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Rick Wong is a partner of Thorsteinssons LLP. Rick assists high net worth individuals with estate planning and individuals and corporations with their domestic and international tax planning. A significant portion of Rick’s clients are mining and exploration companies.
Rick also represents clients who have disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency. In his civil litigation practice Rick advises and represents clients with respect to Canada Revenue Agency audits and appeals and has appeared in tax related cases before many courts, including the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal.
Rick has lectured on various aspects of taxation law at conferences, meetings and courses attended by members of the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada and the Canadian Bar Association-Immigration subsection (BC).
Rick has completed Parts I, II and III of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ In-Depth Tax Course. He is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of British Columbia.
Rick received his Bachelor of Law degree from the University of British Columbia where he finished in the top of his class (including finishing in first place in second year) and received several awards for his academic achievement. Rick was called to the British Columbia bar in 2004. Prior to joining Thorsteinssons in 2004, Rick articled at a large national law firm in Vancouver.