Kanavas Law Professional Corporation
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 697 handling Real Estate Law.
About Kanavas Law Professional Corporation
Kanavas Law Professional Corporation is a Toronto firm run by Dimitri Kanavas, its founder and principal lawyer. The office is on Danforth Avenue in the city's east end, and the practice covers business and corporate law, real estate law, wills and estates law, and notary and commissioner of oaths services. Kanavas holds a law degree and completed an LL.M. program with a specialization in securities and corporate law, graduating with distinction, and pursued legal studies in Canada, the United States, and abroad.
Before founding the firm, Kanavas held roles in the legal department of a major Canadian company, including one of the country's largest publicly traded oil and gas enterprises, working on corporate governance and regulatory compliance and gaining experience in civil litigation. That corporate and securities background carries into the business work the firm takes on today, alongside real estate transactions, wills and estate planning, and notarization for clients in and around Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Dimitri Kanavas received a Gold Winner Prize for real estate law at the Toronto Star's Readers Choice Awards in 2020.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleWho handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office sits on Danforth Avenue, in the stretch of Toronto's east end known as Greektown, a commercial strip that runs roughly from Chester Avenue to Dewhurst Boulevard and is dense with independent restaurants and shops. The area backs onto the residential streets of Playter Estates and Riverdale, so a practice doing real estate and wills and estates work here sits inside the neighbourhoods it's serving, not in a downtown office tower.
Danforth Avenue's Greek storefronts and low-rise blocks date back as far as 1910, and the strip has long been a walk-up, street-level part of the city rather than a highrise commercial district. That character shapes the kind of legal work that comes through the door: home purchases and sales, small business incorporations, and estate planning for people who live and work in the surrounding blocks.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Kanavas Law help me buy or sell a home in Toronto's east end?
- Yes. The firm handles residential real estate transactions including purchases, sales, title transfers, mortgage renewals and refinancing, and charge or lien registration.
- I'm starting a business in Toronto, can Kanavas Law incorporate it?
- Yes. The firm assists with choosing a business structure and prepares incorporation documents, bylaws, and corporate governance and reorganization paperwork.
- Can Kanavas Law prepare my will and powers of attorney?
- Yes. The firm drafts wills and provides continuing powers of attorney for property, which let a chosen person manage a client's assets, and for personal care, which let a chosen person make health and welfare decisions.
- A family member has passed away. Can Kanavas Law help with the estate?
- Yes. The firm handles estates administration, including probate applications and the related court proceedings.
- I need a document notarized or an apostille for use outside Canada, does Kanavas Law do that?
- Yes. The firm offers notarization of affidavits, powers of attorney, and statutory declarations, along with certified true copies, and it handles apostilles and consular legalization for documents that need to be recognized internationally.
- How big is Kanavas Law and who runs it?
- It's a Toronto professional corporation run by founder and principal lawyer Dimitri Kanavas, who has an LL.M. specializing in securities and corporate law and a background in corporate legal departments before starting the firm.
Where to find them
500 Danforth Ave., Suite 313, Toronto, ON M4K 1P6 · 416-509-8107
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