Private Client Services
Secure your legacy
Protect what you've built with legal strategies defined by experience, driven by excellence, and delivered with empathy.
Whether you're a family office managing multi-generational wealth, a high-net-worth individual with extensive domestic and/or global assets, few disciplines demand the degree of sensitivity, far-sightedness, and attention to detail required for estate and business succession planning. Work with a team that understands what’s truly at stake—financially, emotionally, and generationally—and guides you through every decision with credibility and care.
Recognized as one of Canada’s premier private wealth legal practices, Gowling WLG will help you and your family safeguard assets, navigate risk, and transition your estate with confidence. Our full-service team combines deep expertise in trusts, tax, business law, and dispute resolution to help you protect today and shape what comes next.
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SubscribeTrusted advice, enduring outcomes
We don’t just offer technical answers; we help you chart a course. From major transactions to difficult family disputes, we offer practical, business-minded advice and advocacy that safeguards your assets and highlights the path forward.
Here’s what sets us apart:
Credibility where it counts: When your legacy is on the line, experience and reputation matter. Our team is consistently recognized by Chambers Canada and Lexpert as leaders in our field thanks to the deep trust placed in us by our clients.
Complex structures, clear strategies: Sophisticated wealth requires more than off-the-shelf answers. That’s why many of Canada’s most prominent families and their advisors turn to us for some of the most intricate private wealth structures in Canada and globally.
Undisputed experience: From precedent-setting disputes to sensitive family matters, we’ve helped define the Canadian private wealth landscape. That experience informs every case we take on, whether it involves estates, trusts, elder law issues, or business succession.
“The most important decisions aren’t just legal—they’re deeply personal. We bring the insight and sensitivity they deserve.”
– Brian Cohen, Co-Leader, Private Client Services
Comprehensive solutions for complex wealth
At every stage of the process, we deliver sharp, tailored advice that protects what matters most to you. Explore our services:
Estate planning & administration
We help high-net-worth individuals and families design estate plans that reflect their values, ambitions, and multi-generational priorities. Our team prepares wills, powers of attorney, and trust agreements with precision and care, integrating advanced strategies such as estate freezes, probate minimization, and private foundation planning. For clients with international interests, we ensure seamless cross-border coordination and tax compliance.
When the time comes, we guide families through every stage of estate administration, from asset transfers and post-mortem tax planning to the interpretation and enforcement of wills and trusts, managing each detail with discretion and sensitivity.
