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COVID-19 UPDATE – ALTRO LLP FULLY OPERATIONAL – LAWYERS WORKING REMOTELY

Altro LLP (the “Firm”) remains fully operational during this unprecedented period of global pandemic and government mandated shutdown of non-essential places of business in both Ontario and Quebec, where the Firm has its principal offices. The current environment has forced most Canadian businesses, clients of the Firm as well as the Firm itself, to find alternative ways of conducting business and ensuring clients are serviced in a timely manner, while ensuring the safety of team members and clients alike.

The bodies governing lawyers and notaries in Ontario, Quebec, New York and Florida have all issued guidance and best practices for lawyers during this time. The Firm has implemented effective procedures for its Canadian and US lawyers and notaries to effectively service clients during this period in compliance with these guidelines and best practices.

Read a blog by Zaina Kottis, Ontario Lawyer, on the new Wills and Powers of Attorney rules due to COVID19 entitled: Virtual Witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney in Ontario.

The domestic and cross-border tax and legal needs of our individual and business clients remain the priority of the Firm. Please do not hesitate to reach out to your Altro LLP advisor at any time with respect to any of your legal needs.

Toronto: 416.477.8150
Montreal: 514.940.8000
1.888.GO.ALTRO

David A. Altro, Managing Partner | Samantha Wu, Partner | Bradley Richard Thompson, Partner

ABOUT US

Founded in 1988, Altro LLP provides superior cross-border and domestic tax, estate planning, and real estate services to high net-worth individuals and families across Canada and the United States. The Firm also assists clients with sophisticated International and Domestic Corporate and Tax Planning matters. Led by Managing Partner David A. Altro, Florida Attorney, Canadian Legal Advisor, Foreign Legal Counsel and Quebec Notary, author of the industry leading books OWNING US PROPERTY THE CANADIAN WAY, 3rd Edition, and also AMERICANS LIVING IN CANADA: SMILE, THE IRS IS WATCHING YOU, our team is ideally positioned to serve clients’ needs with offices in Canada’s largest metropolitan cities of Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver and throughout the US Sunbelt states of Florida, Arizona, and California. Our team of US and Canadian-licensed attorneys have the unique ability to create tax and estate plans and then implement legal structures in accordance with the laws of relevant jurisdictions on both sides of the border. Altro LLP is celebrating over 30 years of consistent high level of legal expertise, knowledge, service and professionalism to clients around the globe. To learn more about our services, please visit the “Our Expertise” and Blog sections of our website.

CROSS BORDER NEWS

At ALTRO LLP we are experts in our field and are often interviewed on television and the radio or quoted in newspapers, journals and magazines. We also encourage our attorneys to continually improve their knowledge and grow professionally with the publication of articles written on the areas of the law practiced at our firm. Click the links below to see Managing Partner David A. Altro’s most recent articles in the Globe and Mail and in the Advisor’s Edge Journal, as well as David’s interview with Global National for their Money 123 segment, or view the Cross Border News section of our website for more news stories.

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OUR EXPERTISE

Canadians with US Real Estate

Many Canadians already own US real estate, and given the increasing strength of the US real estate market, many others are contemplating purchasing or selling US property. […]

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Tax & Estate Planning for US Citizens

Tax and estate planning is an important, and often neglected, topic for everyone. In order to ensure that as much of your hard-earned money is retained for the benefit of you and […]

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Canadians Moving to the US

Without careful planning, the Canadian moving to the US can encounter numerous adverse and unintended consequences that can prove to be costly. In addition, many unique planning […]

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International and Domestic Corporate and Tax Planning

Many of our clients have a domestic (Canadian) or cross-border (Canada-US) corporate footprint. Our professionals regularly provide client comprehensive domestic and international corporate tax planning to avoid traps and to take advantage of opportunities to minimize taxes.

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Tax & Estate Planning for Canadians

Our professionals provide individuals, families and business clients with comprehensive advice customized to their specific needs to ensure the smooth transfer of assets to the next generation.

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Expatriation

With all the issues that arise for US citizens living in Canada, the idea of renouncing US citizenship is a common one. Perhaps these individuals came to Canada as young children […]

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OUR TEAM

With 30 years of experience, the team at Altro LLP is consistently delivering a very high level of legal expertise, knowledge, service and professionalism to our clients…