Brian Cohen LL.B, B.A. (ACS), Partner
Brian Cohen is the Co-Lead of the Wealth Management Group. Focusing his practice in the areas of estate planning, trusts and personal taxation, Brian advises high net worth individuals on succession planning alternatives. A portion of his practice also involves advising donors, charitable organizations, public and private foundations, and not-for-profit organizations regarding tax implications of formation, registration, governance and planned giving strategies. In addition, Brian frequently advises on estate litigation matters, including most recently acting for the estate trustee in Re John Frederick Mitchell Estate and as counsel for the Children's Lawyer in Re Kaptyn Estate.

Brian has presented for the STEP Annual Conference and continuing education sessions, the Ontario Bar Association, ILCO, Federated Press and the Canadian Private Family Office Invitational. Brian is also contributing editor of Federated Press' Personal Tax and Estate Planning Journal and has prepared papers for the Law Society of Upper Canada's Estates and Trusts Forum as well as the Registered Deposit Broker Association Newsletters.

Brian was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1999 after obtaining his LL.B at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Representative Work
Retained by high net worth individuals to draft multiple testamentary instruments to provide for an efficient distribution after death of assets held in multiple jurisdictions to beneficiaries living throughout the world
Retained by Trustees of complex set of family estates, trusts and corporations to reorganize family holdings to minimize exposure to tax
Counsel to Estate Trustees of Testamentary Trusts involving the variation of the terms of the trust, including obtaining consent of beneficiaries and court application for the purpose of providing for an early termination of the trust and estate
Counsel to foreign entity in negotiations with Canada Revenue Agency for the successful repatriation of funds to the foreign entity on a tax efficient basis
Provide advice to Trustees and Estate Trustees on the administration of large Estates and Trusts
Contact Information
Toronto
+1 416 361 2316
brian.cohen@fmc-law.com
Areas of Expertise
Year of Call
1999 (Ontario)
Education
Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B., 1996
University of Western Ontario, B.A. (Dean's List), 1994
Languages Spoken
English