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Joint accounts are created for many reasons, including to have shared access to funds, to have a shared place to save funds, to avoid payment of probate tax on the funds, and in some cases, to make a gift of the funds on death. Financial Advisors can play an important role in helping maintain their client’s objectives and reducing litigation over the jointly held funds when an account holder dies. Read more here: http://ow.ly/LpgI50CzBdP

Don’t miss out on Pallett Valo’s next Employment Law webinar on November 26 - Be Mindful of the Mind: Managing Employee Mental Health Challenges. This topical seminar will explore subjects such as mental health and mental illness in the workplace, legislative obligations, the duty to accommodate, undue hardship and workplace safety and insurance. If you are an HR professional, this webinar has the added bonus of being eligible for 1.5 hours of HRPA CPD. Register here: http://ow.ly/YXMt50Ci8VG

On November 20, Pallett Valo’s Wills, Estates & Trusts Practice as well as the PV Women’s Network will host an informative seminar entitled Estate Planning Essentials for Women in Business, Part II (Where Trusts Fit In). This event will be in support of a favourite of ours, The Shoebox Project (Mississauga), which the PV Women’s Network has supported for the past two years. The Shoebox Project collects and distributes gifts in the form of Shoeboxes to women who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness in communities across Canada and the US. Don’t miss out! To get full details or to register: http://ow.ly/dmLC50C9FZF #EmpoweringWomen #EmpoweringChange #IWD2020 #EachforEqual

Our talented Employment & Labour lawyers, Andy Balaura and Maria Tassou, are putting on another informative webinar, this time about social media and your organization. Learn all about the best practices and obligations/pitfalls in our upcoming webinar, What You Say Can Hurt You: Best Practices Governing Social Media At Work: http://ow.ly/Pnq750BRhIU.

Our next few months of Business Law Summit Series WEBINARS (via Zoom) will provide you with valuable legal information on topics that are relevant in today’s environment, including COVID-19 Employment Related Issues for Employers, The ‘New’ Construction Act, Identifying and Protecting Your Intellectual Property, Best Practices Governing Social Media At Work, Estate Planning for Women in Business and Managing Employee Mental Health Challenges. We are sure you will find at least one topic of interest to you or your colleagues - feel free to register for as many webinars as you would like. Find out more here: BLSS

You have built a business plan for success. Now, it’s time to build an estate plan for succession. Pallett Valo’s latest newsletter discusses estate planning options for business owners by examining three types of business structures: sole proprietorship, partnership and corporations and highlights the importance of leaving a clear roadmap to your loved ones upon your death read more here: http://ow.ly/EYoq30qX0or.

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We are extremely proud to announce that Maria Ruberto, Head of Pallett Valo’s Construction Practice, has been inducted as a fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. This thoroughly deserved honour was bestowed by the Board of Governors of the College at their annual conference held virtually on May 30. Congratulations Maria! To read more about this achievement, visit http://ow.ly/UTlK30qLxQM.