As the founding partner of SLG LLP, Ellena oversees the firm’s corporate-commercial department and manages a team of lawyers and clerks engaged in both transactional and routine legal work.
Ellena Steiner’s practice focuses on a broad range of national and international business law and advisory services. She represents financial institutions, family offices, high-tech corporations, builders, developers, private investors, and entrepreneurs in connection with the acquisition and disposition of businesses, land, and commercial real estate, as well as general day-to-day corporate-commercial matters. From acquisition to exit, and every stage in between. Ellena delivers strategic, practical legal advice tailored to her clients’ goals.
Practice Areas
Corporate-Commercial Law and Advisory
Structuring, Governance, and compliance for corporations and businesses
Shareholder and Partnership Agreements
General Corporate and Commercial Contracts
Advisory Services to family offices, financial institutions, and private investors
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions
Acquisition and Sale of businesses across a wide range of industries
Advising on Purchase and Sale transactions
Corporate Reorganizations and Exit Strategies
Real Estate Transactions
Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions
Advising builders, developers, and investors on land and property deals
Financing, Structuring, and related corporate-commercial support
Education and Memberships
Ellena attended York University on an academic scholarship, where she earned her B.A. (Honours), followed by earning her LL.B. at Osgoode Hall Law School. She was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1988.
Her past positions include:
Associate at a large national law firm in Toronto
In-house counsel at an international investments company
Associate Editor, Banking and Finance Law Review
Director, JRCC
Member, Canada-Russia Economic Forum
Ellena is a Member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association.
International Focus
Ellena’s experience has positioned SLG LLP as a niche provider for foreign businesses and investors, offering a one-stop shop for clients wishing to enter and operate in the Canadian market.