Gerry no longer practices law and is back in his native Montreal.
Our Associate Lawyers:
Yonathan (Yoni) Moussadji:
Yoni received his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2007 and was admitted to
the Ontario Bar in 2008. While at Osgoode he specialized in tax law and estate
planning. In his practice, Yoni focuses on domestic and international tax planning, will
and estate planning, and acts for taxpayers involved in disputes with Canada
Revenue Agency at the audit, objection, and appeal stages. He has represented
individuals and corporations at the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court, and the
Federal Court of Appeal.
Yoni joined the firm in 2007 and completed his articles in 2008.
Prior to attending law school Yoni received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Classics at
The University of Western Ontario, where he specialized in Greek and Roman
Archaeology. In addition to mantaining his interest in Classical Archaeology, Yoni is
heavily involved in various sports, including hockey, baseball, football, and Australian
football. Yoni has had the opportunity to represent Canada at the international level for
Australian Football.
In his spare time, Yoni enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters.
Daniel Etoh:
Daniel Etoh was educated in Nigeria and the USA. He holds an LL.B degree from Nigeria, and two Masters of Law degrees (LL.M) from Golden Gate University California, USA. His area of specialization in his first masters was in corporate and commercial practice, while his second masters degree was in International Law. He is admitted to practice law in Nigeria and California. He is currently in the process of obtaining his lawyer's licence in Ontario.
Daniel Etoh has extensive experience in litigation, corporate and commercial matters, including incorporating and registering charities.
In his role as a Legal Assistant/Clerk at our firm Daniel Etoh's work includes:
- Conducting legal research, interviewing clients, witnesses and other related parties
- Drafting Powers of Attorney, Wills, various types of Contracts, General Security Agreements, Retainer letters, and other forms of legal letters
- Responding to clients' enquiries by phone and in writing, docketing time using Time Matters, opening and closing files
- Incorporating companies, registering business names, drafting Minutes and Resolutions of corporations, organizing Minute Books, drafting Reporting letters, drafting share purchase agreements
- Incorporating Charities and registering Charities with the Canada Revenue Agency
- Drafting and filing trademark applications
Emily Hassin:
Emily graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law in 2010 where she successfully completed the Taxation Area of Concentration. Prior to her legal studies, she attended the University of Western Ontario where she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts, graduating with distinction, as well as on the Dean's Honour List in 2005. In between her undergraduate and law school, Emily worked at a major insurance company where she specialized in the administration of complex segregated fund policies. In this role she was exposed to several aspects of the taxation of investments, as well as trusts, wills and anti money laundering legislation and procedures.
Emily volunteered with the Western Law Community Outreach Committee, was co-chair of the Western Law Merchandise Committee and volunteered in welcoming new students during the 2009 Western Law Orientation Week. Emily Participated in several student mooting competitions during her time at law school and was a finalist in the Western Law Client Counseling Competition. Emily recently returned from her honeymoon in Mexico, and is excited to be starting her legal career in Tax and Business Law. Emily enjoys cooking and photography, as well as watching football, hockey and baseball and playing softball, volleyball and Nintendo Wii.
Corporate Law Clerk:
Ildi Makrai
Ildi has joined the law firm of Rotfleisch & Samulovitch PC in June, 2000 and brings over 25 years of legal secretarial experience to the firm. She started as a Legal Secretary and after obtaining Certificates from The Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario in areas of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law, she is presently working as a corporate law clerk.
Ildi is responsible for all aspects of services of a corporate law clerk including incorporations (Federal and Provincial), and other corporate related documents such as amendments, amalgamations, dissolutions, annual resolutions, asset/share purchase transactions, corporate reorganizations and relevant searches, etc. In addition, to the above she attends to all Government filings (in Ontario and across Canada) in connection with the incorporations, fundamental corporate changes, Business Name and Partnership registrations and renewals, extra-provincial registrations, etc.
Ildi was born in Hungary and came to Canada with her parents as refugees in 1956, after a short stay at a refugee camp in Italy. Ildi's parents made sure that the mother language would not be forgotten by attending Hungarian School Classes at the Hungarian Community Church in Toronto and in her high school days, became a Girl Scout Leader with the Hungarian Community. Ildi and her husband, Alex have two children and one adorable grandson. Whenever time allows Ildi's interests are tennis, skiing and skating and continues to still enjoy watching her son play hockey.
Articling Students
Each year the firm hires talented students who are
interested in pursuing a career in tax and corporate law.
Rotfleisch &
Samulovitch really does provide all the law your business needs.
Our Services
Business Law
The
backbone of our legal practice. We deal with virtually all aspects of
business law from a start-up situation to preparing franchise agreements for
a successful business. We prepare all necessary commercial documentation.
The following list highlights the main areas of business practice:
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Incorporations
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Shareholders Agreements
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Leases
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Franchise Agreements
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Purchase and Sale of Business
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Partnership Agreements
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Joint Venture Agreements
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Loan Transactions
Tax Law
A core service offered
by Rotfleisch & Samulovitch is tax law. Our firm has a long track record in
dealing with all matters pertaining to taxation for both individuals and
corporations and these include:
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General
taxation and estate planning, including reorganizations, butterflies,
amalgamations and mergers & acquisitions.
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Year-end
tax planning.
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Tax advice
for businesses in start-up situations, including non-residents either moving
to Canada or setting up subsidiaries in Canada.
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Tax advice
and assistance for high tech companies and the IT industry in claiming
Investment Tax Credits for eligible research and development.
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Tax
litigation for income tax or GST at any stage, from the Notice of Objection
to Tax Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.
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Tax
Amnesty (voluntary disclosures) applications.
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Tax
Shelters.
Information Technology (Computer and Internet) Law
Our
firm knows the importance of ensuring that significant computer activities,
such as web e-commerce, website development, custom software development or
major system acquisitions, are properly planned and executed from a business
and legal point of view.
We
will work with you to make certain that your business needs are clearly
specified and that you are protected, regardless of your particular IT
concern. We advise our IT clients thoroughly so that they are aware of what
is expected of them from a technical and timing point of view, and that
liabilities are understood and limited. We also assist with legal issues
involving the internet, whether you are a user or a supplier of internet
services.
Securities Law
We
can assist businesses to raise funds from the public. Tax shelter
syndications, including tax opinions, and private placements are the mainstay of the securities law
practice. We work with our clients, and their other professional advisors,
to structure the syndication and to prepare the necessary offering
documentation.
Trademark Law
The
protection of trademarks, especially on the internet, is now more important
than ever. As Trademark Agents, we can assist you in protecting all of your
trademarks with appropriate federal registrations. This is especially
important with internet website names and domain names. We can also work
with foreign Trademark Agents to ensure that your assets are protected
worldwide.
