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Richard I.R. Winter, K.C.

Retired Partner Call to Bar: 1966

    Richard Winter, Q.C. retired from Beard Winter LLP on December 31, 2017. As one of the firm’s founders, he also served as Managing Partner from 1967 to 1989. Richard was well-respected by clients and peers for his practical advice on a variety of corporate law matters for family businesses and, particularly, for his work counselling high net worth individuals.

    The firm is privileged to have a second-generation Winter providing trusted advice in this area. Victoria E. Winter joined the firm in 2005, after practising in the trusts and estates group of a national full-service firm in Toronto. In addition to helping her private clients with all matters of estate planning and succession, Victoria has taken on a leadership role as head of Beard Winter’s Wills, Trusts and Estates practice group. We invite you to contact Victoria for further information on our team and how we can help you fulfill your objectives. We also invite you to contact Brandon Tigchelaar who has a broad-based corporate commercial practice with expertise assisting family businesses in a multitude of industries on a variety of matters.

    We wish Richard all the best in his retirement and thank him for his years of service to the firm and to our clients.

    Richard Winter, Q.C. retired from Beard Winter LLP on December 31, 2017. As one of the firm’s founders, he also served as Managing Partner from 1967 to 1989. Richard was well-respected by clients and peers for his practical advice on a variety of corporate law matters for family businesses and, particularly, for his work counselling high net worth individuals.

    The firm is privileged to have a second-generation Winter providing trusted advice in this area. Victoria E. Winter joined the firm in 2005, after practising in the trusts and estates group of a national full-service firm in Toronto. In addition to helping her private clients with all matters of estate planning and succession, Victoria has taken on a leadership role as head of Beard Winter’s Wills, Trusts and Estates practice group. We invite you to contact Victoria for further information on our team and how we can help you fulfill your objectives. We also invite you to contact Brandon Tigchelaar who has a broad-based corporate commercial practice with expertise assisting family businesses in a multitude of industries on a variety of matters.

    We wish Richard all the best in his retirement and thank him for his years of service to the firm and to our clients.

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    Richard Winter, Q.C. retired from Beard Winter LLP on December 31, 2017. As one of the firm’s founders, he also served as Managing Partner from 1967 to 1989. Richard was well-respected by clients and peers for his practical advice on a variety of corporate law matters for family businesses and, particularly, for his work counselling high net worth individuals.

    The firm is privileged to have a second-generation Winter providing trusted advice in this area. Victoria E. Winter joined the firm in 2005, after practising in the trusts and estates group of a national full-service firm in Toronto. In addition to helping her private clients with all matters of estate planning and succession, Victoria has taken on a leadership role as head of Beard Winter’s Wills, Trusts and Estates practice group. We invite you to contact Victoria for further information on our team and how we can help you fulfill your objectives. We also invite you to contact Brandon Tigchelaar who has a broad-based corporate commercial practice with expertise assisting family businesses in a multitude of industries on a variety of matters.

    We wish Richard all the best in his retirement and thank him for his years of service to the firm and to our clients.

    MBA, 1968
    York University
    J.D., 1964
    University of Toronto Law School
    B.Comm., 1961
    University of Toronto
    • Appointed Queen's Counsel (1984)
    • Canadian Tax Foundation
    • Senior Fellow Emeritus of Massey College at the University of Toronto
    • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
    • Life Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, 2016
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