Best Lawyers in Quebec, Canada for Trusts and Estates
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Isabelle Duval is a member of the Family, Personal and Estate Law group. She handles every aspect of family law, from divorce, separation, relocation and custody to child and spousal support. Isabelle holds a Juris Doctor in Common Law and a Master in Business Law from the Université de Montréal and has successfully argued many major cases, including longstanding cases, before the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal of Québec. She has developed expertise in divorces in...
Clients can count on Francine Nelson (Wiseman) to answer any tax or business law question. With more than 35 years of tax and business law experience, Francine Nelson (Wiseman) is known for her practical approach and tailored solutions. She assists a wide range of private sector clients and specializes in corporate taxation, trusts, estate planning, mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border tax planning. In addition to her legal practice, Francine Nelson (Wiseman) operates a residential real...
Justine Benoit is a partner in the Tax Group of our Montréal office. She has extensive experience in corporate taxation, and her practice focuses primarily on transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganization. Justine takes a modern and proactive approach on taxation, closely monitoring the most recent changes and emerging practices in tax law. She keeps close tabs on areas of concern in the business community and adjusts her practice in order to keep up with the eve...
Éric Forget primarily represents and advises business owners and taxation professionals. His experience includes negotiating commercial agreements, tax litigation and the reorganization and buying and selling of businesses. He has a master’s degree in taxation, which informs his exploration of the taxation and legal aspects of a business’s activities and adds an entrepreneurial flair to his practice as a business advisor. He also offers a variety of services in estate and w...
Louise Houle puts her invaluable experience at your disposal to keep your assets safe. Louise is an experienced lawyer in the taxation team. Her practice focuses on tax and estate planning, especially for families holding real estate in Canada, the United States and Europe. She also advises wealthy families on matters pertaining to trusts as well as Canada-United States cross-border tax planning. Louise has extensive experience in complex national and international business structuring and in...
Andrew Etcovitch specializes in corporate tax, particularly in domestic and cross-border corporate financing, corporate reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions. Andrew also has broad experience in designing tax-efficient ownership structures for owner- managed businesses and his experience includes advising companies within the real estate, video gaming and automotive industries as well as a wide variety of other businesses. Also within the scope of his practice, Andrew has represented c...
Frédéric Barriault is a member of the Corporate/Commercial group at the Montréal office. His practice is centered on trust law, estate planning, assets protection strategies and corporate restructurings for private clients. He advises individuals, families and their enterprises from various backgrounds in order to provide them with tailor-made solutions in order to meet their personal goals, estate and business succession goals and philanthropic intentions. With his exper...
Morris Jacobson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Morris practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Morris Jacobson since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Morris Jacobson is held by other lawyers.
Mastering the business issues of the business leaders he advises, Pierre T. Allard has established himself over the years as one of the best tax lawyers of his generation and a national reference in his field. The unanimous recognition from his peers and our clients speaks for itself. As a member of BCF’s Executive Committee, he is the one to turn to for major transactions, including the sale or acquisition of a business, the incentive and retention of key employees or the transfer of a...
Joel Goldman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Joel practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Joel Goldman since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Joel Goldman is held by other lawyers.
Jules Charette practises tax law. He regularly advises businesses, developers, public bodies and financial institutions on the tax aspects of financings, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, executive compensation and international transactions. Mr. Charette also represents taxpayers in disputes with the tax authorities. In addition, he advises individuals on estate planning, which has led him to develop expertise in trusts and estates. Mr. Charette is co-chair of our Canadian tax team ...
Hugo Patenaude is recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Hugo, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hugo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Antonio Nadaira is a talented tax and business lawyer who focuses his practice on domestic and international taxation with an emphasis on corporate reorganizations, sale and acquisition, and estate planning. He assists businesses of all sizes in the various stages of their growth by being involved in a number of major commercial transactions. Antonio joined BCF in 2012, before which he was with a major national law firm where he practiced taxation and business law. Dedicated and attentive to ...
Luc Pariseau is a partner and member of the Business law group, specializing in tax law. In his practice, Mr. Pariseau has often been called upon to advise emerging companies, major corporations, family businesses, and non-profit organizations on Canadian and international tax matters. Mr. Pariseau was also a lecturer for several years. Between 1990 and 1994, he gave courses on tax law related to real estate transactions at Université du Québec à Montréal, and, in ...
Serving a wide range of business clients, Matthew Bilmes is an authority on tax and estate planning matters. Matthew Bilmes proudly assists business owners plan for tax efficiency throughout their company’s life cycle. He works with commercial clients and owner-operators across generations to effectively minimize tax while helping to propel growth for a future sale or family succession. He is also involved in numerous cross-border tax planning files, assisting clients with interests in ...
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