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Private Client Services


We protect the values of our client, whether individual, family or family enterprise, one at a time.
For over 150 years, we have been helping individuals and families achieve their objectives. We bring a collaborative approach to complex personal, estate, family and business issues to meet each client's unique needs, at home and abroad.
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Overview

Our private clients include successful individuals, families and their enterprises across generations, industries and cultures. We understand the need to consider differing requirements in the context of your unique situation.

In counselling our private clients, we also advise family offices, corporate and family foundations, private trust companies, foreign investors, public charities, executives, private equity funds and investment companies. in matters involving the continuity of wealth, preservation of assets, strategic philanthropy and family and corporate governance.

We believe it’s important to bring a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach to complex personal, estate, family and business issues to customize strategies that meet the needs of the private client. This includes understanding your personal goals, multijurisdictional tax considerations, estate and business succession goals, liquidity events and philanthropic intentions. In our experience, this approach maximizes efficiencies and drives optimal results, especially when stakeholders span generations, jurisdictions and, at times, varying levels of involvement.

Our Private Client Services group has been ranked among the top private client advisory groups in Canada, known for our work with high net worth families and individuals, international clients and their enterprises.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Family law, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 to 2025
  • Recognized in Trusts and Estates law, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2025
  • Ranked nationwide as top tier (Band 1) in Private Wealth Law, Chambers High Net Worth 2018 to 2025
  • Ranked nationwide in the "Private Clients" category, Lexology Index 2018 to 2024
  • Ranked nationwide in Private Funds, Lexology Index 2018 to 2024

Team

Primary Contacts
  • Kar Cheong (KC) Miu, Partner | CO-LEADER, Private Client Services, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4980, [email protected]
  • Corina S. Weigl, Partner | CO-LEADER, PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICE, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4549, [email protected]
  • Clarke Barnes, Partner | Firm Managing Partner, Calgary, AB | Tsuut'ina, AB, +1 403 261 5374, [email protected]
  • Éric Bédard, Partner | Partner and Leader, Strategic Advisory Services, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4314, [email protected]
  • Elias Retsinas, Partner | Real Estate, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5215, [email protected]
  • Doug H. Scott, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate/Commercial, Toronto, ON, +1 416 943 8823, [email protected]
  • Enoch H. Chang, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4803, [email protected]
  • Annie H. Chen, TEP, Partner | Wills, Trusts & Estate Litigation, Corporate/Commercial, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3288, [email protected]
KC-Miu-Vancouver-Lawyer Kar Cheong (KC) Miu Partner | CO-LEADER, Private Client Services Vancouver, BC +1 604 631 4980
Corina Weigl Toronto Lawyer Corina S. Weigl Partner | CO-LEADER, PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICE Toronto, ON +1 416 865 4549
Headshot of Clark Barnes Clarke Barnes Partner | Firm Managing Partner Calgary, AB Tsuut'ina, AB +1 403 261 5374
Éric Bédard, Partner | Partner and Leader, Strategic Advisory Services Éric Bédard Partner | Partner and Leader, Strategic Advisory Services Montréal, QC +1 514 397 4314
Elias Retsinas Associé/Partner Montréal Elias Retsinas Partner | Real Estate Montréal, QC +1 514 397 5215
Doug H. Scott Toronto Lawyer Doug H. Scott Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate/Commercial Toronto, ON +1 416 943 8823
Enoch_Chang_Vancouver_Lawyer Enoch H. Chang Partner | Corporate/Commercial Vancouver, BC +1 604 631 4803
Annie-Chen-Vancouver-Lawyer Annie H. Chen, TEP Partner | Wills, Trusts & Estate Litigation, Corporate/Commercial Vancouver, BC +1 604 631 3288

