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Tulu Harsa

Founder & Principal Lawyer

Tulu is the founder and Principal Lawyer of the firm. As a dual-qualified attorney advising his clients in English, French, and Turkish, Tulu brings a thorough and practical perspective to all matters on which he is acting.

With over 15 years of experience, he serves clients across diverse sectors, including manufacturing, private equity, real estate, energy, infrastructure, public-private partnerships (3P), and non-profit organizations.

OUR SERVICES ON LAW

Our Practice Areas Of Specialization

Private Equity
  • Agricultural Chemicals Business: Acted on the local closing of the sale of their environmental science professional business to global private equity fund.
  • Canadian Tech Start-up: Advised the founders on corporate clean-up and US$100,000 SAFE investment by an institutional VC investor.
  • European VC Fund: Acted in their US$400,000 SAFE investment in a Canadian tech start-up.
  • Family of Founders: Advised on the minority investment in their tourism, leisure, events and travel technologies companies by a global VC fund. 
  • Global PE Fund:
    • Acted on the local closing for acquiring the margarine and spreads business from a multinational packaged consumer goods company.
    • Acted on the local closing for their purchase of high-tech parts-making unit from a multi-national automotive manufacturer.
  • Gulf VC Fund: Acted on their acquisition of a majority stake in a textile and apparel company.
  • Investment Firm: Advised on their $40 million Series A investment in a clinical-stage biotechnology company and the private placement for funding the investment.
  • Municipal Corporation: Acted on their C$7 million acquisition of a multi-use sports complex under an asset deal.
  • Private Clients: Advised on their C$700,000 minority investment in a real estate project development LP.
  • Private Client: Advised on a C$150,000 real estate development project income participation agreement with their investors.
  • Private Client: Advised on their US$125 million acquisition of a residential development and construction conglomerate and the mezzanine finance provided by a US family office.
  • Restaurant Owner: Advised the purchaser on the purchase of assets of an eat-in restaurant for approx. C$740,000.
  • Restaurant Owner: Advised the owner on the C$300,000 buy-out of minority shareholders. 
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund: Acted in their joint ventures to own and operate three shopping malls.
  • Founder Family: Acted in connection with an option agreement for an 80%-20% joint venture with a listed Canadian mining corporation.
  • Listed Mining Corporation: Acted on their merger with an intermediate gold producer. under a plan of arrangement.
  • Global Oil & Gas Producer: Acted on their EUR 1.368 billion sale of their downstream oil (fuel and mineral oil distribution) businesses.
  • Confidential Client: Acted on their US$110 million sale of 90% shares in their non-alcoholic beverage subsidiaries. 
  • Confidential Client: Acted in the EUR 41.8 million sale of their construction equipment business.
  • Confidential Client: Advised on the sale of their thermal and acoustic insulation products manufacturing subsidiary for approx. EUR 10 million.
  • Electrical and Digital Building Infrastructures Manufacturer: Advised in their EUR 32 million acquisition of the assets of a racks, cabinets and electronic consoles manufacturing business.
  • Industrial and Building Adhesives Manufacturer: Acted in their EUR 13 million acquisition of a company producing construction adhesives.
  • International Groups: Worked on the due diligence of and providing legal opinions regarding the Canadian subsidiaries of an industrial group and of a technology products group for the IPO of the parent holdings in China.
  • Multinational Food and Agribusiness Corporation: Advised on their acquisition of a local manufacturer’s vegetable oils, fats and refined oils business.
  • Plastic Parts Manufacturing Business: Acted on their acquisition of a plastic moulding and parts manufacturing business.
  • Printing Press Manufacturing and Services Business: Advised on the acquisition of 80% shares in a folder gluer business for approx. EUR 15 million. 
  • Yeast and Baking Additives Manufacturer: Acted on their EUR 220 million acquisition of a yeast and baking additives manufacturer.

Underwriter

  • Acted for the underwriter relating to the W&I policy relating to the sale of an electronic invoicing, receipting, transaction archiving, ledger and tools for data-reporting business.
  • Acted for the underwriter in connection with the W&I policy relating to the sale of shares in a poultry producer.
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  • Listed Commercial Real Estate Service Provider: Principal Lawyer seconded as corporate/commercial counsel.
  • Privately Held Office Supplies Retail Company: Principal Lawyer seconded as corporate/commercial counsel.
  • Children’s Aid Society: Advising the society in connection with a board health review under a Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services directive.
  • Children’s Aid Society: Advising the society in connection with contract management and litigation management policies review.
  • Confidential Client: Advising a non-profit Delegated Administrative Authority on corporate governance matters.
  • Confidential Community Charity: Advising the Board and management team on corporate matters, including its transition to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.
  • Confidential Education Non-Profit: Advised in connection with corporate re-organization and updates on their corporate governance and management structure.
  • Confidential Education Non-Profit: Advising the organization in connection with corporate governance and reorganization matters.
  • Confidential Faith-based Non-Profit: Assisting an American non-profit with its Canadian non-profit incorporation.
  • Confidential Higher Education Institution: Assisting an American higher education institution on general corporate matters.
  • Confidential Industry Organization: Advising in the incorporation and organization of a not-for-profit purchase consortium providing support services to its members on a non-profit basis.
  • Confidential International Charity for Poverty Relief: Assisting the organization active in poverty relief through education of girls and empowerment of young women in negotiating their new grant funding agreement with a major charitable donor.
  • Confidential Non-Profit for Autism Advocacy and Awareness: Assisted the non-profit corporation to obtain charitable status.
  • Confidential Social Club: Advising on corporate matters for the transition to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.
  • Confidential Sports Non-Profit: Assisting a sports-related non-profit to establish a new non-profit organization.
  • International Aviation Industry Association: Assisting in connection with legal feasibility review of new business line proposals.
  • International Humanitarian Organization: Assisting the organization regarding compliance with Québec French language laws and regulations.
  • Posthuman Lab: Acted in their incorporation and organization under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.
  • Yunus Emre Institute: Advising in incorporation and on corporate matters of a not-for-profit corporation for the promotion of Turkish history, culture and language.
  • ICC Arbitration: Acted as claimant’s counsel in an M&A dispute for a claim of approximately EUR 3.7 million.
  • ICC Arbitration: Advised a French industrial group’s arbitration counsel on local law aspects of a misrepresentation claim arising from the acquisition of a Turkish mining company.
  • LCIA Arbitration: Conducted pre-arbitration claims analysis relating to contractual claims for unpaid fees under procurement and construction agreements for two geothermal power plant projects.
  • International Arbitration (ad hoc): Advised the claimant in an ad hoc arbitration under a national arbitration act based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration on a US$30 million claim with respect to a share purchase and sale agreement.

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