Atkinson Law
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.5 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,273 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 462 handling Business & Corporate Law.
About Atkinson Law
Atkinson Law helps individuals and businesses in Toronto protect their interests in four areas: business law, real estate, private lending and civil litigation. That covers residential and commercial property deals, safeguarding a company's concerns, and arranging money for development or expansion, and the firm has spent more than a decade helping owners build their companies.
Ryan J. Atkinson was called to the Ontario Bar in 2006. Before that, Ryan earned an honours Bachelor of Science in Genetics, with distinction, at the University of Western Ontario, then a Bachelor of Law and Juris Doctorate at the same school. Ryan has built extensive experience in the Superior Court of Justice, and has appeared in complex commercial matters across Southern Ontario.
The lawyers around Ryan come from varied backgrounds. Jessica Davidson holds an LL.B. from the University of Kent, was called in 2018, and works on real estate and corporate transactions ranging from home sales to multinational commercial deals. Avi J. Freedland joined from a large full-service firm in London, Ontario, and has appeared for clients in both the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice. Saurabh Singhal, who practises business, litigation and real estate law, started out in New Delhi with the Additional Advocate General's office at the Supreme Court of India. Yona Traubici, a Queen's law graduate called in 2024, came to the firm after working at a Toronto tax law firm.
Atkinson Law has two Toronto offices: a downtown office in First Canadian Place at 100 King Street West, and Toronto West at 347 Jane Street. People looking for a first consultation can visit on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. or book a flexible weekend appointment, and the firm also runs a wellness program of yoga and mindfulness coaching for its clients.
Practice areas
Business law for owners and entrepreneurs
Atkinson Law helps business owners and entrepreneurs set up, grow and profit from their ventures, with work that includes share and asset deals, buyouts, corporate governance and counsel to directors, officers and boards. When a client is buying a business, the firm reviews the purchase contract and carries out due diligence. On shareholder and partnership agreements, it advises GTA clients to settle how disputes will be resolved before they arise and write that into the agreement.
Residential and commercial real estate
Developers, homeowners, builders, and commercial landlords and tenants all make up the firm's real estate clientele, and the practice extends to municipal law. On a home deal, the team can take care of the purchase agreement, mortgage documents, a condo status certificate, the title search and registering the deed. Commercially, it acts on property sales and purchases and negotiates and renegotiates commercial leases for landlords and tenants.
Real estate, contract and judgment enforcement litigation
Atkinson Law's real estate disputes often involve specific performance, certificates of pending litigation and damages claims, and its contract litigation spans commercial, employment and land sale agreements as well as verbal deals. To collect on a judgment, the firm uses examinations in aid of execution, writs of seizure and sale, and garnishment of bank accounts and wages.
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Private lending and finance
The firm's finance practice covers lending of many kinds, from acquisition and project financing to real estate loans and debt restructuring, backed by experience with the Personal Property Security Act and securitization. It advises investors and lenders alike, and for business owners it reviews loan documents, venture capital proposals and family financing arrangements.
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By appointmentHow Atkinson Law works
Atkinson Law pairs a business background with its legal work, whatever a company needs, transactional or litigious, simple or complex. Its model joins a Toronto lawyer's personal attention with a dedicated team of legal professionals, and Atkinson Law commits to treating every case as if it were its own.
Milestones & recognition
- While at the University of Western Ontario, Ryan J. Atkinson won the ABA Legal Negotiation Competition across Canada in two consecutive years.
- Atkinson Law's senior law clerk, at the firm since 2013, received the 2017 E-Legal Business Law Clerk of the Year award.
- In May 2021 the Toronto Star reported that Ryan Atkinson was among counsel for a Toronto school bringing a Charter challenge that argued a public health order closing schools breached freedom of religion.
- The firm's representative cases include two 2024 Court of Appeal for Ontario decisions: Boltyansky v. Joseph-Walker, 2024 ONCA 682, and 2137073 Ontario Inc. v. Furney, 2024 ONCA 37.
In the community
- Ryan backs youth development through boxing, including the Victory Charity Ball, a fundraiser in the ring for Toronto young people who've lived through abuse, neglect and abandonment, and the B.A.D.G.E. program, which uses free boxing classes and community ties to get kids off the streets.
- Saurabh Singhal is active in the GTA's South Asian community and regularly guides foreign-trained lawyers through accreditation and the move into Ontario practice.
Affiliations & connections
- Toronto Lawyers' Association: Saurabh Singhal of Atkinson Law is a member of the Toronto Lawyers Association.
- Bar Council of Delhi: Saurabh Singhal of Atkinson Law is a member of the Bar Council of Delhi, India.
- Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario: Atkinson Law's senior law clerk is a member of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario.
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2021–2024 · median 3 years in practice 2 of 5 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Offices 2
First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Suite 5700, Toronto, ON M5X 1C7
The neighbourhood
The downtown office is in First Canadian Place, a Financial District skyscraper at the northwest corner of King and Bay that houses the Bank of Montreal's global operational executive office. The tower and its companion buildings stand on a block that was once home to two major newspapers, the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail, and it's linked to the underground PATH network. Tenants have three levels of shops, restaurants and services to draw on.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Atkinson Law challenge a construction lien registered against my property?
- Atkinson Law handles lien claims for property owners, and for general contractors and trades too. Acting for owners, the firm has successfully challenged both whether a lien was valid and whether it was registered in time.
- I'm a private mortgage lender and my borrower has defaulted. Can Atkinson Law help with a power of sale?
- Atkinson Law's lending work takes in foreclosure, power of sale, and enforcement of mortgages and loans. The firm regularly represents mortgagees, and mortgagors as well, working to protect their property and their rights.
- Can I speak with someone at Atkinson Law in Hindi, Urdu or Punjabi?
- Atkinson Law's Saurabh Singhal is fluent in Hindi and conversant in Urdu and Punjabi. Another member of the team speaks languages including Danish, Polish, Russian and Japanese.
- Does Atkinson Law take commercial lease disputes for landlords as well as tenants?
- Atkinson Law litigates commercial lease disputes for both tenants and landlords, including evictions, relief from forfeiture, damages and breaches of a lease.
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