Minden Gross LLP

Howard S. Black, LL.M.

In addition to a busy estate litigation and mediation practice, Howard provides estate planning, including the preparation of wills and powers of attorney, for middle and high net-worth individuals.
 
Howard serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law in Wills and Estates at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. Howard is a Past Chair of the Executive of the Trusts and Estates section of the Ontario Bar Association and is a frequent lecturer on wills and estates matters. 

LL.B. Osgoode Hall Law School
LL.M. Osgoode Hall Law School
Admitted to the Bar: 1985 (Ontario)

Matthew Getzler, LL.B., MBA

Matthew specializes in a broad range of domestic and international tax planning. His practice ranges from tax planning for large multi-national corporations to owner-managers. Matthew has particular expertise in cross-border transactions, tax planning in conjunction with mergers and acquisitions, and succession and estate planning for family businesses and other private corporations.

LL.B. Osgoode Hall Law School
Admitted to the Bar: 2006 (Ontario)

Michael A. Goldberg, LL.B.

Mr. Goldberg works with his clients and their advisors to assist them with their corporate, estate, personal and international tax planning needs. He has particular expertise in implementing complex corporate reorganizations, succession plans and creative wealth preservation and protection strategies for his clients who are most often entrepreneurs but vary from small family business owner/managers and professionals to multi-national corporations.

B.Comm. 1991 University of Manitoba
LL.B. 1995 University of Manitoba
Admitted to the Bar: 1996 (Manitoba), 1997 (Alberta), 2000 (Ontario)

Rachel Goldman, LL.B.

Rachel Goldman practices in the areas of wills and estates with a focus on personal tax and estate planning. She concentrates her practice on the preparation of wills, powers of attorney for personal care and property, and estate planning and administration.
 

LL.B. Osgoode Hall Law School
Admitted to the Bar: 2005 (Ontario)

Joan Jung, LL.B.

Ms. Jung assists clients with tax effective structuring and implementation of corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions and inbound and outbound investments.  She has worked with entrepreneurs and their advisors to establish tax planned strategies for start-up, expanding and mature business operations.  This has involved Canadian and international corporate, partnership and trust structuring.  Joan’s practice also includes estate planning with a focus on family business succession planning.

LL.B. University of Toronto
Admitted to the Bar: 1985 (Ontario)

David Louis, LL.B., C.A.

Mr. Louis is both a lawyer and Chartered Accountant.  He has over 25 years of experience in income tax matters, including personal, corporate, international, and estate planning, focusing largely on entrepreneurs.  Mr. Louis is sought after nationally for his wealth of knowledge relating to tax and is a prolific writer on all topics relating to tax planning, contributing to the nations most recognized and respected publications.

LL.B. University of Toronto
Admitted to the Bar: 1975 (Ontario)

Samantha Prasad, LL.B.

Ms. Prasad practices mainly in the corporate, estate and international tax planning areas.  In addition to advising a broad range of clients on various tax planning strategies, tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and offshore and international corporate structures, Samantha has particular experience in designing and implementing estate plans and corporate reorganizations.

B.A. International Relations, Political Science, and French University of Toronto
LL.B. 1998 Queen’s University
Admitted to the Bar: 2000 (Ontario), 2006 (New York)