William J. "Bill" Fowlis KC, FCA
Recognized since 2006
Calgary, Alberta
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
William (Bill) Fowlis, KC, FCPA, FCA, TEP is a lawyer, a Chartered Professional Accountant/Chartered Accountant, and a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP). With this complementary professional background, Bill focuses on taxation, corporate, trust, succession, and estate planning law for privately owned businesses, corporations, family enterprises and high net worth individuals. Bill is considered to be one of the top legal professionals practicing in these areas of law in Canada. His practice covers merger and acquisition transactions with a focus on private corporations and dealing with taxation authorities on contentious matters on behalf of his clients.
In 2015, Bill was named Lawyer of the Year in the area of tax law for Calgary by The Best Lawyers in Canada. He is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the areas of tax law, trusts and estates, corporate law and mergers and acquisition law. Bill is also listed in the Canadian Lexpert Legal Directory as one of Canada’s leading tax practitioners in the areas of estate and personal tax planning and corporate tax, and is ranked by the Chambers HNW Guide for Private Wealth Law – Canada.- 525 - 8th Avenue S.W., 43rd Floor
Eighth Avenue Place East
Calgary, AB T2P 1G1
Canada
- Alberta, 1987
- Family Enterprise Xchange - Member
- Canadian Bar Association - Member
- Canadian Tax Foundation - Member
- Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta, 1980 - Member
- Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting (CALU) - Associate Member
- Entrepreneurial CPA's of Calgary Society - Member
- International Academy of Estate and Trust Law - Member
- Law Society of Alberta, 1987 - Member
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, 2000 - Member
190 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ awards
23 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ awards
- Tax Law, Calgary, Canada (2015)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Appointed Queen's Counsel, 2014
- Awarded an FCA, 2014
- Received STEP Founder's Award, 2015
- •The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Corporate Tax, Estate & Personal Tax Planning, 2008-present
- •Recognized by Best Lawyers®, Lawyer of the Year, Tax Law, Calgary, 2015
- The Best Lawyers in Canada©, International Trade and Finance Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates, 2010-2017
- •Martindale–Hubbell Directory, AV Preeminent rating
- Recognized by Chambers High Net Worth Guide
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