Baker & Company

What Baker & Company does

Baker & Company is a Toronto-based boutique law firm founded in 1989 by Mark G. Baker, LL.M. (Cornell), a Law Society of Ontario Certified Specialist in Corporate & Commercial Law. The firm operates from a single office at 130 Adelaide Street West in Toronto's financial district with a team of approximately 10 staff: five lawyers (Mark G. Baker, Andre Nayvelt, David Hamilton, Eric Kay, Liana Rossi) plus five law clerks and assistants. It serves privately held companies, employers, employees, property owners, hotel owners and operators, not-for-profits, individuals, and foreign businesses entering Canada across seven core practice areas: corporate & commercial, employment, expropriation, hotel, real estate, wills & estates, and doing business in Canada. The firm emphasizes a team-based service model in which senior lawyers design tailored legal solutions while junior lawyers and law clerks handle research and documentation, enabling senior lawyer accessibility and blended hourly rates.

The firm delivers services through in-person meetings at the Toronto office, phone, email, and Skype for remote consultations, and uses Teranet to complete Ontario real estate transactions electronically. It markets itself via its website, organic search, blog content, and direct phone/contact form engagement, with no third-party channel partners. Customer acquisition is driven by reputation, referrals, and the founder's 30-year track record advising more than 400 active Canadian companies.

Revenue is generated through professional-services billing: hourly engagements on blended rates, transactional one-time fees (closings, incorporations, contract drafting), and ongoing retainer relationships with the firm's 400+ corporate clients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined per matter. The firm is privately held, has no parent company or outside investors, has no subsidiaries, and reports no funding rounds, acquisitions, or leadership changes beyond the 2016 associate hire. There is no public financial reporting.

Name

Baker & Company

Legal name

Baker & Company

Website

https://bakerlawyers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Baker & Company is a Toronto boutique law firm founded in 1989 that provides corporate, commercial, employment, real estate, expropriation, hotel, wills and estates, and cross-border entry legal services to privately held businesses, individuals, and not-for-profits in Ontario, using a team-based blended hourly rate model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: The firm bills clients using blended hourly rates reflecting its team approach. Senior lawyers design legal solutions while junior lawyers and law clerks provide research and documentation support at lower cost points, allowing senior lawyers to be more available to clients while reducing total legal expenses.
2. Legal Services - Transactional: One-time legal services for specific transactions including real estate closings, incorporations, contract drafting, and other discrete legal matters.
3. Ongoing Retainer Services: The firm represents over 400 active Canadian companies, suggesting ongoing retainer relationships with business clients requiring continuous legal advisory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Baker & Company is a boutique Toronto law firm providing legal services across seven core practice areas: Corporate & Commercial Law, Employment Law, Expropriation Law, Hotel Law, Real Estate Law, Wills & Estates, and Doing Business in Canada. The firm uses a team-based model with senior lawyers, junior lawyers, and law clerks to deliver blended hourly rate services, primarily serving privately held companies, business owners, employers, employees, property owners, and hotel owners in Ontario.

Product overview

Baker & Company is a Toronto boutique law firm offering legal services through seven core practice areas: Corporate & Commercial Law, Employment Law, Expropriation Law, Hotel Law, Real Estate Law, Wills & Estates, and Doing Business in Canada. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Services are delivered through a multidisciplinary team model combining senior lawyers, associates, and law clerks using blended hourly rates. Core practice areas include specialized sub-services such as business consulting, trademark registration, corporate governance advisory, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, wrongful dismissal, severance package services, not-for-profits and charities services, and business succession planning. The firm leverages technology including Skype for remote consultations, Teranet for Ontario-wide real estate transactions, and email-based document transmission to serve clients efficiently.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate & Commercial Law Services Comprehensive legal services for business formation, governance, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder arrangements, and commercial dispute resolution, serving owners and managers of privately held companies.
• Employment Law Services Legal counsel for employers and employees covering workplace policies, termination, wrongful dismissal, severance packages, employee contracts, and human rights matters.
• Expropriation Law Services Specialized representation for property owners facing government expropriation, including compensation claims, negotiation, and Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings.
• Hotel Law Services Legal services for boutique hotel owners and franchise owners including franchise agreements, property improvement plans, hotel acquisitions financing, and hospitality-specific employment matters.
• Real Estate Law Services Residential and commercial real estate legal services including purchases, sales, development, commercial leases, title examinations, zoning, and lender-side finance work, leveraging Teranet for Ontario-wide transactions.
• Wills & Estates Services Estate planning including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate administration, and succession planning for family-owned businesses, serving individuals and families.
• Doing Business In Canada Services Legal guidance for foreign companies entering the Canadian market, covering corporate structure, tax compliance, consumer protection, and employment law.

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day response time on client inquiries, often within two hours
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WeirFoulds LLP: Established Toronto boutique law firm focused on corporate, commercial, real estate, and litigation matters for privately held businesses. Comparable in practice mix, boutique scale, and Toronto market presence.
• Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP: Toronto-based business law firm with deep corporate/commercial, real estate, and hospitality practices. Directly comparable in transactional practices and similar Toronto corporate client base.
• Minden Gross LLP: Toronto-based boutique business law firm with a comparable mix of corporate/commercial, real estate, and commercial litigation services for privately held companies. Closely comparable in size, scope, and target client base to Baker & Company.
• Gardiner Roberts LLP: Toronto boutique law firm with corporate, real estate, and litigation practices serving privately held companies. Comparable boutique scale and client mix to Baker & Company.
• Fogler, Rubinoff LLP: Toronto business law boutique serving entrepreneurs, mid-market companies, and investors across corporate, commercial, real estate, and tax practices. Highly comparable boutique positioning and client profile.
• Aird & Berlis LLP: Toronto-based full-service law firm with strong corporate/commercial, real estate, and employment practices serving private and public clients. Directly comparable in core practice areas overlapping Baker & Company's corporate and real estate mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Stikeman Elliott LLP: Leading Canadian business law firm with strong corporate, M&A, real estate, and hospitality-related practices. Overlaps with Baker & Company's core transactional work as a larger incumbent comparator.
• Dentons Canada LLP: Global law firm with a substantial Toronto office offering corporate, commercial, real estate, and hospitality practices. Serves as a broad incumbent competitor across nearly all of Baker & Company's practice areas.
• Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP: Major Canadian law firm with broad corporate/commercial, M&A, and real estate practices serving Canadian businesses. Represents the larger incumbent tier Baker & Company competes with on complex mandates.
• McCarthy Tétrault LLP: One of Canada's preeminent national law firms with leading corporate, real estate, employment, and litigation practices. Overlaps with Baker & Company's core service areas as a larger incumbent competitor for sophisticated Ontario mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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