Intercept risk before it becomes damage.
Ontario legal help for small business. Built for the decision you're about to make, not the damage you're trying to fix. AI handles the groundwork; lawyers bring the judgment.
Most small-business legal damage is self-inflicted — and predictable.
Not because founders are careless. Because $400/hr is easy to justify skipping when the deal looks fine and cash is tight. They sign, they hire, they partner, and find out what it cost them when the only move left is damage control.
The three ways this usually goes — and the way we work.
| WHAT YOU NEED | SIGNAL | TRADITIONAL FIRM | AI ALONE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract review | ✓ Know the cost upfront · 48 hours · lawyer-signed | × $400/hr · billed after the fact | ~ Flags clauses but cannot advise |
| Risk judgment | ✓ Ontario-licensed lawyer · on record | × Depends on who picks up | ~ Probabilistic, unaccountable |
| Ontario law | ✓ Ontario-specific · always | × Yes · but at a cost | ~ No · US-trained by default |
| Clear pricing | ✓ Project-based · no surprises | × Invoice after · unpredictable | ~ Free · until it isn't |
From your first question to a clear path forward.
The decisions that define your legal trajectory.
Six decision points. Getting them right early costs a fraction of fixing them later.
Contract review.
Read what you're signing before you commit. Supply agreements, NDAs, and vendor contracts reviewed and redlined in 48 hours.
Employment that holds up.
Every hire creates obligations from day one. ESA-compliant offer letters, contractor agreements, and handbook clauses. Done before the offer goes out.
Partnership on paper.
The terms you agree to now determine what happens when one of you wants out. Shareholder agreements, contribution splits, and exit clauses before the relationship starts.
Dispute resolution.
The difference between a disagreement and a dispute is timing. Demand letters, mediation prep, and the judgment of when to push versus settle.
Catalyx.
Every quarter, a map of the legal decisions coming before they arrive as problems. All online tools, a monthly lawyer call, and your next 90 days in focus.
Incorporation.
The structure you choose now determines how you pay, who owns what, and how you exit. These decisions follow you for years.
Ontario operators, on the record.
Answered plainly.
Know where you stand before you commit to anything.
A 15-minute call. We tell you whether there's a genuine issue. No invoice if the answer is no, no pitch if the fit isn't there.