Sunny Dharni

BSc, JD - Solicitor

604.917.0045Email

“My primary focus is wealth preservation 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. Through experience working as an accountant for family-owned businesses and growing up in a family that owns two businesses, I understand the importance of assisting families and business owners in achieving their estate planning and business succession intentions. The planning I implement is aimed at preserving wealth by minimizing your taxes, ensuring your testamentary wishes are carried out, 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 new resident of Port Moody and I am happy to work in the community that I now 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 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

  • Advise and assist clients with estate planning, including Wills, Alter Ego Trusts, Joint Partner Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Representation Agreements
  • Advise and assist businesses on corporate reorganizations including section 51, section 85, and section 86 transfers, estate freezes, amalgamations, and dissolutions
  • Advise individuals, corporations and trusts on tax planning
  • Advise and assist clients with the purchase and sale of businesses including asset and share deals
  • Advise and assist clients with real estate matters including conveyancing, financing, and leasing

Recognition & Awards

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

Language Skills

Provides service in Punjabi

Assistants

Jeremy Davis

Tel: 604.937.1166
Email: [email protected]

Georgina Guess

Tel: 604.937.1166
Email: [email protected]

Practice Areas

Business

Wills & Estates

Real Estate

Memberships & Professional Affiliations

Law Society of British Columbia

Canadian Bar Association

South Asian Bar Association of British Columbia

Education

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

Our Team

Grant Morrison

Shadrin Brooks

Peter Schmidt

Daniel Richardson

Michael Poznanski

Catherine Coakley

Sarah Morse

Alina Morrissey

Lauren Read

Laura Hohensee

Kevin Quong

Wes Berger

Sunny Dharni

Marko Pokrajac

Anna Poezzhaeva

Haley Sonne

Ruhiyeh Naimi

Tahira Mawji

Kiran Mangat