LEOPOLD AMIGHETTI

Background

AMIGHETTI, LEOPOLD was born on June 24, 1934 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Education

University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Arts, 1957. Bachelor of Laws, 1960. Master of Laws, 1988).

Career

Worked at Russell & DuMoulin (Vancouver, British Columbia) specializing in Aboriginal, Admiralty and Shipping. Advertising, Marketing and Competition. Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Aviation.

Banking and Lending. Broadcasting, Entertainment and Communications. Community Foundations.

Competition Law. Constitutional. Construction and Engineering.

Corporate and Commercial.

Corporate Finance and Securities. Criminal; Customs and Excise. Education; Employment.

Environmental.

Estate Litigation. Estates, Trusts and Wealth Preservation. Expropriation and Public/Private Partnerships.

Family. Forestry; Franchising and Licensing.

Health; Human Rights. Immigration; Insolvency, Realization and Restructuring.

Insurance. International and Trade.

Labour; Leasing and Property Management. Litigation; Municipal.

Native. Pacific Rim; Pensions.

Personal Injury; Products Liability. Real Property; Regulatory and Administrative.

Research. Surety; Taxation. Technology and Computers.

Trademarks and Copyright.

Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1963, British Columbia. Author: "The Law of Dependents" Relief in British Columbia," 1991.

Company-Author: "Succession.

A Sourcebook on the Law Relating to Wills and Intestacies," 1975. Author: "Wills, Estates and Government Benefits," 1975.

Contributing Author: "Income Taxation in Canada," Prentice Hall of Canada Limited. Past Chairman, 1972-1974, Wills and Trusts Section, British Columbia Branch, The Canadian Bar Association.

Past Chairman, 1976-1978, Wills and Trusts Section, National, The Canadian Bar Association.

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, 1971-1984. Member: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (State Chairman, Western Canada, 1980-1984. Regent, 1983-1989); International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Secretary, 1987-1988.

President-Elect, 1988-1990).

International Fiscal Association. Canadian Tax Foundation.

International Tax Planning Association. The Offshore Institute (Fellow).

The Law firm of Russell & DuMoulin, founded in 1889, is a Vancouver-based Law firm of approximately 115 lawyers divided into four departments: Corporate/Commercial, Employment and Labour, Litigation and Alternative dispute Resolution, and Wealth Preservation.

The firm represents local, national and international clients, including federal and provincial government agencies, financial institutions, insurance companies, forestry and mining companies, educational institutions and diversified corporations.

Achievements

• Leopold Amighetti has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (State Chairman, Western Canada, 1980-1984. Regent, 1983-1989); International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Secretary, 1987-1988. President-Elect, 1988-1990).

International Fiscal Association.

Canadian Tax Foundation. International Tax Planning Association.

The Offshore Institute (Fellow).