Afridi & Angell Professional Corporation
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 764 handling Business & Corporate Law.
About Afridi & Angell Professional Corporation
Afridi & Angell Professional Corporation is a small law practice with its office in downtown Toronto, at 181 University Avenue in the city's financial district. It's a separate legal entity from Afridi & Angell, the business law firm founded in the United Arab Emirates in 1975, and it operates under an affiliation with that firm's network of offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Afridi & Angell marked its 50th anniversary in 2025.
The Toronto office was established by its founder and managing director, James Bowden, who trained and practiced law in both Ontario and Dubai before setting it up to serve Canadian clients with ties to the UAE. Bowden holds an LL.B. from Queen's University (2004) and a business degree from Siam University in Thailand (2001), and is admitted with the Law Society of Ontario and with Dubai's Legal Affairs Department. The office's work centres on private client and estate planning matters, corporate and commercial law, IT contracting, and cross-border consulting between Canada and the UAE.
Milestones & recognition
- Afridi & Angell, the Dubai-based firm the Toronto office is affiliated with, was founded in 1975 and was among the first law firms established in the United Arab Emirates market. The firm marked its 50th anniversary in 2025.
- James Bowden is admitted with the Law Society of Ontario as a barrister and solicitor and with Dubai's Legal Affairs Department as a legal consultant, and holds an LL.B. from Queen's University.
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The Toronto office is in the Morningstar DBRS Tower at 181 University Avenue, part of the Adelaide Place complex in Toronto's financial core. The building connects directly into the underground PATH network, which links it to the St Andrew subway stop and the surrounding office towers, so people can move between buildings without going outside.
University Avenue runs from Toronto's Financial District at Front Street north to Queen's Park, and different stretches of it are known for different things: hospitals and consulates further north, and banks, insurance companies and other financial institution towers nearer the southern end where this office sits. That setting fits a practice built around cross-border business, tax and private client work, keeping the office close to the kind of institutions its corporate and estate planning clients deal with.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Afridi & Angell's Toronto office work with clients who have ties to the UAE?
- Yes. The Toronto office is affiliated with Afridi & Angell in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, and its services include consulting on Canada-UAE opportunities and other cross-border legal issues for clients moving between the two countries.
- Can the firm help with a will, trust or estate plan?
- The office provides private client and estate planning services, including family agreements, wills, international planning, and trusts and foundations, along with succession and residency advice.
- Is Afridi & Angell Toronto the same company as Afridi & Angell in Dubai?
- No. Afridi & Angell Professional Corporation in Toronto is a separate legal entity from Afridi & Angell, and neither is authorized to represent or bind the other, though the two operate under an affiliation.
- Does the Toronto office handle IT and technology contracts?
- Yes, IT outsourcing and contracting is one of its listed services, along with commercial contract advisory, negotiation and drafting.
- Can the firm help set up or restructure a company?
- The office provides corporate structuring services as well as M&A and transactional advice, support and execution for business clients.
- Where is the Toronto office and how do I reach it?
- The office is at Suite 2200, 181 University Avenue, Toronto, and can be reached by phone at 416 601 6815 or by email at jbowden@afridi-angell.com.
Where to find them
181 University Avenue, Suite 2200, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3M7, Canada · 416-601-6815
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