Private Wealth Law - Canada
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
The Miller Thomson team is very strong in this department.
Miller Thomson have a strong team and have a very good base.
Miller Thomson give responsive, practical and technically solid advice. They are very good to work with. They have deep technical knowledge and great depth on the team.
Notable practitioners
Elena Hoffstein has decades of experience advising high net worth clients and family-owned businesses on tax, trusts and business succession planning.
Elena is an excellent lawyer and really excellent to work with.
Kelly Charlebois has deep expertise in the private wealth disputes space and is widely admired for her estate litigation practice.
Kelly is brilliant.
Kelly is always civil and professional, and does top-notch work. She is excellent.
Nicole Woodward is a private client partner at the firm. She is regularly instructed to handle succession planning, estate planning and taxation issues for high net worth clients.
When there are issues on the table she's great with clients, and is relatable with clients. She is good at taking complex and technical information and making it digestible.
William Fowlis KC advises on the full range of private client matters, with particular expertise in tax planning.
Bill Fowlis is really solid. If I was in Calgary I would go to him.
Amanda Stacey has notable experience advising high net worth clients on estate planning, wills and trusts. She is highly regarded for her not-for-profit expertise.
Amanda is exceptionally bright and very experienced.
Amanda Stacey is good, and also does charity law.
Edmonton-based Wendi Crowe focuses her practice on tax, business succession and estate planning for high net worth clients.
Wendi is a very accomplished tax lawyer.
Wendi is a very strong practitioner.