Our Team
Ambie Edgar-Chana
Ambie advises clients on tax-efficient will and estate planning, business succession planning, family and alter-ego trusts, and estate administration. Ambie also works with the largest trust companies and banks in Canada, as well as financial advisors and accountants, to assist their high net worth and professional clientele achieve their estate planning goals.
Ambie is a very active member of the estate planning Bar. She is the author/editor of O’Brien’s – Wills and Trusts, Division V, one of the foremost resources for estate planning lawyers, she is a TEP (Trust and Estate Practitioner) registered with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and has been recognized by Canada’s Best Lawyers as one of the best lawyers in the estate and trust field. She is also the former president of the Estate Planning Council of Toronto, and a former executive member of the Ontario Bar Association, Trusts & Estates section.
Ambie is regularly asked to write, speak and present at various legal education programs and conferences, as well as at programs hosted by banks, trust companies, and investment advisors, for their employees and/or clients.
Aaron Edgar
Aaron advises clients on estate planning and obtaining probate (Certificate of Appointment) as part of his estates and trust practice. In his estate planning role, Aaron meets with clients to ascertain their estate planning goals and drafts tax-efficient planning documents, including Wills, Powers of Attorney, and inter vivos trusts. He has experience assisting clients in planning for disabled beneficiaries, blended families, or complex intellectual property issues within estates. Aaron has been recognized by Canada’s Best Lawyers as one of the best lawyers in the estate and trust field..
Prior to entering into the practice of law, Aaron worked as an electrical engineer designing integrated circuits for a start-up telecommunications company.