About Brazeau Seller Law

Brazeau Seller Law is a business law firm based in downtown Ottawa. It was founded on November 1, 1989 as Yegendorf, Brazeau and Seller by Fred Seller, Donald Brazeau, and Howard Yegendorf, with a focus on serving family owned businesses. The firm now covers corporate and commercial law, real estate, employment, tax and estate planning, litigation, intellectual property, and cannabis law, along with dedicated services for non-profit and charity clients. Its office is in the World Exchange Plaza, in the financial core of downtown Ottawa.

Brazeau Seller is the exclusive Ottawa member of Meritas, a global alliance of independent business law firms it joined in 1999, giving clients access to a network of close to 8,500 lawyers across more than 240 markets. Its CannaLaw group has advised cannabis industry participants since the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations took effect in 2013. As of an April 2025 announcement, the firm reported 23 lawyers and 37 support staff, more than three decades after Fred Seller, Donald Brazeau, and Howard Yegendorf first opened its doors.

In the community

  • Fred Seller sits on the boards of the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation and the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation.
  • Fred Seller began a two year term as board chair of the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation in June 2022, after joining its board four years earlier.
  • Fred Seller has also served as co-chair of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation's Courage Campaign and as chair of the United Jewish Appeal's Legal Division in Ottawa.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1979–2025 · median 12 years in practice 20 of 21 lawyers
Law schools
University of Ottawa (5), Queen's University (3), Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law (2), University of Birmingham, University of Toronto 12 of 21 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English, French

Where to find them

700-100 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 1J9 · 613-237-4000

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