A NEW MODEL OF LEGAL COUNSEL
Fractional Counsel.
Concierge Legal Services.
Senior legal expertise, available when and how your business needs it — on a predictable monthly retainer.
THE MODEL
The general counsel your business needs, without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Growing companies face complex legal challenges — yet most are not at a stage where an in-house general counsel makes economic sense. Keith Law's Fractional Counsel service bridges that gap. Colin Keith acts as your embedded legal advisor on a monthly retainer. on a monthly retainer, providing the strategic counsel, transactional support, and risk management of a senior GC — at a fraction of the cost. Proactive, responsive, and built around your business.
WHO IT’S FOR
Designed for businesses at pivotal stages of growth.
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SMALL & MEDIUM BUSINESS
Ontario-based SMEs that need ongoing, trusted legal counsel without the cost of a full-time lawyer on payroll.
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GROWTH_STAGE COMPANIES
Scale-ups navigating commercial contracts, employment matters, financing rounds, and governance as they expand.
03
EARLY-STAGE PUBLIC COMPANIES
Junior issuers and newly listed companies requiring continuous securities compliance, disclosure, and board advisory support.
04
FIRST NATIONS & INDIGENOUS ENTERPRISES
Indigenous-owned businesses and economic development corporations seeking counsel with deep Northern Ontario roots and experience.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
What your retainer covers.
DAY-TO-DAY LEGAL QUERIES
Priority access to senior counsel for questions that arise in the normal course of business — answered promptly, without the clock running on every call.
CONTRACT REVIEW & DRAFTING
Review, negotiation, and preparation of commercial agreements, NDAs, vendor contracts, and service agreements tailored to your business.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Ongoing board and governance support, including resolutions, minute books, officer authorities, and compliance with corporate obligations.
EMPLOYMENT & HR MATTERS
Employment contracts, offer letters, terminations, HR policies, and navigating Ontario's evolving employment law landscape.
M&A AND FINANCING SUPPORT
Strategic advice and transaction support for acquisitions, divestitures, and financing — with big-firm depth at a fraction of the cost.
RISK MANAGEMENT & COMPLIANCE
Proactive identification of legal risk before it becomes a problem — including regulatory compliance, privacy, and sector-specific obligations.
SECURITIES & PUBLIC COMPANY COMPLIANCE
Continuous disclosure obligations, insider reporting, stock option plans, and regulatory filings for early-stage public companies.
LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Strategic and hands-on support for commercial disputes. We engage early to assess exposure and pursue the most efficient path to resolution.
LITIGATION MANAGEMENT
For businesses engaged in active litigation, we provide oversight and management of external litigation counsel — controlling costs, ensuring strategy alignment, and keeping you informed at every stage. You get executive-level supervision of your legal spend without the hourly billing ambiguity.
STRATEGIC BUSINESS COUNSEL
A trusted advisor in the room for key decisions — bringing both legal precision and executive-level commercial judgment to every discussion.
THE RETAINER MODEL
Predictable. Transparent. Built around your business.
Keith Law's Fractional Counsel retainers are structured to give you certainty — a fixed monthly fee with a defined scope of services, tailored to the size and complexity of your business. No surprise invoices. No billing anxiety. Just reliable, senior counsel in your corner every month
FIXED MONTHLY FEE
Agreed retainer rate, scoped to your needs. Predictable legal spend, every month.
SCALABLE SCOPE
Retainer levels that scale with your stage — from startup to growth to public markets.
SENIOR COUNSEL DIRECT
You work directly with Colin Keith - not a junior associate.
CONCIERGE ACCESS
Priority responsiveness and proactive advice — not reactive-only engagement.
