BOUTIQUE
LAW FIRM
Froese Law is an award-winning cross-border branding, corporate, commercial and intellectual property law firm dedicated to structuring your business, negotiating your contracts and protecting, enforcing and commercializing your brand.
Froese Law's mantra is to provide Bay Street caliber services, without the Bay Street bull. Froese Law is your ally for success.










TRADEMARKS LAW
Froese Law devises strategies that enable your business to carve out a branded monopoly in the marketplace through trademarks law. We handle trademark matters, including prosecution and enforcement, manage global brand portfolios, negotiate and draft brand-related agreements, represent in trademark cancellations and opposition proceedings.
COPYRIGHT LAW
Froese Law devises strategies that enable your business to carve out a branded monopoly in the marketplace through copyright law. We handle copyright matters, including prosecution and enforcement, manage global brand portfolios, negotiate and draft brand-related agreements, represent in trademark cancellations and opposition proceedings.
CORPORATE & BUSINESS LAW
Froese Law is able to assist your business from inception to exit. Froese Law provides business law services, including incorporation, negotiating and drafting shareholder and partnership agreements, corporate finance and the purchase and sale of businesses.
CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS
Froese Law prepares contracts for products launches in a way that protects your rights and so that your obligations are clear. We also draft contracts for key relationships such as sponsorship, agency, manufacturing, professional services, supply, resale, referral, influencer, brand ambassadors, and collaborations. We help close deals by providing timely advice to sales teams and by negotiating red flags, not the minutiae.
E-COMMERCE & TECHNOLOGY
Froese Law is here to assist as you launch or move your business online and on mobile devices. We prepare terms and conditions to cover your relationships with business customers (B2B) and individual users (B2C) including for your e-commerce store, SaaS platform, online marketplace, mobile app or gig-economy business.
START UP & ENTREPRENEUR
Froese Law assists start up businesses and entrepreneurs decide which is the best business structure for their venture. The business structure is the foundation of your business and it’s important to get it right. We assist with registering your business, incorporating your business, maintaining your minute book and corporate records, annual filings, trademark registration, non-disclosure agreements, independent contractor agreements, and setting up your online presence.
INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
IN THE COMMUNITY
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Chair: City of Toronto's Fashion Industry's advisory panel
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Advisor: Ryerson Fashion Zone
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Mentor: Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards
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Mentor: Toronto Fashion Incubator
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Committee Member: Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
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Committee Member: International Trademarks Association
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Past Chair: Fashion Group International
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Past Chair: Toronto Intellectual Property Group
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The National
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CBC News
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CTV News
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Huffington Post
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The Globe and Mail
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Metro
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Financial Post
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Dress to Kill
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Flare Magazine
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Fashion Magazine
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Sirius XM
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Law Times
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World Intellectual Property Review
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Lawyers Weekly
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Bay Street Bull
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
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Law Society of Ontario
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US Federal Bar Association
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Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
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International Trademarks Association
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Ontario Bar Association
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Osgoode Hall Law School
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University of Toronto Law School
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University of British Columbia Law School
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Ryerson University
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Queens University
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Seneca College
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Design Exchange
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Royal Ontario Museum
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Ontario Chamber of Commerce
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Canadian Institue
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Soho House
MEDIA
LEADERSHIP

City Moguls
"The entire Froese Law team always has your back. They are incredibly bright and just a pleasure to work with. We love knowing that we can always count on Ashlee and the team!"

The Ladies Community
"I feel so lucky to have met Ashlee and to know that I have her in my corner when navigating business growth and international expansion. I know and trust that I am protected professionally when I am working with Froese Law".

World Trademark Review
Ashlee Froese is “a dedicated advocate for the fashion industry…and is a fresh-thinking branding and marketing expert”, "an excellent lawyer who understands the business and legal sides of trademarks and is very commercially minded", "Ashlee executes global protection strategies with panache"

Lexpert Zenith Awards
The Lexpert Zenith Awards celebrate Canadian lawyers who are agents on change in law. In 2019, Ashlee was only 1 of 39 lawyers across Canada who received this award.
Ryerson Fashion Zone
Ashlee Froese has sat on our selection committee, consulted numerous fashion/tech start-ups on legal, marketing/branding initiatives, and lead innovative legal seminars for our community, with each one encompassing a new trend/topic in an ever-evolving industry.



