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Douglas Buchmayer is a partner in the Ottawa office of Gowling WLG, whose practice concentrates primarily in the areas of estate planning, estate litigation and estate administration. Douglas has chaired and spoken at various continuing legal education seminars over the years and has appeared on radio and television to discuss estate planning issues. A past Bar Admission Course instructor at the Law Society of Upper Canada for the Estate Practice section and current Solicitor Examination Tutor, Douglas has also lectured in the area of estate administration at the University of Ottawa for law clerks and lectured at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, in trust law. Douglas is the general counsel for the Nunavut Trust, a past president of the Ottawa Estate Planning Council, and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (S.T.E.P.). Douglas is a member of the East Region Solicitors Conference Planning Committee.

Upon her Call to the Bar in 2014, Emily Tierney joined the firm as an Associate in the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group. Emily’s solicitor’s practice has a primary focus on providing business law services to both new and seasoned business owners, ensuring her clients meet all the requirements of operating in today’s modern business world. Emily provides legal guidance to clients with regards to incorporations, shareholders agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. Emily enjoys working with all levels of business owners, especially assisting in determining the best structure for new business owners and entrepreneurs.