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THE FIRM
Providing excellent legal service to business clients requires lawyers who are mentally adept, entrepreneurial, committed to excellence, and possess sound commercial judgment and integrity. At Lumen LLP we are building our foundation on lawyers that embody these qualities.
Our aim is to establish ourselves in our clients' various business ventures as indispensable advisers and trusted confidants in a dynamic economic environment. We build lasting relationships with our clients by providing them with unquestionable value. -
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PRACTICES
Corporate/Commercial
We service the Corporate/Commercial needs of small and medium-sized businesses; from getting things started to your ongoing operational concerns.
Our work includes the following:
- Corporate setup and governance
- Acquisitions and divestures
- Commercial transactions
- Corporate reorganizations and Corporate finance
- Service engagements and
- Trademark and copyright registration.
Tax
All our corporate transactions and organizational /restructuring work is completed with a mindful eye towards tax. Our firm is proficient at identifying tax issues, and designing and executing the appropriate tax-efficient structures. -
LAWYERS
David Yun - Lawyer, co-Founder
David completed his JD with high honours at Michigan State University College of Law, where he attended on an academic scholarship. He worked at the Tax Division of the Department of Justice as a law student where he acquired an appetite for tax law, an area of practice he continues to develop.
David specializes in transactional work and has successfully negotiated and closed a wide range of acquisition, divestiture, and finance transactions as well as designing and executing tax-driven corporate restructurings.
David's parents have operated the same small business for thirty plus years. Having been intimately involved in the operations of the business, he is able to personally relate to business owners, their needs and the needs of their business. This has translated into a unique approach to the law that generates spectacular results for business clients.
David is an avid basketball fan (an NBA 'guru', actually). He enjoys playing golf, basketball and baseball, but not so much now that he's married.
David is fluent in English and Korean.
Christine Fard - Lawyer, co-Founder
Christine is admitted to the New York State Bar and the Ontario Bar. She completed her LLB degree with First Class Honours (Summa Cum Laude) at the London School of Economics. During her legal studies, she was the recipient of many awards, including the Sweet and Maxwell Prize for Outstanding Performance, the highest results in Corporate Insolvency Law and the Blackstone Chambers Prize for Best Performance in Public Law. She was also Deputy Editor of the LSE SU Law Review.
Prior to co-founding Lumen LLP, Christine has worked in a wide range of areas, including corporate, commercial, tax, and intellectual property law. She also served as Vice-President on the board of directors of a Toronto condominium corporation and as president of the FF Foundation, a development organization that manages projects to alleviate poverty and safeguard the environment.
Christine is fluent in English and Filipino, and conversant in Spanish and French.
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80 Bloor Street West, 18th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2V1
Telephone: (+1) 647 874 2172
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Terms of Use
Disclaimer
By accessing and browsing this website, you accept the terms and conditions contained below. The terms and conditions may change from time to time, and it is your responsibility to check for such updates.Intellectual Property Notice
Lumen LLP ("Lumen") either owns the intellectual property rights in the underlying HTML, Java scripts, text, audio clips, video clips, photos and other material and services that is made available to you on our website, or has obtained the permission of the owner of the intellectual property in such content to use the content on our website. The features of our website, and its arrangement and architecture, as well as the content, are protected by Canadian and international intellectual and industrial property rights, including copyrights, trade-marks and other proprietary rights.Limited Licence
We grant to you a limited licence to display on your computer, print, download and use the content and materials that is made available to you on our website, for your own non-commercial, personal, or educational uses only, provided that you do not modify any content.
