Does Sotos LLP represent franchisors or franchisees?

Both. Chambers Canada describes Sotos LLP as known for representing both franchisor and franchisee clients, and the firm has been ranked in Band 1 for Franchising for ten years running as of the 2025 edition.

Can Sotos LLP help a franchise expand into or out of Canada?

Yes. The firm's franchising practice page lists expansion into Canada and expansion outside Canada among its services, and describes guiding clients through every stage of a franchise business, from launch through growth to exit.

Does Sotos LLP handle class action lawsuits?

Yes, through its Sotos Class Actions practice group, which acts as counsel across a portfolio of plaintiff side class actions covering privacy breaches, price fixing, unpaid overtime, and other disputes, and which Chambers Canada has ranked for Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff).

My employer hasn't been paying me overtime. Can Sotos LLP help?

The firm's class actions group has acted as counsel in overtime cases, including the CIBC unpaid overtime class action, which settled for $153 million in 2023 after 15 years of litigation over the bank's overtime policies for retail branch staff.

Does Sotos LLP work with cannabis or automotive businesses?

Yes. The firm has dedicated cannabis and automotive practice pages, covering licensing and regulatory compliance for cannabis operators and dealer agreements and franchise disclosure documents for automotive clients.

Where is Sotos LLP located?

The firm's head office is in Toronto at 55 University Avenue, Suite 600, with a second office in Vancouver at 980 Howe Street, Suite 820.

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About Sotos LLP

Sotos LLP is a Toronto based business law firm with a second office in Vancouver. Its own site says it's been advising clients for more than 40 years, and franchise law is where it's built its deepest track record. Chambers Canada has placed the firm in Band 1 for Franchising for ten years running, most recently in its 2025 edition, and describes it as known for representing both franchisors and franchisees across sectors that include automotive, food and beverage, and hospitality.

Beyond franchising, the firm practices corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, securities, intellectual property, and employment law for employers, with added sector knowledge in automotive, grocery, restaurants, and cannabis. A separate practice group, Sotos Class Actions, takes on plaintiff side class actions nationally, in areas that range from privacy breaches and price fixing to workplace overtime disputes and Indigenous child welfare claims, and Chambers Canada has ranked that group too, for Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff). In its 2025 edition, The Best Lawyers in Canada ranked ten of the firm's lawyers across five practice areas.

Practice areas

Business & Corporate Law

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Employment & Labour Law

Real Estate Law

Intellectual Property

Technology & Startups

Class Actions

Indigenous Law

Milestones & recognition

Chambers Canada's 2025 edition ranked Sotos LLP in Band 1 for Franchising, the tenth year in a row it has held that ranking.
Chambers Canada's 2025 edition also ranked the firm's Sotos Class Actions practice group for Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff).
In The Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada, 2025 edition, ten of the firm's lawyers were ranked across five practice areas.
The firm's class actions group has acted as counsel in the CIBC unpaid overtime class action, which settled for $153 million in 2023 after 15 years of contested litigation over the bank's overtime policies for retail branch staff.

In the community

A partner at the firm argues cases pro bono on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, including before the Supreme Court of Canada, and has taught appellate advocacy at Queen's University in Kingston.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible A laptop showing a video call

Virtual appointments An office interior with a desk and chairs

In-person services

Lawyers 33

Certified Specialists

A designation granted by the Law Society of Ontario, not a self-declared area of focus.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1980–2025 · median 10 years in practice 32 of 33 lawyers
Law schools: Osgoode Hall Law School (8), Queen's University (6), University of Toronto (6), McGill University (3), Dalhousie University (2), University of Ottawa (2) and 3 more 32 of 33 lawyers
Languages on the roster: Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Ukrainian

Who handles what

Offices 2

Toronto416-977-0007

55 University Avenue, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2H7

Vancouver236-301-4919

980 Howe Street, Suite 820, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 0C8

The neighbourhood

Sotos LLP's Toronto office is a highrise at 55 University Avenue, built in 1977 according to the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. University Avenue is the boulevard Wikipedia calls the city's most ceremonial thoroughfare, its landscaped median running past Osgoode Hall and the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts to the south and the Ontario Legislative Building to the north.

Frequently asked questions

Does Sotos LLP represent franchisors or franchisees?: Both. Chambers Canada describes Sotos LLP as known for representing both franchisor and franchisee clients, and the firm has been ranked in Band 1 for Franchising for ten years running as of the 2025 edition.
Can Sotos LLP help a franchise expand into or out of Canada?: Yes. The firm's franchising practice page lists expansion into Canada and expansion outside Canada among its services, and describes guiding clients through every stage of a franchise business, from launch through growth to exit.
Does Sotos LLP handle class action lawsuits?: Yes, through its Sotos Class Actions practice group, which acts as counsel across a portfolio of plaintiff side class actions covering privacy breaches, price fixing, unpaid overtime, and other disputes, and which Chambers Canada has ranked for Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff).
My employer hasn't been paying me overtime. Can Sotos LLP help?: The firm's class actions group has acted as counsel in overtime cases, including the CIBC unpaid overtime class action, which settled for $153 million in 2023 after 15 years of litigation over the bank's overtime policies for retail branch staff.
Does Sotos LLP work with cannabis or automotive businesses?: Yes. The firm has dedicated cannabis and automotive practice pages, covering licensing and regulatory compliance for cannabis operators and dealer agreements and franchise disclosure documents for automotive clients.
Where is Sotos LLP located?: The firm's head office is in Toronto at 55 University Avenue, Suite 600, with a second office in Vancouver at 980 Howe Street, Suite 820.

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