KPA Lawyers

06/04/2026

What does a real estate lawyer do and is it necessary to hire one? Although there are many reasons for having one, we've outlined five reasons why it's important to include a real estate lawyer in the buying and selling process. Are you looking into hiring a real estate lawyer?

Reach out to us here to learn more: https://cstu.io/e47bc2.

06/03/2026

You've been let go from a company and you're feeling overwhelmed, upset and overall, you're just experiencing a mix of emotions. Our newest blogpost "What Are My Rights When I'm Fired from My Job in Ontario" serves as a guiding light to help you navigate your next steps and understand your legal rights. Read here to learn more: https://cstu.io/33023d
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𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.

06/02/2026

What is Bluestar?

Bluestar is a single-family office — bringing your legal, wealth, insurance, investment, and corporate finance needs together under one roof.

Through Bluestar Equity, our private investment arm, we take active ownership in small to mid-sized North American businesses, building long-term value for employees, customers, and investors.

Our guiding principle is simple: every client should leave with more knowledge than they arrived.

That’s the Bluestar difference:

Continuity — nothing falls through the cracks

Clarity — one roadmap, not five

Confidence — your family and business protected

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𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.

Bluestar Equity invests in small to medium Canadian businesses, taking controlling interests in order to maximize the value of their investments for all stakeholders, including the employees, customers, and other investors. The firm builds on the track record of generations of the Murad family as su

06/01/2026

What does it mean to contest a Will? In this video, Jacob Murad, General Counsel and Managing Partner at Bluestar Equity explains the legal process and the grounds for contesting a Will. Watch here to learn more.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.

05/29/2026

Are pets considered property? In this quick video, Jacob Murad explains what can happen to your pets if you pass away without a Will. Watch to learn more.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.

05/27/2026

The weather is getting warmer and it's finally time to relax and unwind. Yet for many law students, this is the opportunity to work and earn experience in the field. However, now more than ever, earning a summer student job or articling placement at a law firm is competitive in Toronto and the surrounding areas,. It’s not uncommon for firms to receive hundreds of applicants for relatively few positions. In our latest blog, "5 Job Application Tips for Law Students in Toronto," we're sharing a few helpful ways to stand out from other applicants, so that you can finally earn a spot at a reputable law firm and gain the experience you need to work as a lawyer. Read here to learn more: https://cstu.io/b19112

05/26/2026

Most people don’t realize it… hiring a lawyer, an accountant, a wealth manager, an insurance agent, and a consultant separately creates a hidden job: managing your own advisors.

Conflicting advice. Missed details. Endless coordination.

At Bluestar, we operate like your own family office. Everything under one roof — law, tax, wealth, insurance, and business strategy — aligned for you.

👉 That means nothing falls through the cracks, one roadmap instead of five, and true peace of mind.

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𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.

05/25/2026

What happens if you die without a Will? Who is in charge of distributing your assets, do they go to your family and what amount do they receive? In this video, Jacob Murad, Managing Partner and General Counsel at Bluestar provides further insights. Watch the video here to learn more.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.

05/22/2026

What actually takes place on a closing date when selling and buying a business? Watch this quick video to get a better understanding of what transpires on the closing date and why it's so important.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.

05/20/2026

What happens when someone that owes you money files for bankruptcy? Our latest blog takes a deep dive into bankruptcy, exploring the ins and outs of the bankruptcy process, proof of claim forms and what it means to be discharged. Read here to learn more: https://cstu.io/72c3dc
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.