British Columbia directory

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

83 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.

Actus Law Corporation, operating as Actus Lawyers + Advisors, is a virtual law practice based in Victoria, British Columbia. Founder Robert A. Finlay set it up as an online-only practice, without a physical office, af…

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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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Arvay Finlay LLP

15 lawyers · Est. 1990

Arvay Finlay LLP is a litigation boutique founded in 1990, with offices in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. The firm focuses on public law, appeals, and complex litigation, including Aboriginal rights, admini…

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Ashmead Law

3 lawyers

Ashmead Law is a litigation boutique in Victoria, BC handling corporate and commercial disputes, environmental and administrative law, real estate and commercial leasing, and employment matters. Founded by Ryan Ashmea…

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Atkins & Company

1 lawyer · Est. 1990

Atkins & Company is a Victoria, BC firm established in 1990 as the first law firm in Western Canada to exclusively practise entertainment law. It advises writers, directors, performers, and producers in the film, tele…

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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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Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP

10 lawyers · Est. 2017

Bojm, Funt & Gibbons LLP is a civil litigation boutique with offices in Vancouver's Yaletown area and downtown Victoria, founded in 2017. The firm has been ranked in General Commercial Litigation by Chambers and Partn…

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Brad Friesen

1 lawyer

Brad Friesen is a sole-practitioner lawyer and notary public based in Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia. His practice covers real estate transactions, wills and estates, family law, and business incorporation for cl…

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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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Butterfield Law

2 lawyers

Butterfield Law is a family law firm in Victoria, BC, that unbundles its services so clients only pay for what they need. It offers negotiation, mediation, collaborative law, and arbitration as alternatives to a tradi…

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Camas Law

1 lawyer

Camas Law is a small Victoria, BC firm focused on wills, estates, trusts and conservation law. Led by lawyer Margaret Sasges, K.C., who has practiced for over 30 years, the firm helps clients with estate and incapacit…

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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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Cox Taylor

16 lawyers · Est. 1881

Cox Taylor is a full-service law firm in downtown Victoria, BC, tracing its roots to a law practice founded by Thornton Fell in 1881. Its 17 lawyers handle administrative, municipal, corporate, insurance, real estate,…

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Crease Harman LLP

21 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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Dwyer Tax Law

1 lawyer · Est. 1995

Dwyer Tax Law is a Victoria, BC boutique focused on tax and estate planning for Vancouver Island clients. The firm handles corporate reorganizations, trusts, and business structuring, and its principal, Blair Dwyer, e…

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ERA Law

4 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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Everson Law

1 lawyer

Everson Law is a Sidney, BC law corporation operated by lawyer Wendy L. Everson, offering a general practice in life planning, real estate, business, and notarial services. Wendy previously practiced at large law firm…

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Farris LLP

101 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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Fox Legal

1 lawyer

Fox Legal is a boutique law firm based in Victoria, BC, serving Victoria and the western communities. It handles real estate transactions, small business matters, and wills and estates work, and says it will travel to…

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