Experience

  • Ginger Group acquires Groupe ABS, [Deal - Ginger Holding], Acquisition of Groupe ABS by Ginger : A New Chapter in Ginger’s Growth Strategy in North America.
  • The Chambre des notaires du Québec intervened in a case in the Court of Appeal involving a public interest issue relating to the criteria that must be satisfied in order for disclosure of a will that has been revoked to be authorized, [Case - ], The case also involved professional secrecy in respect of a notarized will.
  • Noble Foods Nutrition Inc., a Novacap Portfolio Company, acquired by EMPWR Nutrition Group., [Deal - Noble Foods Nutrition Inc], EMPWR Nutrition Group acquired Noble Foods, a leading nutrition and energy bar contract manufacturer based in Montreal and Oregon.
  • Confidential hospitality and tourism business senior secured term loan facility, [Deal - Confidential Client], US$250 million multijurisdictional, cross-border senior secured term loan facility.
  • The Superior Court orders the payment of a liquidator’s legal fees by the Estate in the context of a litigation in the liquidation process, [Case - The liquidator], Successful representation before the Superior Court.
  • Confidential family office client advised on estate planning and trust management, [Case - Confidential Client], Estate planning and trust management for confidential family office.
  • Tax and asset planning for Olympic and professional athletes, [Case - Confidential], Our team advises clients on matters of tax and asset planning for a clientele of Olympic and professional athletes.   A team led by Jonathan Charron is active in these cases.
  • Canadian and international tax planning for high net worth clients, [Case - Confidential], High net worth clients require legal services regarding the interpretation of international tax conventions. Notably, we advise these clients in matters of: tax and asset planning strategies for ultra high net worth clients, resident and non-resident of Canada; the use of trusts as a to...

Knowledge

  • CRA Updates Guidance on Third-Party Penalties, 5/14/2026
  • The Charities Directorate is Going Digital: Is Your Charity Ready?, 3/19/2026
  • Selected Tax Measures in the 2025 Federal Budget - Canada, 11/5/2025
  • Phishing and Grandparent Scams: Tax Treatment Adds Insult to Injury, 12/17/2024
  • Bare Trust Reporting Exemption for 2024 Tax Year, 10/31/2024
  • Safeguarding Your Wealth: Minimizing the Impact of the New Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), 8/21/2024
  • Protect and Grow: Merging Tax Loss Harvesting and Estate Planning, 7/30/2024
  • This Wedding Season, Consider the Benefit of Marriage Contracts, 7/23/2024
  • Government of Ontario Looking to Clarify Abilities of Attorneys and Guardians Regarding Beneficiary Designations, 7/11/2024
  • Selected Tax Measures in the 2024 Federal Budget – Canada, 4/17/2024

Events

  • 2026 STEP Canada Conference, 6/1/2026
  • Good Practices and Errors to Avoid with a Family Trust, 5/24/2023
  • Building today the world of tomorrow, 5/4/2023
  • Theft or Breach of Employee Data: 10 Practical Tips to Avoid a Crisis and How to Manage One if It Happens, 3/22/2023
  • Key Concepts, Recent Developments and Successful Solutions in Immigration, 11/9/2022
  • Estate Litigation Webinar – A 3 Part Series: Webinar 3: Duty to Account, 11/26/2021
  • Estate Litigation Webinar - A 3 Part Series: Webinar 2: Disputes Arising with Powers of Attorney, 10/22/2021
  • Estate Litigation Webinar – A 3 Part Series: Webinar 1: Charitable Gifts – Tales, Traps and Tips, 10/1/2021
  • 2020: Hindsight + Insight = Foresight, 11/25/2020

News

  • Chambers High Net Worth 2024 Once Again Recognizes Fasken as a Top-Tier Firm for Private Client Services, 7/18/2024
  • Financial Post quotes Wojtek Baraniak in an article on advice to enterprising families looking to sell a business, 3/28/2023
  • Financial Post quotes Wojtek Baraniak in an article on how to prepare, enter into and successfully conclude an acquisition, 3/21/2023
  • Established Tax, Trust and Estate Planning Advisor Joins Fasken, 10/12/2022
  • Chambers High Net Worth 2022 Recognizes Fasken as Top-Tier Firm for Private Client Services, 7/26/2022
  • Chambers High Net Worth 2021 Recognizes Fasken as Top-Tier Firm for Private Client Services, 7/23/2021
  • Investmentexecutive.com quotes Corina Weigl in an article about helping high-net-worth clients give to charity, 12/14/2020
  • Chambers High Net Worth 2020 Recognizes Fasken as Top-Tier Firm for Private Client Services, 7/15/2020
  • Chambers High Net Worth 2019 Recognizes Fasken for Private Client Services, 3/10/2020
  • Seventy-Eight Fasken lawyers recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2018, 12/7/2018

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