About Pulse Law

Pulse Law is a business and corporate law firm founded in 2024 by Todd Bissett and Irena Kramer. Its home base is the Kitchener-Waterloo region, and in June 2025 it opened a second office in Toronto at 200 Bay Street. The firm works with companies across their whole life cycle, from startups and growth-stage, venture-backed companies to established small and medium enterprises and public companies, along with the investors and buyers on the other side of a deal. Core work includes mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, company formation and reorganization, capital markets transactions, corporate governance, commercial contracts and licensing, and IP and technology matters.

The founders draw on decades of combined experience across local and international business law. Co-founder Todd Bissett is licensed in California and Ontario and spent about a decade with US and international firms in California and Asia, including managing the China practice of an AMLAW 100 firm, before relocating to the Waterloo Region. Pulse Law offers a few billing options rather than a single one, including a subscription package aimed at startups, flat-fee work, and hourly engagements. In 2025 it entered a strategic alliance with Dentons, which gives its clients access to a larger national and global network.

Milestones & recognition

  • Founded in 2024 in the Kitchener-Waterloo region by co-founders Todd Bissett and Irena Kramer.
  • Entered a strategic alliance with Dentons, announced in March 2025, giving clients access to a national and global network.
  • Opened a second office in Toronto, at 200 Bay Street, in June 2025.
  • Two of the firm's lawyers were recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada, in areas including corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and private equity, and securities.

In the community

  • Co-founder Todd Bissett provides pro bono advice to early-stage companies through accelerator programs including Communitech, the Accelerator Centre, and the University of Waterloo's Velocity program, and speaks on emerging-growth and international business topics.

Good to know

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
2011–2025 · median 7 years in practice 8 of 8 lawyers
Law schools
University of Ottawa (2) 2 of 8 lawyers

Offices 2

210 - 137 Glasgow Street, Suite 425, Kitchener, ON N2G 4X8

200 Bay Street, North Tower, Suite 1200, Toronto, ON M5J 2J2

The neighbourhood

Pulse Law's home office sits in Catalyst137, a former tire warehouse on Glasgow Street in Kitchener that's been rebuilt into workspace for technology and manufacturing startups. For a firm whose clients are founders and venture-backed companies, it's a fitting address. Kitchener-Waterloo has grown into one of Canada's active technology startup regions, home to accelerators like Communitech and the University of Waterloo's Velocity program. The firm's Toronto office at 200 Bay Street puts it in the downtown financial core at the other end of the same innovation corridor.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of legal work does Pulse Law handle?
It's a business and corporate law firm. The main areas are mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, fund and investor representation, company formation and reorganization, capital markets transactions and compliance, corporate governance, commercial contracts and licensing, and IP and technology law.
I'm starting a company in Kitchener-Waterloo. Can Pulse Law incorporate it and help me raise a first round?
Yes. The firm handles company formation and structuring, and it advises on early financings, from convertible instruments and SAFEs through preferred-share equity rounds.
Does Pulse Law act for investors and funds, or only for companies?
Both. Alongside company-side work, it represents venture capital funds and investors on seed and later-stage financings and on fund formation.
How does Pulse Law bill for its work?
The firm lists three options: a subscription-based Startup Package, a flat-fee Standard option, and an hourly Enterprise option. Which one fits depends on the type of work.
Where is Pulse Law, and how do I reach it?
The Kitchener office is at 137 Glasgow Street, and there's a second office at 200 Bay Street in Toronto. You can call 548.290.7330 or email info@pulselaw.com.
Can Pulse Law help with buying or selling a business?
Yes. Mergers and acquisitions are a core focus, from deal structuring and due diligence through closing documents and post-closing governance, on both the buy side and the sell side.

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