers services across business, employment, real estate, civil…

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Corvus Law

3 lawyers

Corvus Law is a Victoria, BC firm with a second office in Dawson Creek, offering business and corporate, real estate, wills and estates, family, and criminal law services. It was founded by litigator Bobbie Keigan wit…

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Crease Harman LLP

19 lawyers · Est. 1866

Crease Harman LLP is a Victoria, BC law firm tracing its roots to 1866, making it the oldest continuously operating law firm in British Columbia. It offers full-service representation across the province, from the Oka…

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Dinning Hunter Law

6 lawyers · Est. 1974

Dinning Hunter Law is a Westshore/Greater Victoria firm established in 1974 as Dinning Vallance, now marking more than 50 years serving the community. Its lawyers are licensed in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, an…

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ERA Law

3 lawyers

ERA Law is a general-practice law firm based in Langford, BC, serving the West Shore and Greater Victoria region. Its lawyers handle wills and estates, corporate and commercial matters, real estate conveyancing, and e…

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Farris LLP

98 lawyers · Est. 1903

Farris LLP is a full-service law firm founded in 1903, with offices in Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, and Surrey, British Columbia. The firm advises on more than 50 practice areas and industries, including corporate an…

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Foundation Law Corporation (FLC) is a Richmond, British Columbia firm serving Chinese and Canadian clients, with additional offices in downtown Vancouver and Victoria. It practises family, business, real estate, immig…

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Horne Coupar LLP

14 lawyers

Horne Coupar LLP is a Victoria, BC law firm with roots going back more than 80 years, built around wills, estates, trusts, and incapacity planning. It also practises family, corporate, and real estate law, and operate…

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HWK Law Corporation is a law firm in Victoria, BC serving individuals and small businesses. It practises real estate, business, and wills and estates law, and also offers notarization services such as statutory declar…

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Infinity Law

14 lawyers · Est. 2013

Infinity Law is a law firm formed in 2013 through the union of two established Victoria, BC firms, with offices in Victoria (Broadmead and Downtown), Nanaimo, Mill Bay, and Vancouver. It practices commercial and civil…

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JB Lawyers LLP

11 lawyers · Est. 1973

JB Lawyers LLP, formerly known as Jawl & Bundon, is a law firm in Victoria, British Columbia that has served Vancouver Island and Canada-wide clients since 1973. Its team of more than 20 lawyers, paralegals, and staff…

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Johns Southward

10 lawyers

Johns Southward is a full-service law firm on Vancouver Island, based in Victoria, BC. It practises in business law, litigation and disputes, real estate law, personal injury, and wills and estate planning.

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Jones Emery LLP

16 lawyers

Jones Emery LLP is a full-service law firm in Victoria, BC, that has served the Greater Victoria area for more than 50 years. Its lawyers cover personal injury and ICBC litigation, business and tax law, real estate, w…

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Kina Law Corporation

3 lawyers · Est. 2020

Kina Law Corporation is a Victoria, BC law firm formed in 2020 when two solo practitioners, Jordan Helm and Sonya Pighin, joined their practices together. The firm serves Indigenous peoples, bands, and Nations on gove…

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League and Williams

12 lawyers

League and Williams is a law firm headquartered in Victoria, BC, with additional offices in Vancouver, Duncan, Campbell River, and Kelowna. It focuses on personal injury, wills and estate disputes, real estate, busine…

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Lextegic Law Corporation is a full-service law firm headquartered in Victoria, BC, with additional offices in Burnaby and Langford, and satellite offices in Dubai and Sydney. It practises across real estate, business …

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Lyons Law Corporation is a general-practice law firm in downtown Victoria, BC. It serves individuals, families, entrepreneurs, professionals, and small and medium-sized businesses across areas including wills and esta…

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Maguire & Company is a full-service real estate law firm in Victoria, British Columbia, with more than 25 years of experience in residential and commercial real estate transactions. The firm, led by Robert Maguire, Ba…

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Manhas Mar, Lawyers is a general practice law firm in Victoria, BC, serving local and international clients. The two-lawyer firm handles wills and estates, real estate, personal injury, construction law and liens, cor…

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