Gray, Whitley LLP
3 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 764 handling Business & Corporate Law.
About Gray, Whitley LLP
Gray, Whitley LLP is a small business and not-for-profit law firm on Yonge Street in Toronto, at the corner of Yonge and Lawrence. Partners Wayne D. Gray and R. Scott Whitley both spent years as senior lawyers on Bay Street before setting up a smaller practice built around corporate formation and maintenance, not-for-profit governance, and expert evidence in corporate and commercial disputes. The firm's own lawyers don't appear in court. Instead, litigation firms often retain them to advise on shareholder deadlock, disagreements among directors, and the transition of family-held businesses to the next generation or a new owner.
Wayne Gray had a hand in writing some of the law the firm now advises on, with leadership roles in the corporate law reform that produced the federal Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and Ontario's Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010. Gray also chaired the Ontario Bar Association's Corporate Law Subcommittee from 2004 to 2012 and served as the Canadian Bar Association's delegate to the Uniform Law Conference of Canada from 2006 to 2013. Allen Doppelt, who joined the firm as counsel in 2017, spent more than 30 years with the Ontario government and helped draft that same Not-for-Profit Corporations Act along with the Securities Transfer Act, 2006.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Wayne Gray held leadership roles in the corporate law reform that produced the federal Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and Ontario's Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010.
- Gray served as the Canadian Bar Association's delegate to the Uniform Law Conference of Canada from 2006 to 2013 and chaired the Ontario Bar Association's Corporate Law Subcommittee from 2004 to 2012.
- Gray has been recognized in Lexpert/American Lawyer's Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (2011), has appeared in Lexpert's Leading Corporate-Commercial Lawyers listing since 2012, and has held the Ontario Bar Association's Award for Distinguished Service since 2006.
- Allen Doppelt helped draft the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, the Securities Transfer Act, 2006, and the Personal Property Security Act during more than 30 years with the Ontario government before joining the firm as counsel in 2017.
- Doppelt chaired the Ontario Bar Association's Corporate Law Committee from 2012 to 2016.
- Scott Whitley served as associate editor for Ontario Corporate Law & Practice and for Gray's Commentaries on Ontario Corporate Laws and Gray's Commentaries on Federal Corporate Laws.
In the community
- The firm publishes a blog of legal analysis on developments in not-for-profit and corporate law, covering topics such as directors' duties, oppression remedies against not-for-profit corporations, and volunteer protection legislation.
- Scott Whitley mentored for seven years in the Law Practice Program at Ryerson University, working with students in the final stage before their call to the Bar of Ontario.
- Whitley was a sessional lecturer in Canadian business law in the Professional Golf Management Program at Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning from 2004 to 2006.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleLawyers 3
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1985–1989 · median 39 years in practice 2 of 3 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School, Queen's University 2 of 3 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office is in a mixed-use building at Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue, redeveloped by First Capital with street-level retail, including a Loblaws, and several floors of offices above. It sits in Bedford Park, a long-established, higher-income stretch of midtown Toronto. That kind of setting suits a firm whose clients are mostly businesses, professional associations, and charities rather than walk-in litigants; people tend to arrive by appointment rather than drop by. The building connects directly to Lawrence subway station, useful for a practice that draws not-for-profit and corporate clients from across the Greater Toronto Area rather than one neighbourhood alone.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of legal work does Gray, Whitley LLP handle?
- The firm focuses on business and corporate law and not-for-profit law: incorporation, corporate governance, shareholder agreements, and the formation and ongoing maintenance of not-for-profit corporations and charities.
- Can Gray, Whitley LLP help a charity or association incorporate?
- Yes. The firm handles federal and Ontario incorporation for charities and other not-for-profits, along with drafting by-laws, membership matters, and director and officer insurance questions.
- Does Gray, Whitley LLP represent clients in court?
- No, the firm's lawyers don't practise litigation directly. Litigation firms often retain Gray, Whitley LLP instead to advise on complex corporate disputes, including shareholder deadlock and disagreements among directors, or to provide expert evidence on a corporate solicitor's professional duties.
- Can Gray, Whitley LLP help resolve a dispute between shareholders or in a family business?
- The firm has advised on shareholder deadlock, disputes involving majority shareholders or a board of directors, and the transition of family-held businesses to the next generation or to a new owner.
- Where is Gray, Whitley LLP located and who does it serve?
- The firm's office is at 3080 Yonge Street in Toronto, near Yonge and Lawrence, and it serves business and not-for-profit clients across the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario.
- How big is Gray, Whitley LLP?
- It's a small firm: two partners, Wayne D. Gray and R. Scott Whitley, plus counsel Allen Doppelt, with a combined six-plus decades of experience in business and not-for-profit law.
Where to find them
3080 Yonge Street, Suite 6060, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4N 3N1 · 647-255-8842
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