Private Wealth Law - Canada
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Fasken is highly regarded by interviewees as a leading private client firm. The team represents a wide range of clients, including high net worth individuals, family offices and private equity principals. The group is highly sought after to advise on complex cross-border matters.
Strengths
Their work is excellent: they are prompt, reliable and responsive, and expert resources are brought forward when needed and appropriate.
Fasken are fast and effective, and they have very sophisticated and experienced counsel.
Fasken is very responsive and has unrivalled knowledge of cross-border tax issues. It also has a great team and offers extensive and well-thought-out advice.
Notable practitioners
Corina Weigl wins praise across the market for her substantial experience advising high net worth clients on a wide range of private wealth matters.
Corina has very broad and deep knowledge.
Corina Weigl is superb and trusted as counsel.
Corina is very timely, follows up and is very good at what she does. She is an excellent estate lawyer.
Edgar Frechette has extensive experience advising high net worth clients on a broad range of matters. He advises on wealth planning and charitable giving.
Edgar is an excellent lawyer.
Rahul Sharma advises high net worth individuals and families on international tax, trust and estate planning matters. Sources praise his cross-border expertise.
Rahul is highly regarded and very knowledgeable.
His breadth of experience is unique due to his international practice.
Rahul is consistently impressive, professional, intellectual and pragmatic.
Vancouver-based Annie Chen focuses her practice on estate planning, wills and trusts for high net worth clients.
Lori Bokenfohr regularly handles complex private client work, including succession planning, tax-effective charitable giving and dynasty trust work.
Lori Bokenfohr is simply the most responsive, thorough and caring lawyer. She is our go-to.
Lori is very effective with clients and well educated in tax and estate planning law.
