| | Law Firm in Vancouver, British Columbia |
| | Address | | Suite 1880, Oceanic Plaza, 1066 West Hastings Street | | Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 3X1 | | (Vancouver Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 604-688-7861 | | Fax: 604-688-0426 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.holmescompany.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Holmes & Company practices in the following areas of law:
Securities, Tax and Mining. | | Year Established: 2005 | Firm Profile:
Holmes & Company is a law firm that for the past 25 years has provided tax, securities, mining and corporate commercial legal services to the national and international business community, particularly in the offshore financial centers of the world. | | Firm Size: 2 | Languages:
English, Spanish and Russian. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Stephen D. Holmes (Member) born Vancouver, British Columbia, May 11, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, British Columbia. Education: University of British Columbia (B.Comm.; LL.B., 1977; LL.B., 1978, Deans List). Listed in Canadian Legal Who's Who, British Columbia Who's Who. President of Triathlon Canada, Member of Canadian Olympic Committee. Teaching, Seminars, Papers and Speaking Engagements: Federated Press (Vancouver, B.C.) - Innovative Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions - International Real Estate Acquisitions in regard to Panama, U.S.A., France and Mexico; Global Family Wealth Conference (London, UK) - "Advising on the Offshore Asia Pacific Client," Offshore Investment Conference (London, UK) - "Expert Panel on Immigration, Residency and Tax," Gordon Group - "Tax Planning for Small Businessmen," Association of Diesel Specialists - "Product Liability and Distribution Agreements," Professional Legal Training Centre - "Sale of Business," - Continuing Legal Education of B.C. ("CLE") - "Advising Small Business - Buy and Selling a Business," "Shareholders' Agreements in the 1990's," "Due Diligence in Acquisition of a Business (Expert Panel)," "Risky Business - Avoiding Claims and Complaints in Corporate Commercial Practices," Governance - Advising the Board," Pacific Business & Law Institute - "Protecting Shareholders in Private Corporations," Insight - Risk and Responsibility for Corporate Directors - "Preparing for Shareholders' Agreements and Disagreements," B.C. Trade Development Corporation - "Beyond Free Trade-Success in the U.S. Market - Forms of Carrying on Business," Canadian Bar Association ("CBA") Securities Law Subsection - "Escrow Agreements," Westcoast Centre for Development, Management and Self-Employment Assistance Program - "Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs," Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia - "Cradle to Grave in the Family Business," Expert Witness in Supreme Court of British Columbia action regarding solicitors negligence (sale of shares), Wilshire Publishing Company - "Secrets of Offshore Wealth Building," "Principals to Consider Using Low Tax Jurisdictions," "Asset Protection: Preserving Wealth Offshore," "Establishing Foreign Residency for American/Canadians," "Designing and Implementing the Offshore Plan," Scion Financial Planners - "International Tax Planning for Canadians," Westcoast Entrepreneur Society - "Contract and Business Law for Entrepreneurs," Youth Entrepreneur Program (Government of Canada) - "Contract Law for Entrepreneurs," U.S. Taxation of Foreign Controlled Companies - "Inbound Tax Conference," Foreign Tax Considerations for Foreign Multinationals - "The Offshore Wealth Summit - Canada - A Tax Haven?" The Small Cap Finance and Investor Relations Conference - "Financing in a Bear Market," Canadian Tax Reporter/Writer for Tax Notes International, Barbados Financial Forum on Global Financial Services - "The Future of Banking in Low Tax Jurisdictions - Regulation," Offshore Summit (Cancun) - "International Tax Planning using Trusts, Offshore Corporations, Treaties and Immigration," The World Market Research Centre (London) - "Legal Issues in Regard to Mining Activities in Peru," JKS Financial Services Inc. - "Tax Havens, Estate Planning and Insurance," Offshore Wealth Summit (Hawaii) - December, 1999 - "Expatriation and Foreign Citizenships - the Ultimate Plan," Langara College Continuing Studies Skills for Small Business and Self-Employment Program - "Legal Issues," Lorman Education Services - British Columbia Directors' and Officers Liability (Program Chair), U.S. Commercial Service - U.S.A. Department of Commerce - Rep Can, Deal Maker - "Canadian Legal Issues for US Exporters," Waiting List Group - "Tax, Litigation, Negotiation and Collection Strategies," Master Media Publishing: "The Offshore Solution" Contributor, Citadel Bank & Trust Forum - "Business, Legal and Tax in the Peoples Republic of China," U.S. Consulate - "Doing Business in Canada," Expert Witness U.S. Federal Court on Offshore Banking and Secrecy, China Forum - "Immigration, Residency and Passport Alternatives" and "Tax and Asset Planning Alternatives," Editor Dial-A-Law script "Forming a Partnership," Business in Vancouver - "Tax Tips for Managers and Shareholders" and "International Investment and Tax Havens." Former Member: Practice Advisory Board Corporate/Commercial Practice, Law Society, Continuing Legal Education. Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Law Subsections: Securities, Real Estate, Banking, Tax and Business Law); Canadian Tax Foundation; The Offshore Institute; The International Association of Tax Planners. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Taxation; Business Law; Finance; Company Law; Corporate Law; Offshore Law. Email: Stephen D. Holmes | | Alina Nikolaeva (Member) born Moscow, Russia; admitted to bar, 2002, British Columbia. Education: D.I. Mendeleev Academy of Chemical Technology of Russia (M. Sc., 1990); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 2001). Course: Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (In-Depth Tax Course). Publications: "Methods of Stabilization of Combinations of Hard Rock Fuels on Bases of Fluid Oxidants of Ferrocen." Languages: English and Russian. Practice Areas: Securities; Taxation; Company Law; Business Law. Email: Alina Nikolaeva |
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