Canada-U.S. Cross Border Legal Services

For more than 50 years, Canadian businesses, individuals, nonprofits, and their advisors have turned to Hodgson Russ for U.S. legal advice that is precisely calibrated for cross-border clients. We provide high-quality, cost-efficient legal advice that focuses on the unique needs of our Canadian clients. We understand U.S. law in a Canadian context, and our attorneys are sensitive to the differences in law, expectations, and culture that characterize cross-border transactions and matters.

Hodgson Russ’s Canada-U.S. cross-border team regularly counsels clients in the following legal areas:

Antitrust
Bankruptcy and international creditors' issues
Business structure and expansion
Capital markets
Employee benefits
Estates and trusts
Executive compensation and relocation
Export administration regulations
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory matters
Financing transactions
Franchise and distribution
General corporate and commercial
Government contracts and relations
Immigration
Intellectual property
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) voluntary compliance
Labor and employment
Litigation
Mergers and acquisitions
Products liability
U.S. commercial and residential real estate acquisition
Tax (international, federal, state, local, and dispute resolution)
Technology transfers and joint ventures
Venture capital and project financing

While our practice is restricted to U.S. law, we are frequently invited to present to peers and members of the public on cross-border legal topics by both Canadian and American organizations, including the American Bar Association, the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada, the Canadian Employee Relocation Council, the Canadian Tax Foundation, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the Council of American States in Canada, the Law Society of Upper Canada, and the Ontario Bar Association.

Hodgson Russ has ten offices in the United States and Canada, including in the major financial and business markets of New York and Toronto. With much of our infrastructure in lower-cost jurisdictions, Hodgson Russ is able to offer clients a full range of excellent-quality legal services at lower fees than other large U.S. firms.

Hodgson Russ Celebrates 35 Years in Toronto

Practice Leaders

George J. Eydt
Toronto Office Managing Partner
Carol A. Fitzsimmons
Co-Chair of the Firm, Partner

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Experience

Advised U.S. residents/citizens regarding the U.S. tax implications and reporting of inherited Canadian registered retirement funds.
Assisted a Canadian-based franchisor with the initial expansion into the Western United States, including Americanization of existing franchise agreement, preparation of a U.S. franchise disclosure document and registration in certain states.
Assisted an international retail bakery franchise system with the development of multiple corporate owned stores in the United States, including immigration and leasing work.
Negotiation of Design-Build Agreement
Provided employee benefits advice to a Canadian manufacturer and materials supplier during stock acquisitions of U.S. businesses.
Real Estate and Financing Counsel for Canadian Client
We regularly advise a Canadian-based home health care system with respect to its U.S. franchise agreement, franchise disclosure document, annual registration renewals and other regulatory issues, including state home health care licensing issues.