Corina S. Weigl

Corina S. Weigl

Toronto, ON recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012
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376 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Charities / Non-Profit Law Tax Law Trusts and Estates

Biography

Corina Weigl is Co-Leader of the Private Client Service group. Her practice is focused on estate and family business succession planning. She develops customized strategies for wills, trusts, and tools designed to protect a client's property, such as domestic contracts, Corina leverages legal and tax regimes to protect multi-jurisdictional property and family interests. She is also active in the Firm, having recently held the positions of Chair of the Firm’s Professional Development Committee, Vice-Chair of the Business Law Section and elected member of the Firms Compensation Committee.

Corina relies on a variety of tools to implement structures designed to facilitate a successful estate and business succession plan for clients. She also provides strategic advice to executors, trustees and beneficiaries in respect of ongoing administration issues or when faced with estate litigation regarding fiduciary accounts.

Corina also advises on charities and not-for-profit considerations, advising clients on legislative, tax and regulatory implications of their philanthropic goals.

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376 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • English

  • Ontario, 1995

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Trusts and Estates
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Trusts and Estates, Toronto, Canada (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Charities / Non-Profit Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Lexpert Zenith award for pro bono work for SEDI (now known as Prosper Canada), an organization promoting financial literacy in Canada
  • Ontario Bar Association Hoffstein Book Prize 2008-2009 in recognition of leadership and contribution to the estates and trusts bar
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2002-2006 recognized as "Up and Coming" in Estate & Personal Tax Planning/Estate Litigation
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2013-2014 for Charities/Not-for-Profit-Law
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010-2014 for Estate & Personal Tax Planning
  • Martindale Hubbell Peer Rating of BV Distinguished
  • Best Lawyers in Canada 2014-2015 for Trusts and Estates

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