Ranking tables

Private Wealth Law | High Net Worth

Canada

Work in this area includes but is not limited to: charitable planning; wealth transfer; business succession planning; estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning (in the US); life and health insurance planning; the creation and administration of trusts and estates; asset transfer; the taking-public of closely-held businesses; and structuring outward and inward investment. Contentious matters are also included, such as trusts disputes, probate contests and contested wills. In larger jurisdictions, these matters are ranked separately in a Private Wealth Disputes table.

Rankings overview for Departments

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  1. Elena HoffsteinMiller Thomson LLP
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  1. Laura West Norton Rose Fulbright9 Years Ranked
  2. Margaret Rintoul
    Margaret Rintoul Blaney McMurtry LLP9 Years Ranked
  3. Brian CohenGowling WLG (Canada) LLP
  4. Edgar FrechetteFasken
  5. Ian WorlandLegacy Tax + Trust Lawyers
  6. Nicole WoodwardMiller Thomson LLP
  7. Patricia RobinsonRobinsons Law
  8. Rachel BlumenfeldAird & Berlis LLP
  9. Rahul SharmaFasken
  10. William Fowlis KCMiller Thomson LLP
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  1. Adrienne DiPaolo
    Adrienne DiPaolo Torys LLP1 Years Ranked
  2. Héléna Gagné Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP1 Years Ranked
  3. Paul Taylor
    Paul Taylor Borden Ladner Gervais LLP1 Years Ranked
  4. Ray Rubin
    Ray Rubin Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP3 Years Ranked
  5. Richard Willoughby
    Richard Willoughby Torys LLP1 Years Ranked
  6. Ruth Spetz KC
    Ruth Spetz KC Borden Ladner Gervais LLP8 Years Ranked
  7. Alaina SpecKPMG Law LLP
  8. Amanda StaceyMiller Thomson LLP
  9. Annie ChenFasken
  10. Barbara J KimmittBennett Jones LLP
  11. Carla FigliomeniKPMG Law LLP
  12. Catherine Watson ColesMcInnes Cooper
  13. Darcy Moch KCBennett Jones LLP
  14. Doris BonoraKPMG Law LLP
  15. Genevieve TaylorLegacy Tax + Trust Lawyers
  16. Lori BokenfohrFasken
  17. Lori DuffyMcCarthy Tétrault LLP
  18. Marni PernicaAird & Berlis LLP
  19. Mary HamiltonAlexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
  20. Samantha PrasadCassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  21. Wendi CroweMiller Thomson LLP

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Band 1

  1. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
    1
    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Borden Ladner Gervais is highly respected for its work on a wide variety of private wealth matters. Its team's work includes advice on tax planning, estate planning and restructuring, and corporate governance work for the owners of closely held businesses.
  2. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    1
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked

    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg offers wealth planning services to high net worth individuals and families and has extensive knowledge in estate planning matters, tax planning and corporate advice.

  3. Fasken
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1
  4. Miller Thomson LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. 2
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Norton Rose Fulbright has considerable experience acting for domestic and international clients on complex private wealth matters.
  2. Torys LLP
    2
    Torys LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked

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

  3. Aird & Berlis LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2
  4. Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Blaney McMurtry LLP
    3
    Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Blaney McMurtry is a full-service law firm. Its wills and estates team offers private client services. The firm has a particularly strong reputation for litigation work, and its trusts and estates litigation practice is well regarded.

  2. 3
    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt have a strong tax-focused practice, advising ultra-wealthy clients on international tax and estate planning.

  3. Bennett Jones LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3
  4. KPMG Law LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3
  5. Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3