Irving Fox

Irving Fox heads Speigel Nichols Fox LLP’s business law , commercial real estate, condominium , and collection practice groups. Prior to joining the firm in 1984, Irving practiced at a downtown Toronto law firm.

Irving’s business law practice focuses on the purchase, sale, and financing of businesses, and the negotiation and drafting of shareholders agreements, partnership agreements, and employment contracts.

As part of his real estate practice, Irving routinely advises clients on issues relating to multi-million dollar commercial real estate purchases, sales, and financings; joint ventures; industrial condominium developments; condominium enforcement; and resolution of disputes. Clients are often referred to Irving by other lawyers to opine on and resolve complex real estate transactions and disputes.

Irving heads an experienced and tenacious team of lawyers, paralegals, law clerks and legal assistants in collection of secured and unsecured business and consumer loans and business accounts receivable, for financial institutions (Schedule I and II banks, credit unions), private lenders and corporations. Successfully dealing with insolvency issues often play an integral role in maximizing success in collection matters.

Irving is actively involved in the business community and the community at large and has lectured on various topics relating to his real estate and commercial practice. Irving has a stellar reputation amongst his clients and other lawyers. He is often consulted by other lawyers relating to difficult issues their clients are facing and is often retained by those clients to resolve those issues.

Irving was previously a director of, and is now legal counsel for, a pharmaceutical company that conducts business worldwide.