Kahntemplate
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 764 handling Business & Corporate Law.
About Kahntemplate
Kahntemplate is a small Toronto business law practice built around founder Stephen Kahn, who advises early stage and small cap companies on the legal groundwork of building and funding a business. The firm's office is at 120 Eglinton Avenue East, in the city's midtown Yonge and Eglinton area. Its day to day practice covers contract negotiation and drafting, choosing and setting up a corporate structure, and developing or refining a business plan, along with helping a company raise money through exempt market financing and handling commercial leasing work for both landlords and tenants.
Kahn graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1996 and was called to the bar in 1998. Alongside the corporate advisory work, Kahntemplate offers a private dispute adjudication process as an alternative to going to court: once a file is opened, the process moves through fixed stages for initial submissions, responses, and a settlement offer, aiming for a final and binding decision within 30 days.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Before turning to law full time, founder Stephen Kahn co-founded an eHealth company built around mobile prescribing aimed at reducing medication errors, and was responsible for the venture's corporate organization, business plan development, employee and partner recruitment, and its eventual private funding.
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The office at 120 Eglinton Avenue East sits in the Yonge and Eglinton corridor of midtown Toronto, about two minutes from the Yonge subway line. That address operates as the 120 Eglinton East Business Centre, a shared professional office building. The building is one of the original office towers in the area, built during the boom that followed the 1954 opening of Toronto's first subway line, when TTC service ended at Yonge and Eglinton.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Kahntemplate work with startups and early stage companies?
- Yes. Kahntemplate focuses on advising early stage and small cap companies on corporate organization, contract negotiation, and business plan development, drawing on founder Stephen Kahn's own experience co-founding a startup.
- Can Kahntemplate help set up or restructure a corporation?
- Yes. The firm advises on choosing between a federal or provincial corporation or a limited partnership, share structure, unanimous shareholder agreements, and term sheets for companies organizing or restructuring.
- Does Kahntemplate help a company raise money from investors?
- Yes, through exempt market financing. The firm assists with sourcing funding from friends and family, strategic partners, angel investors, or venture capital, along with the related regulatory compliance and due diligence.
- Can Kahntemplate review or negotiate a commercial lease?
- Yes. The firm drafts, reviews, and negotiates commercial lease agreements for both landlords and tenants, including terms around permitted use, additional rent, relocation, and early termination.
- What is Kahntemplate's dispute resolution process?
- It's a private adjudication process offered as an alternative to litigation. Once a file is opened, participants move through fixed stages for submissions, responses, and a settlement offer, aiming for a final, binding decision within 30 days.
- Where is Kahntemplate located and how do I reach the firm?
- The office is at Suite 1100, 120 Eglinton Avenue East, in Toronto's midtown Yonge and Eglinton area. Kahntemplate can be reached by phone at (416) 642-1567 or by email at stephen@kahntemplate.com.
Where to find them
Suite 1100, 120 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M4P 1E2
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