No other use is permitted. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you may not:
a. make any commercial use of such content;
b. include such content in or with any product that you create or distribute; or
c. copy such content onto your or any other website.Trade-Marks
"Lumen" and our logo on the website are the trade-marks of Lumen. The names of all other companies, products and services mentioned on our website are the trade-marks of their respective owners. The display of trade-marks or trade-names on this website does not convey or create any licence or other rights in these marks or names. Any unauthorized use of them is strictly prohibited.No Lawyer- Client Relationship
No lawyer-client, advocacy, fiduciary or other relationship is created by accessing or otherwise using the contents and materials on our website or by communicating with a lawyer by way of email or through our website.No Legal Advice
The information provided on our website, including any sample documents or agreements, is not intended to be legal advice. Many factors unknown to us may affect the applicability of any statement or comment that we make on our website to your particular circumstances. Your use of these materials is at your own risk. We recommend that you always obtain legal advice before modifying or using any materials, including any sample documents or agreements, in your business.No Warranties
While Lumen has made reasonable efforts to ensure that the materials contained on this website are accurate, Lumen does not warrant the quality, accuracy or completeness of any information or materials on our website. Lumen does not guarantee our website will be available without interruption, errors or omission or that the website and the servers(s) that make it available are free from viruses or other harmless components. The website and all information and materials provided on the website are provided "as is" without warranty or condition of any kind. This website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. In no event shall Lumen be liable for any damages whatsoever, including but not limited to special, indirect or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information and materials available on this website.Communications not Confidential
Lumen does not guarantee the confidentiality of any communication via email or its website that relates to a matter for which a Lumen lawyer does not already represent you. In matters when a Lumen lawyer does represent you, email may not be secure.No Endorsement
Any reference on this website to any third party companies, products or services is provided for your convenience only and does not imply any endorsement or recommendation by Lumen.Linking
You may link to the front page of this website at www.lumenllp.com. Any other link to this website is prohibited without the prior consent of Lumen. Lumen is required to protect its reputation and trade-marks; therefore, we reserve the right to request removal of any link to our website. To the extent our website contains links to other websites, Lumen does not control the availability or content of these websites. Your use of any linked website is at your own risk. -
Privacy Policy
Privacy Statement
Lumen LLP and our associated lawyers and legal service providers ("Lumen" or "we") are committed to maintaining the accuracy, security and privacy of Personal Information in accordance with applicable law. The purpose of this Privacy Statement is to inform you about the types of Personal Information we collect, use and disclose. It explains how we collect, use and disclose that information, the choices you have regarding such use and disclosure, and how you may correct and have access to that information.Consent
By submitting personal information to Lumen, you agree that we may collect, use and disclose such personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and as permitted or required by law. Subject to restrictions under law or contracts, you may refuse or withdraw your consent at any time by contacting Lumen. If you refuse or withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide you or continue to provide you with certain services or information that may be of value to you. If you provide Lumen with personal information of another individual, you represent that you have that individual's consent to allow Lumen to collect, use and disclose that personal information in accordance with this Policy. -
Frequently Asked Questions
Addressing frequently asked questions concerning our commitment to your privacy and personal information protection.
1. What Personal Information do we collect?
Personal Information is generally any information about an identifiable individual or information that allows an individual to be identified. Personal Information does not generally include business contact information such as your name, title, business address, email address or telephone number.
The types of Personal Information that Lumen may collect about you include your name, mailing address, residential phone numbers or email address, personal history (including financial and credit information, billing and account information, and personal family and relationship matters, if applicable to our work, criminal information), personal information related to corporate involvements, work experience (past and present), discipline, and tax records.2. How do we collect your Personal Information?
We only collect Personal Information that you voluntarily provide to us. We may collect Personal Information if you contact us, through email, telephone, the completion of forms and other inquiries about our services, or otherwise in the course of providing services to you.
In obtaining your consent, other than as reasonably implied in the circumstances, we will use reasonable efforts to inform you of the identified purpose for which Personal Information will be used or disclosed. The form of consent may vary depending on the circumstances and type of information disclosed. In determining the appropriate form of consent, we shall take into account the sensitivity of the Personal Information and the reasonable expectations of the individuals.3. Why do we collect your Personal Information?
