natasha girouard

NATASHA GIROUARD
PARTNER, NOTARY, TEP, D.TAX
tel.
e-mail
LinkedIn
514 397-6927
[email protected]
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/natasha-girouard/7/156/573
Assistant
Karine Bénard
tel.
514 397-6699 #3488
e-mail
[email protected]
MONTREAL
25th Floor
1100 René-Lévesque Blvd West
Montreal, Quebec H3B 5C9
tel.
514 397-8500
fax
514 397-8515
DIPLOMAS
AREAS OF
PRACTICE
Diploma in advanced studies, Taxation, McGill University (2004)
LL.M., Masters in Law, specialization in notarial studies, Université de Montreal
(1996)
LL.B., Université de Sherbrooke (1994)
Business, Commercial and Corporate Law
Corporate Reorganization
Notarial Practice- Wealth Protection
Asset Protection Planning
Estate Planning
Estate Settlement
Spousal rights Planning
Trusts
Tax Law
Canadian Taxation
Estate Planning
Estate Settlement
Trusts
STRATEGIC TEAMS
PROFILE
Wealth Protection
Business Transfers
French version is available here .
Natasha Girouard is the partner responsible for the rm’s team of notaries who
specialize in wealth protection and is also co-leader of the Wealth Protection
strategic team.
Her expertise is in estate and taxation planning. Natasha Girouard helps clients put
in place mechanisms to protect their assets and to transfer their wealth, in
particular by the use of trusts. She often uses this planning tool in the preparation
of testamentary trusts, estate freeze trusts and asset protection trusts. She also
contributes to secure the clients’ relationships by putting in place personalized
marriage contracts and common law spouses’ agreements.
PUBLICATIONS
"Étude de cas 2 : La création d’une ducie jusqu’à sa liquidation," (with Richard
Gauthier, Julie Doyon and Isabelle Gouin), Association de planication scale et
nancière , Congrès 2008.
"L’incidence de la date d’union sur l’exemption de résidence principale," (with
Annie Boivin), Stratège, Association de planication scale et nancière ,
December 2008.
"Étude de cas 2 : Protection du patrimoine : ducies et autres stratégies," (with
Pierre Fleury, Philippe Jordan, Geneviève Leblanc and Hubert Sibre), Association
de planication scale et nancière , Congrès 2006.
CONFERENCES
"Les ducies pour non-juristes", Association de planication scale et
nancière (APFF), December 2014
"La résidence principale : trucs et stratégie," Lunch training conference given at
the Association de planication scale et nancière (with Annie Boivin),
September 2008
"Créer et vivre avec une ducie de protection d'actifs," (with Julie Loranger),
conference given at the bi-annual training session of the Chambre des notaires
du Québec , March 2009
"Les mandats en prévision de l’inaptitude des gens d’affaires et des
entrepreneurs" (with Julie Loranger) BCF continuing legal education program,
March 2011
"La planication testamentaire des gens d’affaires" (en collaboration avec Julie
Loranger), Conference given at the bi-annual training session of the Chambre
des notaires du Québec , March 2012
"Comment minimiser les risques nanciers de l’entrepreneur", Private banking of
a nancial institution, October 24th, 2012
"La ducie pour effectuer un gel successoral et les obligations légales découlant
du mariage" to a business network of business owners, November 14th, 2012
"L’affaire Éric c. Lola : maintien le statu quo des conjoints de fait, mais quel est
donc ce statu quo?" (with Julie Loranger) BCF continuing legal education
program, February 19th & 27th, 2013
"La résidence principale; trucs et stratégies (mise à jour)" (with Annie Boivin),
Colloque sur la famille , APFF, May 14th, 2013
"Les préoccupations légales des entrepreneurs", MICA, September 6th, 2013
"Les conséquences de l’inaptitude d’un dirigeant d’entreprise", MICA September
6th, 2013
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
INVOLVEMENT
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Chambre des notaires du Québec
Association de planication scale et nancière (APFF)
Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
Canadian Tax Foundation (CTF)
Natasha Girouard takes part in the organization of the Les Médailles de la relève
competition in collaboration with Pricewaterhouse Coopers and the International
Business Family Center, which seeks to honour a successful transfer of a private
business in Quebec from its owner to a team of its managers (management buy-out
and/or family members).