The Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation Group at Dentons has the experience and expertise to provide and implement simple or highly complex planning for our clients, to assure an orderly, complete transfer of wealth upon or prior to death. We provide tax and planning advice applicable to multiple jurisdictions, and we can encompass the needs of clients with assets, family members, other beneficiaries or both in many parts of the globe. When appropriate, we call on our other teams’ expertise, including those in corporate and real estate practices.

Today’s families are complex, and there has never been a greater need to determine not just that wealth passes from one generation to the next but also how best to transfer it. This can be even more important when a business is part of the mix.

At Dentons, we deal with many substantial, privately-owned businesses that have succeeded through multiple generations—and success through the next generation has its own unique set of challenges. We help clients plan for and implement this transition, while minimizing the family, control and tax issues that inevitably arise.

We at Dentons assist our clients with all areas of business succession, including: business restructuring, the preparation of shareholders’ agreements, insurance planning and all related matters.

Insights

Episode 72: Shaping your own path to success and building stronger businesses through mentorship

March 26, 2025

Canada: Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 72, Heather sits down with Whitney Shaw, Chair of TEC Canada, an organization that helps executives and entrepreneurs grow through mentorship and coaching. Whitney reflects on her unconventional journey, illustrating how curiosity guided her toward a career in business operations and change management.

Episode 69: Driving leadership success with resilience and personal mastery

February 5, 2025

Canada: Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 69, Heather speaks with Lagan Gill, Chief of Strategy and People at CNC Industries Ltd., a leading manufacturer in the mining and oil and gas sector. Lagan shares her unconventional journey back to the family business, reflecting on the lessons she learned along the way and the strategies she developed to navigate leadership, growth and change.

Attracting the best: changes to the global investor programme

March 6, 2023

Singapore: In a bid to attract higher quality investors and individuals interested in obtaining Singapore Permanent Residence status, the Singapore Economic Development Board announced on 2 March 2023 several changes to the Global Investor Programme’s (GIP) application criteria which will take effect on 15 March 2023. In this client alert, we will outline the key changes to the GIP’s criteria and comment how the more stringent criteria might affect high-net-worth individuals who are interested to migrate to Singapore under the GIP.