Matthew Getzler is a partner and co-chairman of the firm’s private client services and tax groups, who has established himself throughout his career as a leading authority on a broad range of domestic and international tax planning, primarily for owner-managers and other private corporations. He has particular experience in succession and estate planning for family businesses and their related corporate groups, corporate reorganizations, cross-border transactions, and tax planning for multi-national corporations. His wills and estates practice focuses on personal/corporate tax and estate planning, specializing in complex wills that dovetail with a corporate tax plan, cross-border planning for dual citizens, and post-mortem tax planning. He delivers a practical and entrepreneurial approach, proven to be valuable when developing comprehensive plans combining both tax and business benefits specific to their circumstances and needs. When counseling clients on more complex tax and estate planning matters, he distills complex information in a way that resonates with them. In 2019, he was named a Lexpert® Rising Star: Leading Lawyer Under 40. He is also recognized by his peers as one of Canada's leading trusts and estates practitioners in The Best Lawyers in Canada.
