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Sunny Dharni

BSc, JD - Partner

“My primary focus is wealth preservation and tax and I assist families with estate, trust, and business succession planning. I also maintain a broad practice in the areas of business law and real estate. The planning I implement is aimed at preserving wealth by minimizing your taxes during your lifetime, ensuring your testamentary wishes are carried out in a tax efficient manner, and ensuring the wealth you have worked hard to accumulate stays within your family for future generations. I pride myself on providing clients with quality, cost-effective and timely legal advice.”

Community Involvement, Hobbies, and Personal Interests

I am a resident of Port Moody, and I am proud to work in the community that I call home.

Before pursuing law, I obtained a Bachelor of Science and Minor in Commerce with distinction at the University of British Columbia. I then went onto receive my Diploma in Accounting at the University of British Columbia where I studied both managerial and financial accounting. After obtaining my law degree and completing my articles at BTM, I honed my legal skills at a downtown law firm where I specialized in wealth preservation and tax planning for high-net-worth families.

When I am not working, I like to stay active and spend as much time with family and friends as I can. I am an avid hockey fan, and I also enjoy travelling when possible.

Representative Work

  • Advising individuals, corporations and trusts on tax planning.
  • Advising clients on estate planning, including Wills, Alter Ego Trusts, Joint Partner Trusts, Disability Trusts, Family Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Representation Agreements.
  • Advising businesses and incorporated professionals on corporate structuring and reorganizations including succession planning, shareholders’ agreement, and estate freezes.
  • Assisting individuals and trust companies with estate and trust administration.
  • Advising clients on real estate matters including family transfers, co-ownership agreements, and succession planning.
  • Advising clients on the purchase and sale of businesses including asset and share deals.

Recognition & Awards

Recipient of South Asian Bar Association Scholarship
Recipient of UBC Law Foundation Award

Practice Areas

Memberships & Professional Affiliations

  • Law Society of British Columbia
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • South Asian Bar Association of British Columbia

Education

  • In-Depth Tax Course (Parts I and II) from Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
  • JD (Business Law Concentration) from University of British Columbia
  • Diploma in Accounting from University of British Columbia
  • Bachelor of Science with Minor in Commerce from University of British Columbia

Language Skills

  • Provides service in Punjabi

Assistants

Georgina Guess

Tel: 604.552.7169
Email: [email protected]

Jeremy Davis

Tel: 604.552.7171
Email: [email protected]

Our Team

Grant Morrison

Shadrin Brooks

Peter Schmidt

Daniel Richardson

Michael Poznanski

Catherine Coakley

Sarah Whitehead-Olley

Lauren Read

Sunny Dharni

Laura Hohensee

Kevin Quong

Wes Berger

Marko Pokrajac

Anna Poezzhaeva

Haley Sonne

Ruhiyeh Naimi

Tahira Mawji

Bowen Matheson

Jasmine Mangat

Jasmine Mangat