Shapiro LLP (Shapiro Real Estate and Business Lawyers)
6 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 697 handling Real Estate Law.
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Shapiro LLP practices real estate and business law from an office on Sheppard Avenue East in North York. The firm traces back to founder Garry Shapiro's move from Bay Street into private practice, a start that the firm says grew from a single lawyer into a team of more than twenty people. It operated for years as Shapiro Real Estate and Business Law before adopting the Shapiro LLP name, a change the firm describes as part of a commitment to sustainable growth. According to the firm's site, it has been practicing for more than 45 years and has completed more than 30,000 transactions. Garry Shapiro and Evan Shapiro are listed as senior lawyers and partners, and the firm says most of its staff have stayed for over a decade.
The practice covers residential real estate (freehold homes, condominiums, pre-construction purchases and rural properties), commercial real estate, private mortgage work for lenders, business law, and wills, estates and trusts. On the business side, the firm says it has worked with professional practices such as dental, medical, veterinary and chiropractic offices, along with hotels, restaurants, golf courses, retirement homes, wineries and gas stations. Legal services are available in English, Korean, Farsi, Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese, Hindi and Punjabi, and the firm offers a complimentary fifteen-minute consultation.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The firm's founder, Garry Shapiro, moved from Bay Street into private practice before starting what is now Shapiro LLP.
- The firm operated for years as Shapiro Real Estate and Business Law before adopting the Shapiro LLP name.
- The firm's site says most staff have been with it for more than a decade.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
By appointmentFees & payment
Free consultationLawyers 6
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1980 · median 46 years in practice 1 of 6 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School 1 of 6 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Shapiro LLP's office sits on Sheppard Avenue East near Bayview Avenue, in North York. The stretch is anchored by Bayview station on the Line 4 Sheppard subway, with the Bayview Village Shopping Centre next to it, an office and retail corridor rather than a historic main street or a courthouse block. That fits a real estate and business law practice whose clients, lenders and referring agents come from across the Greater Toronto Area rather than a single neighbourhood, and it puts the office within a short walk of a subway stop for anyone coming in without a car.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Shapiro LLP handle condo and pre-construction closings, or only resale homes?
- Its residential real estate practice covers freehold houses, condominiums, pre-construction purchases and rural properties across Ontario, along with related work like status certificate reviews and reviewing a builder's purchase agreement.
- I'm a private lender. Can Shapiro LLP handle the legal side of my mortgage?
- The firm acts for private lenders in residential and commercial mortgage transactions, drafting and negotiating the commitment, reviewing the borrower and property, preparing the security documents and registering the mortgage on title.
- Can Shapiro LLP incorporate my dental or medical practice?
- Its business law group works with professional practices, including dental, medical, veterinary and chiropractic offices, on incorporation (including professional corporations), shareholder agreements and related corporate work.
- Does the firm prepare wills and powers of attorney?
- Yes. Its wills, estates and trusts practice covers wills, powers of attorney for property and personal care, estate administration and trust and succession planning.
- What languages can I get help in at Shapiro LLP?
- The firm lists English, Korean, Farsi, Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese, Hindi and Punjabi among the languages its staff can communicate in.
- How do I book a consultation, and where is the office?
- Shapiro LLP offers a complimentary fifteen-minute consultation by phone or through its website contact form. The office is at 333 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 201, in North York, open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Where to find them
333 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 201, Toronto, ON M2N 3B3 · 416-224-0808
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