Friedlan Law
2 lawyers · York Region
One of 141 law firms listed in Richmond Hill, and one of 5 handling Tax Law.
About Friedlan Law
Friedlan Law is a small tax and estate planning firm in Richmond Hill, Ontario, led by Phil and Adam Friedlan, who bring more than 36 years of professional experience to the practice. The firm works with owner-managed businesses, private companies, and high-net-worth individuals and families on personal and corporate tax planning and estate planning. It carries those plans through to implementation, handling incorporations, corporate reorganizations, shareholder agreements, estate freezes, wills, powers of attorney, and trusts. The firm regularly works alongside a client's own accountants, investment advisors, and corporate lawyers rather than handling a file on its own.
Phil Friedlan holds a JD from the University of Toronto, a BCL and a BSc from McGill University, and an MBA from York University, and once lectured there in income tax. Adam Friedlan earned a law degree from the University of Toronto, an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, and an LLM in U.S. taxation from NYU School of Law. Both write regularly for the Canadian Tax Foundation's Tax for the Owner-Manager and belong to the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Tax Foundation, and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. In 2019 the Canadian Tax Foundation gave Phil Friedlan its Lifetime Contribution Award, citing years of service on its Board of Governors and the Ontario Tax Conference program committee.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- In 2019 the Canadian Tax Foundation presented Phil Friedlan with its Lifetime Contribution Award, its citation crediting service as a Board of Governors member from 2006 to 2009, work on the Ontario Tax Conference program committee going back to a 1989 conference report, and a role as a founding contributor to the Tax for the Owner-Manager newsletter.
- Phil Friedlan served on the Planning Committee for the Ontario Tax Conference for more than 20 years and was formerly Vice Chair of the Taxation Committee of the Toronto Board of Trade.
- The firm's lawyers publish regularly in the Canadian Tax Foundation's Tax for the Owner-Manager, with articles running from 2008 through 2026 on topics including GAAR, source-of-income rules, corporate reorganizations, and trust and estate planning.
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- Law schools
- University of Toronto (2) 2 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Friedlan Law's office is at 9140 Leslie Street in Richmond Hill, inside the city's Beaver Creek Business Park. The city's own profile of the park maps it along Leslie Street south of Highway 7, and shows small operations, firms with under 20 people, as the largest share of the businesses there, with professional, scientific, and technical services as the single biggest industry group by business count. That mix of small professional offices fits a firm built around two lawyers advising owner-managers rather than a downtown tower practice.
Richmond Hill sits in York Region, a short drive north of Toronto, which suits a firm whose clients are largely owner-managed businesses and families across the wider Greater Toronto Area rather than walk-in traffic from a single block.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of law does Friedlan Law practise?
- Friedlan Law focuses on personal and corporate tax planning and estate planning. The firm advises owner-managed businesses, private companies, and high-net-worth individuals and families, then implements the plans it designs through incorporations, corporate reorganizations, shareholder agreements, wills, powers of attorney, and trusts.
- I run a business in Richmond Hill. Can the firm help me reorganize it for tax purposes?
- Friedlan Law works with owner-managed businesses on corporate reorganizations, estate freezes, and related planning, and it coordinates with a client's own accountants and other advisors so the legal structure matches the tax plan.
- Can Friedlan Law prepare my will and powers of attorney?
- Friedlan Law prepares wills, powers of attorney, and trusts as part of its estate planning work, often alongside broader tax and succession planning for a family or a business owner.
- How big is the firm?
- Friedlan Law is led by two lawyers, Phil and Adam Friedlan, who bring in other specialists when a file needs them and who routinely work alongside a client's accountants, investment advisors, and other corporate lawyers.
- I'm not a large corporation, just an individual planning my estate. Does Friedlan Law still take on clients like me?
- Friedlan Law advises individuals and families on personal tax and estate planning as well as owner-managed businesses and private companies on corporate tax matters, so its client base spans both.
- Where is the firm located and how do I get in touch?
- Friedlan Law's office is at 9140 Leslie Street, Suite 204, in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Contact details are on the firm's website.
Where to find them
Suite 204, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 0A9 · 416-966-9300
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