Editorial shortlist / 2026
A supplied editorial shortlist focused on wills, trusts, estate planning, probate, estate administration, succession planning, tax planning, and powers of attorney. Estate litigation is kept separate because contested matters can call for a different search.
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Planning and litigation are different searches.
A will, power of attorney, trust, probate file, succession plan, or contested estate matter may call for different experience. Confirm the scope and urgency directly.
Ten profiles to consider
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Complex estate and tax planning / trustsThe supplied research note describes estate and trust planning, tax planning, and private-client work involving international assets, family enterprises, and philanthropy. Confirm current role, focus, and recognition directly with the linked professional source.
Gowling WLG
Wills / trusts / probate / estate administrationThe supplied research note describes estate planning, administration, litigation, wills, powers of attorney, family and testamentary trusts, business succession, Henson trusts, incapacity, guardianship, probate, intestacy, and will challenges. Confirm current practice focus directly with the linked professional source.
Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
Estate planning / trusts / wills / administrationThe supplied research note describes wills, powers of attorney, trusts, estate planning, will and trust interpretation, estate disputes, guardianship, dependant-support claims, and estate administration. Confirm current practice focus directly with the linked professional source.
Brazeau Seller Law
Wills / trusts / succession / high-net-worth planningThe supplied research note describes advice for family-owned businesses and high-net-worth individuals involving wills, trusts, business succession, and tax-efficient intergenerational wealth transfer. Confirm current role and focus directly with the linked professional source.
Brazeau Seller Law
Estate and tax planning / family wealthThe supplied research note describes personal and corporate tax planning, estates, wealth structuring, succession, and trust-and-estate practice. Confirm current role, designations, and focus directly with the linked professional source.
Soloway Wright LLP
Estate planning / probate / administration / taxThe supplied research note describes wills, estate plans, probate, estate administration, guardianship, passings of accounts, tax, and contentious estate matters including dependant-support claims. Confirm current role and practice focus directly with the linked professional source.
Gowling WLG
Estate planning / trusts / taxThe supplied research note describes estate planning and sophisticated taxation work involving trusts, reorganizations, succession structures, and estate planning for individuals and corporations. Confirm current role and focus directly with the linked professional source.
Mann Lawyers
Wills / trusts / probate / estate administrationThe supplied research note describes wills and trusts, incapacity planning, estate administration, multiple wills for business owners, probate planning, foreign assets, and complex estates. Confirm current role, designation, and focus directly with the linked professional source.
Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
Wills / trusts / incapacity / estate administrationThe supplied research note describes wills, trusts, incapacity, estate administration, and leadership of personal-legal-needs and estate-planning groups. Confirm current role, designation, and practice focus directly with the linked professional source.
Brazeau Seller Law
Wills / powers of attorney / trusts / administrationThe supplied research note describes estate planning and administration involving wills, powers of attorney, trusts, succession planning, and estate administration. Confirm current role, recognition, and focus directly with the linked professional source.
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