Dineen Coffee
Two-minute walk west. Quick service and the team’s morning default.
We opened in Toronto in 2020 specifically to handle cross-border work: U.S. founders incorporating in Canada, Canadian founders raising from U.S. capital, and the tax, immigration, and structural questions that come with both. The team is half-Canadian-tax-counsel-network, half-operator-bench.
Cross-border attorneys, tax specialists, and operator partners. Smaller team, deeper specialism.
U.S.-to-Canada and Canada-to-U.S. expansion engagements over the last 24 months.
Open studio, an 8-seat boardroom, and a private call room for cross-border counsel sessions.
Canadian and U.S. specialist counsel relationships in our network — tax, immigration, IP, securities.
We're on the fourth floor of a converted brick warehouse on Yorkville, between Bathurst and Portland. Entrance is on King; reception is on the fourth floor; an attendant always meets visitors at the elevator.
Toronto is the gravity well of Canadian capital, talent, and counsel. Yorkville is where most of the founders we work with already operate. The geography makes the work shorter.
Most U.S.-Canada law firms, Big Four cross-border tax desks, and Canadian banks operate within ten blocks of the studio. We've turned a six-week diligence cycle into a two-week one because we walk to most meetings.
Toronto's senior-operator pool is dense, multilingual, and used to U.S. business norms. Our recruiting partners can place a senior hire who's fluent in both Canadian and U.S. operating contexts.
Yorkville is brick, daylight, walking. We chose it because it reflects the studio's pace — less Bay Street formality, more working-floor honesty. The team prefers it.
The Toronto studio is set up for working sessions: cross-border counsel days, Canadian incorporation walkthroughs, and senior-operator interviews. Plan for a focused half-day or full-day.
Confirm 48 hours ahead, bring photo ID, and arrive 10 minutes early. Reception is on the fourth floor; the elevator requires a key fob — we'll meet you in the lobby. The freight entrance on the alley is for deliveries only.
Dress is smart-casual; the team works without ties. The boardroom has a 75” display, a whiteboard, and conference-grade audio for cross-border calls. Guest Wi-Fi is fast.
There's no on-site parking. The Green P lot at 25 Bathurst is two blocks west and reliably has space. The 504 subway stops in front of the building; from Pearson, the UP Express to Union and a streetcar east is 35 minutes.
Yorkville is one of Toronto's most-connected addresses. Streetcar runs every few minutes, the financial district is six minutes east, and Pearson is on a direct rail link.
504 subway stops directly in front. Runs from Roncesvalles east through downtown.
Gardiner to Bathurst, north to King, east one block. Green P parking at 25 Bathurst is the closest validated lot.
UP Express to Union (25 min), then 504 streetcar west (10 min). ~35 min total. By car: 25-50 min.
Free shuttle to the mainland, then 8-minute taxi up Bathurst. ~15 min total — the better airport for short trips.
Yorkville is a working neighborhood — coffee, lunches, and dinners are walkable. The team's defaults are below.
Two-minute walk west. Quick service and the team’s morning default.
Asian-fusion on King. Works for a one-on-one or a working five-top. Reserve.
Italian below the studio. Default for visiting-team dinners. Patio in summer.
Yorkville, walkable. Comfortable for short visits.
University Avenue. Quieter and a better fit for multi-day intensives.
Eight-minute walk west. Park loop is 1.4 km. Morning-call default.
Bathurst and Front. Open-air courtyard, useful before a high-tempo session.
Spanish small-plates two blocks east. Works for a low-key after-work drink.
The Toronto studio is one of ten BBD locations. Most engagements draw on more than one — if your work spans timezones, regulators, or markets, we'll route you to the right combination.
Miami headquarters and nine partner studios.
North America, the Caribbean, the UK, and East Asia.
From PT to JST — someone is online during your business hours.
English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, and Japanese on staff.
Strategy, Systems, and Brand studios. The center of gravity for every engagement — every founder's build runs through here.
Capital markets, investor relations, and East Coast operator network. Our default for fundraising-stage clients.
Product, engineering recruiting, and early-stage operator bench. Where most of our technical builds originate.
Industrial, logistics, and B2B operations specialists. The team that handles legacy-business modernization work.
Brand, content, and consumer-product studio. Closest to the Los Angeles creator economy and our entertainment clients.
Cross-border tax, immigration, and Canadian market entry. Our default for U.S. founders expanding north.
Pacific Northwest tech corridor and resource-economy clients. Bridges our West Coast and Asia-Pacific work.
Holding-company structuring, fund formation, and offshore corporate services. For clients with international footprints.
EU and UK market entry, FCA navigation, and our European operator bench. The hub for transatlantic work.
APAC market entry, supplier diligence, and Japan-specific corporate structuring. Our easternmost team.
Visits to the Toronto studio are by appointment so we can pair the right person with the conversation — a 20-minute meet-and-greet, a 90-minute working session, or a full-day intensive. Start with a call; we'll take it from there.
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