Crescendo Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 764 handling Business & Corporate Law.
About Crescendo Law
Crescendo Law is a business law firm headquartered in downtown Toronto, working with business owners, startups, scaleups, and financial investors such as private equity and venture capital firms across the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, and Southern Ontario. The firm's practice covers three areas: corporate law, commercial law, and corporate finance, with particular depth in mergers and acquisitions, private placement financings, and investment fund formation.
The firm was founded by David Kim, who is called to the Bar of Ontario and licensed by the Law Society of Ontario. Before starting Crescendo Law, David was a corporate and commercial lawyer at Gowling WLG's Toronto office, focusing on M&A, private equity, and venture capital work. Earlier still, David worked as an investment banker at Scotia Capital and as a private equity fund investor at CPP Investments, a background that carries into how the firm advises on financings and fund transactions. David holds a Juris Doctor and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), both from Queen's University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor. Crescendo Law has published legal articles on startup financing and corporate topics since at least November 2018.
Practice areas
In the community
- David Kim serves as a legal mentor at The Forge, a McMaster University affiliated entrepreneurship hub that supports startups across Hamilton, the Greater Toronto Area, and Niagara.
Good to know
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The neighbourhood
Crescendo Law's office is in the Continental Building at 18 King Street East, an 18 storey office tower at the east end of Toronto's Financial Core, just off Yonge Street. It's a fitting spot for a corporate finance practice: the same few downtown blocks hold most of the banks, investment funds, and larger firms the practice regularly deals with, and the King subway station is right outside the door for clients coming in for a closing or a meeting.
The building also sits close to St Lawrence Market and the King East Design District, a stretch of downtown that has become a hub for smaller companies and startups, the kind of business Crescendo Law's incorporation and financing work is built around.
Frequently asked questions
- I'm starting a business in Toronto, can Crescendo Law help me incorporate it?
- Yes. Crescendo Law's corporate law practice covers incorporation, choosing a business structure, shareholder agreements, and the other groundwork a new company needs before it starts operating.
- Does Crescendo Law help startups raise money from investors?
- Yes. The firm advises startups and scaleups on private placement financings, including seed and venture rounds, term sheets, subscription agreements, and instruments like SAFEs and convertible notes.
- Can Crescendo Law help a private equity or venture capital fund get set up?
- Yes. The firm's corporate finance practice includes fund formation work, helping investment funds establish limited partnerships and draft the subscription agreements, limited partnership agreements, and side letters needed to raise capital.
- I'm buying or selling a business, does Crescendo Law handle that?
- Yes. The commercial law practice covers both sides of business purchase and sale transactions, structured as either a share purchase or an asset purchase, along with the legal due diligence that goes with it.
- Does Crescendo Law review or draft commercial contracts?
- Yes. The firm reviews, drafts, and negotiates commercial agreements such as service and consulting agreements, distribution and licensing arrangements, joint venture agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
- Where is Crescendo Law located and how do I get in touch?
- The firm is at 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, in downtown Toronto. It can be reached by phone at 416-805-0477 or by email at info@creslaw.com.
Where to find them
18 King St E, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1C4 · 416-805-0477
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