Lumen only collects the Personal Information necessary to fulfil the purposes identified to you prior to or at the time of collection, or any other reasonable and legitimate purposes that would reasonably be expected by you in the context of our relationship or dealings, or as required by law.
In general, Lumen collects, uses and discloses Personal Information about our clients and service providers in order to provide consultation, advice and legal services to clients and potential clients. We may also collect, use and disclose Personal Information for administration purposes (e.g., billing and account management) and to market services to you and other potential clients.4. To whom do we disclose Personal Information?
Except as provided for in this policy, we will not sell, rent, lease, commercially exploit or otherwise disclose your Personal Information or data to third parties unless: (i) required by law or to cooperate with any bona fide legal investigation; (ii) required to protect the legal interests of Lumen, including for credit checking and collection purposes, as applicable, or in connection with a potential financing, merger or acquisition in which case the applicable counterparties shall be placed under obligations of confidentiality; or (iii) you provide consent to such disclosure.5. How do we protect your Personal Information?
Lumen employs administrative and technological safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of your Personal Information. Where Personal Information is sent to third parties for processing, we ensure, through our contracts with them, that all Personal Information is kept secure. We also protect your Personal Information through organizational measures, such as publishing this policy to all Lumen employees and associated lawyers with the strict instructions to act in accordance with its principles (for example, limiting access on a "need to know" basis). All employees sign a confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement.
Your Personal Information is stored in our offices or in the offices of our associated lawyers, and on computers and servers controlled by Lumen and/or our associated lawyers. We operate secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protected systems. Our associated lawyers use password protection on their computers.
While we cannot guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration to your Personal Information will not occur, we will use our resources and expertise to attempt to prevent such occurrences.6. How long will we utilize, disclose or retain your Personal Information?
We may keep a record of your Personal Information, including correspondence or comments, in the applicable file(s) specific to you, electronic or otherwise, as well as in current and archived email systems. We will utilize, disclose or retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and as required or otherwise permitted by law.7. How can you access your Personal Information?
Subject to the exceptions provided by the applicable law, we will make available to you any specific Personal Information about you that we have collected, utilized or disclosed, upon your written request delivered to the address in paragraph 10.
You can at any time, challenge the accuracy or completeness of the Personal Information we have on you, subject to the exceptions provided by the applicable law. If you successfully demonstrate that the Personal Information we have on you is inaccurate or incomplete, we will amend the Personal Information as required. Where appropriate, we will transmit the amended information to third parties to whom we have communicated your Personal Information.
We will use reasonable efforts to ensure that your Personal Information is kept as accurate, complete and up-to-date as possible. We will not routinely update your Personal Information, unless such a process is necessary. In order to help us maintain and ensure that your Privacy Information is accurate and up to date, you must inform us, without delay, of any change in the information you provided to us.8. Privacy and our Website
When you access our website, we, or companies we hire to track how our website is used, may place small data files called "cookies" on your computer or smartphone device. We send a "session cookie" to your computer or device when you log in to your account or browse our webpages. This type of cookie helps us to recognize you if you visit multiple pages on our site during the same session, so that we don't need to ask you for your password on each page, or to otherwise assist in associating one request with another in the same browser session. Once you log out or close your browser, this cookie expires and no longer has any effect.
Our website may contain links to other websites which are provided as a convenience only. Visitors are advised that third party websites may have different privacy policies and practices, and Lumen has no responsibility for such third party websites.9. Changes to our Privacy Policy
Lumen may, from time to time, change or supplement our Privacy Policy. If we make any change to this Policy, we will post such changes on our website.10. How do you contact us regarding access to your Personal Information or making complaints?
All complaints or other inquiries regarding your Personal Information or our Privacy Policy should be forwarded in writing to the following information:
Lumen LLP
80 Bloor St. W.
18th Floor Penthouse 1901
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2V1
By telephone: (+1) 647 725 2425
By email: info@lumenllp.com
