Our Story

Back in '98, we started this thing in a cramped office on King Street with nothing but a fax machine, three laptops, and way too much coffee. The dot-com bubble was inflating like crazy, and companies were popping up everywhere - most of 'em had zero clue about proper corporate structuring.

Our founding partner, Rebecca Chen, had just left a big Bay Street firm where she'd spent years watching businesses struggle through restructuring processes that honestly didn't need to be that painful. She figured there had to be a better way - something more fluid, less rigid than the old-school approach everyone was stuck on.

The first few years? Rough. Real rough. We took on cases other firms wouldn't touch - companies already knee-deep in insolvency proceedings, messy shareholder disputes, IP nightmares that'd been festering for years. But that's where we learned the most. You can't teach that stuff in law school.

2001 hit us hard like everyone else. Suddenly half our clients were looking at restructuring or outright dissolution. Instead of backing away, we doubled down. Developed our whole approach around helping businesses navigate those transitions without losing their shirts. Turns out, crisis management became our thing.

By 2008 we'd grown to fifteen lawyers and staff. Financial crisis round two. Again, we were in the thick of it - this time with the experience to really make a difference. That's when we moved into the Bay Street tower where we're at now. Suite 2800 with the lake views and everything.

These days we've got around forty people on the team. Mix of seasoned folks who've seen it all and younger lawyers bringing fresh perspectives. We've handled M&A deals worth hundreds of millions, pulled companies back from the brink more times than I can count, and yeah, we've had our share of courtroom battles too.

What hasn't changed? We still approach every case like it's our first. Still ask the dumb questions that sometimes turn out to be the smart ones. Still believe that corporate law doesn't have to feel like you're wading through molasses.

The "oblique" in our name? It's about seeing angles others miss. Not taking the obvious path just because everyone else does. Sometimes the best solution comes at things sideways, you know?