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Paul Gibney

Paul Gibney

High Net Worth 2025

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About

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Paul’s practice is restricted to income tax matters including corporate tax planning, estate planning, international taxation, taxpayer representation and litigation. His focus is mainly on private clients, both domestic and international.

Career

Paul Gibney is a senior partner of the Toronto office of Thorsteinssons LLP, Tax Lawyers. He received his B. Comm. from the University of British Columbia and his LL.B. from the University of Toronto. Paul is called to the bar in both Ontario and British Columbia. In 1996 and 1997, Paul spent eighteen months in Ottawa where he was the Policy Advisor to the Minister of National Revenue.

Publications

Paul has spoken on taxation matters at numerous conferences including the annual Canadian Tax Foundation Conference, the annual CBA Tax Law for Lawyers Conference, the annual Canadian STEP National Conference, the STEP Caribbean Conference and the International Bar Association. He is a contributor to various tax publications and he has been an instructor for the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Bar Admission Course and the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants. Paul is also an advisor and director of numerous private foundations.

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law - Canada

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Paul Gibney of Thorsteinssons LLP focuses his practice on tax, trust and estate planning for high net worth individuals, family offices and closely held businesses.

Strengths

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  • Paul is technically one of the strongest people in Canada for this work: anything really complicated, particularly for tax, he would be top of the list.

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  • Paul is a go-to on Canadian tax matters with an international element. He is extremely responsive and commercial in his approach.

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  • Paul is fantastic: he's personable, knowledgeable, creative, yet practical. With Paul, work gets done right.

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