I'm a business lawyer, podcast producer, author and entrepreneur who believes the world needs more of where your passions and talents meet. I can help you get there.
Hi there, I’m Czarina.
And since you’re in it for the long haul, since you want a sustainable, established business, then you know you’ve got to get comfortable with navigating that legal world.
LEGAL JARGON CONFUSES EVEN THE BEST OF US.
Before your feet hit the floor in the morning, your brain’s already swirling with ideas of what you want to create, meetings to prepare for, your day’s to-do’s.
You’re exhausted second-guessing whether you’re doing things the right (legal) way or if you’ve considered all the important things.
Squinting over another legal paragraph for the nth time wasn’t exactly what you had in mind when you set out to build your dream business.
After leaving yet another courtroom and boardroom table with a heavy heart seeing my clients spend sleepless nights (not to mention tens & thousands of their hard-earned dollars!) fighting for their small business, I decided it was time for a break-up.
Between passionate people and legal fires, that is.
So, in 2019, I left my lawyer job at a boutique litigation firm and founded Anahaw Law.
In my firm, i ADVISE AND SUPPORT CREATIVES WHO ARE EAGER TO LEAVE A MARK IN THEIR INDUSTRY AND THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE, ALONGSIDE RELISHING IN LIFE’S OTHER PRIORITIES.
^ the day i offically became czarina pacaide, barrister & solicitor
Through custom-tailored legal tools and strategies, resources, bite-sized legal-education, and delectable behind-the-curtain peeks into modern entrepreneurship, I’m here to help you give your business some self-care.
Whether you’re planning to start a company of one, or are a CEO wanting to catapult your business to the next level, there’s a way I can help.
Welcome to Anahaw Law!
Sure, my insights have featured in publications by the Canadian Legal Information Institute and the University of British Columbia’s International Justice and Human Rights Clinic, but my most favourite accomplishment is still this:
"you make things easy"
^ best client feedback ever!
Having worked alongside creators and innovators developing their companies and social enterprises for over 15 years, and armed with my honours degree in international development & globalization from uOttawa (i.e. how sustainable development lifts people out of poverty), juris doctor (aka law degree) from UBC, and a professional license to practice law in British Columbia, I am sure of one thing:
passion, people, and profits are not mutually exclusive.
If you’re looking to get a handle on the legal side of your business in a holistic way, I’d love to work with you too!
MY HUSBAND
FAVOURITE PERSON
QUALITY SKINCARE
DAILY RITUAL
WEIGHT LIFTING
CURRENT HOBBY
OXFORD COMMAS
PASSIONATE ABOUT
K-DRAMAS
MOST LIKELY TO BINGE-WATCH
Comparison,
bandaid fixes,
"white lies",
the word "and/or",
that hustle game
I'M NOT ABOUT
Honest conversations,
wise stewardship,
red letter days,
helping you lean into
your superpower
I'm ALL ABOUT
There is NO TIME for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time!
— COCO CHANEL
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