Department profile
Torys LLP

Private Wealth Law

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : Canada


Torys LLP

Rankings

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Private Wealth Law - Canada

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Torys advises ultra wealthy clients and their family offices on personal wealth and corporate structures, particularly in relation to family-owned multinational businesses.

Strengths

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  • Torys have extensive knowledge with respect to wealthy Canadian families and their unique corporate and inter-generational wealth management needs.

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  • Torys has excellent team members that skilfully handle complex matters regularly. The team is excellent with wide-ranging knowledge, experience and expertise.

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  • Torys are focused on family enterprises with significant depth of experience in advising enterprises for varying sizes, both public and family-controlled companies and privately held companies.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1David Steele
    Band 1David Steele

    David Steele

    David Steele has a very strong reputation for trust and estates matters. He is highly experienced in a wide range of private wealth areas.

    • David is very knowledgeable and solution-oriented. He comes up with solutions and he's creative as well as always being responsive.

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    • David is one of the pre-eminent trusts lawyers in the country.

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    • David Steele is the sort of person that you would go to, to look at the entire picture.

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  • Band 3Adrienne DiPaolo
    Band 3Adrienne DiPaolo

    Adrienne DiPaolo

    Adrienne DiPaolo is a partner whose practice spans several areas of corporate and commercial law. She leverages this expertise to advise wealthy clients on family enterprises and wealth planning.

    • Adrienne is an excellent adviser - practical with a great commercial sense. She understands how family enterprises operate and the unique challenges they face.

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    • Adrienne is professional, consistently excellent in providing guidance, and reliably brilliant in all matters she attends to.

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  • Band 3Richard Willoughby
    Band 3Richard Willoughby

    Richard Willoughby

    Richard Willoughby is an experienced corporate partner at Torys. He advises the owners of family enterprises on corporate and wealth structuring. He has particular experience in cross-border matters that involve the US.

    • Richard is experienced, practical and sensible. He is very knowledgeable about the unique characteristics of family enterprises.

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  • Up and ComingStephanie Gabor
    Up and ComingStephanie Gabor

    Stephanie Gabor

    Stephanie Gabor advises wealthy clients on tax planning, wealth structuring, and charitable organisations.

    • Stephanie Gabor is excellent.

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